Film grossed $965,000 from Mar. 18-20.
AB Wire
‘Kapoor & Sons – Since 1921’, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, and Rishi Kapoor, directed by Shakun Batra, has generated the biggest Bollywood opening weekend of the year in North America grossing an estimated $965,000 over the March 18 – 20 period.
The acclaimed Karan Johar production from Fox Star Studios and Dharma Productions beat out the $878,000 debut weekend of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ which previously held the record for 2016.
The Times of India gave ‘Kapoor & Sons’ four stars stating “Wicked, witty and wise, Kapoor & Sons does Karan Johar proud!” Bollywood Hungama also gave a four-star review remarking “Kapoor & Sons makes for an excellent movie that you must watch with your entire family!”
Filmfare exclaimed, “there’s no way on earth you should miss this movie,” while Firstpost said “this endearing flick gives ‘Neerja’ competition for Best Hindi film of 2016.”
Kapoor & Sons is now playing in 143 theaters across North America.
The film is a dramedy that sure knows how to put the fun in “dysfunction”. Rahul and Arjun, two estranged brothers are forced to return to their childhood home when their 90-year-old grandpa gets a heart attack. While living under one roof, family secrets unravel and misunderstandings are on the verge of turning into tragedy.
What follows is what families are made of … chaos, humor, heartache and redemption. Can the Kapoors get past the lies and betrayal? Can they forgive and forget? Can these imperfect people come together, to make the perfect family?