The Hindi thriller Jannat 2 opens in the Chicago area on May 4, 2012. Despite its title, the film is not a proper sequel to 2008’s Jannat. Emraan Hashmi stars in both movies but plays a different character in the new film. The title choice is confusing, but not unprecedented in Bollywood: Housefull 2 wasn’t a proper sequel to Housefull, either.
Jannat 2 opens on Friday at the Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5 in Niles and AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington. It is rated R and has a runtime of 2 hrs. 13 min.
Friday also marks the American debut of The Avengers, which will command a lion’s share of screenspace at local multiplexes. Therefore, expect weekend showtimes to differ from weekday showtimes for Jannat 2 and other Hindi films playing in area theaters.
In spite of dismal opening weekend collections of $148,133 from 97 U.S. theaters, Tezz gets a second week at the Golf Glen 5, South Barrington 30, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville.
By contrast, Vicky Donor earned $122,742 from just 50 theaters in its second week, bringing its total U.S. earnings to $357,743. Vicky Donor gets a third week at the Golf Glen 5, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17.
Housefull 2 gets a fifth week at the South Barrington 30, with total U.S. earnings of $1,566,991.
Other Indian movies showing at the Golf Glen 5 this weekend include Dhammu (Telugu) and Grandmaster (Malayalam).
One other movie of note opening on Friday is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The British film set in India opens in a handful of cities — including Chicago — on May 4, expanding to more U.S. theaters in coming weeks. Click here for a complete list of theaters carrying the film on Friday.
yes jannat 2 , housefull 2, and murder 2 not proper sequels. May be they want to make a successful franchise like the golmaal series. even hollywood comes out with strange sequels which has nothing to do with the original like the butterfly effect 2, fast n furious tokyo drift, son of the mask….I heard Avengers has already released in india on 27th april. Hollywood these days prefer to release their movies in India first may be.
My husband mentioned the second Evil Dead movie as another example of a non-sequel sequel. The only difference between the Hollywood films and the Bollywood films is that Housefull 2 and Jannat 2 feature the same lead actors (and some supporting actors) playing different roles. That’s just confusing.