“The occupancy on the opening day was only 42 percent. It picked up on Saturday with 78 percent occupancy. ‘Highway' did better on Sunday with 83 percent occupancy. The audience appreciated Alia's acting and also the picturisation,” said Sahay and added: "On Monday, the occupancy dropped to 35 percent."
"‘Darr@The Mall' is not doing well. It was around 20 percent in first three days and on Monday only 15 percent," he said.
It's not just the audiences, who were stunned by Alia's screen presence, megastar Amitabh Bachchan also praised the 20-year-old in his tweet.
