The past weekend proved lacklustre for the Hindi film industry. While most big banner films shied away from a release during the final weekend of the IPL season, the sixth edition of the Fast &amp; Furious franchise revved up and made the most of the vacuum. In fact, it not only left behind other Hollywood releases but also Bollywood films by a huge margin.u00a0 <img alt="'Ishkq in Paris'" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/Ishkq-in-Paris.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 584px;" /> A still from Ishkq in Paris Preity Zinta&rsquo;s Ishkq in Paris failed miserably. Jyotin Goel&rsquo;s Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke faced a similar fate as well. On the other hand, films from the past weeks such as Aurangzeb, Go Goa Gone and Shootout At Wadala are gradually fizzling out -- if not completely. Trade analyst Taran Adarsha says, &ldquo;Ishkq In Paris collected approximately Rs 1.25 crore to Rs 1.35 crore in its opening weekend while Aurangzeb&rsquo;s second weekend collection reached Rs 2.55 crore dragging its grand total to Rs 22.24 crore. Fast &amp; Furious 6 raked in Rs 21.55 crore across 1200 screens in the country.&rdquo; However, not every single Hollywood release made hay under the Indian sun. Baz Luhrmann&rsquo;s extravagant The Great Gatsby, with a budget of $125 million, could not meet up to the expectations while Mira Nair&rsquo;s The Reluctant Fundamentalist had few screens to begin with. According to Box Office India, Ishkq in Paris had a net collection of Rs 1.06 crore whereas The Reluctant Fundamentalist&rsquo;s first week hovered around Rs 1.15 crore. Fast &amp; Furious 6 made Rs 21.5 crore in its first weekend itself. As far as the action film is concerned, the numbers speak for themselves. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s amongst the best figures for a Hollywood film that have ever released in India. According to my estimate, it made around Rs 21.5 crore over the past weekend. If it weren&rsquo;t for the IPL final on Sunday, I&rsquo;m sure it would have been a crore to Rs 1.5 crore higher! Unfortunately, none of the Hindi releases of the week came close to what it managed,&rdquo; adds film exhibitor and distributor Akshaye Rathi. Speaking of Bollywood releases, Ishkq in Paris had a limited release while other films from the Hindi bunch slowed down. Akshaye points out, &ldquo;It released primarily at the multiplexes and not in single screens. Besides, the micro limited showcasing (with an average of two-three shows) at the multiplexes automatically put a ceiling on the kind of numbers it could have achieved even if it were to be lapped up by the audience.&rdquo; Distributor Rajesh Thadani adds, &ldquo;Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke couldn&rsquo;t even make one crore as the amount reads Rs 75 lakh as of now.&rdquo; Now all eyeballs are on the upcoming Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Manoj N Shyamalan&rsquo;s After Earth that release next Friday. u00a0

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