India, May 29 -- The much awaited action film Blast had a decent sort of beginning at the box office, pulling in close to Rs 1 crore net across India on day one. Overall, the morning shows felt a bit sluggish, with a softer response from audiences, yet later on in the day things picked up quite well. Come evening and then into night, the cinemas were buzzing, and viewers were streaming in, filling the seats, so the occupancy levels rose nicely, pretty fast too.

That solid crowd during the later showings seemed pretty clear that people were keen to get the film's action-packed entertainment on the big screen, most importantly after work hours. This noticeable evening rush helped Blast put up respectable opening-day numbers, and it gave th...