Neither horror nor going to back to school was a hit with moviegoers as last week's releases -- Paathshaala and Phoonk 2 -- fared poorly at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
Paathshaala Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Nana Patekar. Director: Milind Ukey. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Phoonk 2 Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Rishabh Jain and Ahsaas Channa. Director: Milind Gadagkar Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Very poor opening. | |
Prince Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Shields, Neeru Bajwa and Nandana Sen. Director: Kookie V Gulati. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
The Japanesse Wife Cast: Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Chigusa Takaku. Director: Aparna Sen. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishla Malhotra and Sonal Sehgal. Director: Milap Zaveri. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Tum Milo Tho Sahi Cast: Dimple Kapadia, Nana Patekar, Rehan Khan, Vidya Malvade. Director: Kabir Sadanand. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Sadiyaan Cast: Rekha, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Luv Sinha and Ferena Wazir. Director: Raj Kanwar. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Pankh Cast: Bipasha Basu, Maradona Rebello, . Director: Sudipto Chattopadhyay. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
The Great Indian Butterfly Cast: Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammer Dattani. Director: Shyam Benegal. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Well Done Abba Cast: Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammer Dattani. Director: Shyam Benegal. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | |
Minissha Lamba: Going de-glam was new for me
Spotted: Shyam Benegal in Singapore
Well done, Boman Irani
Spotted: Nana Patekar in Pune
Spotted: Hina Khan in Bhopal