After an average opening over the weekend, collections for Raavan dropped as the new week starts. The film didn't fare well in the US too.
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.
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Raavan
Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Vikram, Govinda.
Director: Mani Ratnam
 Visually stunning, great performances.
 Weak screenplay.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Average opening.
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Raajneeti
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal Naseeruddin Shah.
Director: Prakash Jha
Shruti Seth.
Weak screenplay, clunky dialogue and too long.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Kites
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Babara Mori, Kangna Ranaut, Kabir Bedi.
Director: Anurag Basu
Hrithik and Babara look hot, film is visually appealing.
Everything else
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bumm Bumm Bole
Cast: Darsheel Safary, Zia, Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta.
Director: Priyadarshan
Darsheel shines.
Stretched climax
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bal Hanuman
Director: Pankaj Sharma.
Must watch for Superman and Spiderman fans
Very filmi
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Badmaash Company
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vir Das, Meiyang Chang.
Director: Parmeet Sethi.
Good music and songs.
Weak plot
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Housefull
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey.
Director: Sajid Khan.
Tough.
Lame humour, bad acting, senseless plot
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Semi-hit.
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City of Gold
Cast: Shashank Shende, Seema Biswas, Kashmira Shah and Sachin Khedekar.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.
Great performances by the cast.
Not for everyone.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Paathshaala
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Nana Patekar.
Director: Milind Ukey.
Has its heart in the right place.
Very dull and outdated.
Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Phoonk 2
Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Rishabh Jain and Ahsaas Channa.
Director: Milind Gadagkar
Some scenes make you jump.
Too noisy.
Number of weeks: 10.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Great performances by the cast.
Not for everyone.
