Housefull gets biggest opening since 3 Idiots

The first release this summer proved to be a scorching one as Housefull drew the biggest weekend collection since 3 Idiots.

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.

	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: New. BO Verdict: Good opening. Review
	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: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Paathshaala Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Nana Patekar. Director: Milind Ukey. Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Phoonk 2 Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Rishabh Jain and Ahsaas Channa. Director: Milind Gadagkar Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Prince Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Shields, Neeru Bajwa and Nandana Sen. Director: Kookie V Gulati. Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	The Japanesse Wife Cast: Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Chigusa Takaku. Director: Aparna Sen. Takaku and Raima perform well. Rahul lets down the film. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishla Malhotra and Sonal Sehgal. Director: Milap Zaveri. Jacqueline Fernandez and Vishal perform well. The story could be tighter. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Tum Milo Tho Sahi Cast: Dimple Kapadia, Nana Patekar, Rehan Khan, Vidya Malvade. Director: Kabir Sadanand. Great performance from Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia. Forced songs and predictable climax. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Sadiyaan Cast: Rekha, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Luv Sinha and Ferena Wazir. Director: Raj Kanwar. Tough. Long annoying film. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani Last week's box office results
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