Last week's releases -- Do Dooni Chaar and Crook -- did not appeal to the viewers. While Do Dooni Char saw below average collections at the box office, Crook was poor.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Crook: It's Good to be Bad
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Neha Sharma and Arjan Bajwa.
Director: Mohi Suri.
 Noble topic, good music.
 Weak script.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Below average opening.
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Do Dooni Char
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev and Archit Krishna.
Director: Habib Faizal.
Rishi is in top form.
Limiting script.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Robot
Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa.
Director: Shankar.
Rajnikanth rocks. Great special effects.
Too long.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Anjaana Anjaani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra.
Director: Siddharth Anand.
Good production values and excellent music. Ranbir performs well.
Daft screenplay.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Khichdi: The Movie
Cast: Supriya Pathak, Anang Desai, Rajeev Mehta, Jamnadas Majethia, Nimisha Vakharia, Kirti Kulhari, Kesar Majethia, Markand Soni.
Director: Aaatish Kapadia.
Clean comedy.
Too many gags.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Dabangg
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Sonu Sood.
Director: Abhinav Kashyap.
Salman Khan rocks!
No story line to speak of.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Super hit.
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We Are Family
Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.
Director: Siddharth Malhotra.
Kajol is charming.
Melodramatic and contrived.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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The Film Emotional Atyachar
Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Ravi Kissen, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Abhimanyu Singh.
Director: Akshay Shere.
Mercifully short.
No story, poor performances.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Peepli Live
Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naseeruddin Shah.
Director: Anusha Rizvi
Never a dull moment. Well-researched, brilliantly-written and effectively documented.
Can't think of any.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai.
Director: Milan Luthria
Good performances, direction, writing, music.
First half drags a bit
Number of weeks: 10.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Noble topic, good music.
Weak script.
