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| This week will see an interesting clash between Zoya Akhtar`s Farhan-Konkona starrer `Luck By Chance` and Ajitpal Mangat`s Harman-Amrita starrer, `Victory`. One feels that of the two, `LBC` has better chances at the multiplexes and cities and `Victory` is likely to appeal more to the single screens and the smaller centres. Unfortunately, there is no big buzz associated with either the two upcoming releases, though `Luck By Chance` is likely to fare much better than `Victory`. |
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| Raaz - The Mystery Continues |
Verdict: New |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| PB Rating: 6.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.23 |
| Director: Mohit Suri |
Producer: Mukesh Bhatt |
| Music: Raju Singh |
Lyrics: Saeed Quadri |
| Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Renaut, Adhyayan Suman |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The battle between the two releases of last Friday went the expected and predicted way as `Raaz-TMC..` dominated `Slumdog Millionaire` across India and from the first show. On an all India basis, `Raaz-The Mystery Continues...` saw quite an impressive opening at most of the places. Trade predicts that the film will keep everyone associated with it happy, its good initial and hit music being its biggest plus points.
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| Slumdog Millionaire |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| PB Rating: 10.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 396 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Danny Boyle |
Producer: Christian Colson / Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Music: A.R. Rahman |
Lyrics: Raquib Alam, Gulzar, Blaaze, Wendy Parr, M.I.A., A.R. Rahman, & Tanvi Shah |
| Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi, Freida Pinto, Jeneva Talwar, Irfan Khan |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Danny Boyle`s `Slumdog Millionaire` could not really translate all the global hype into a good opening in India. The film saw an ordinary opening almost everywhere, barring some multiplexes of Bombay, Pune and South. The trade however is optimistic that `Slumdog Millionaire` is an excellent film and it may have started slow but it has the merits to pick up by strong and positive word of mouth. Its business in the multiplexes and big cities is likely to be quite good.
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| Chandni Chowk to China |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 27 crores ; UK$103,249 ; US$125,392 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 27 crores ; UK$601,890 ; US$869,611 |
| PB Rating: 5.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 398 unique users): 5.23 |
| Director: Nikhil Advani |
Producer: Ramesh Sippy, Mukesh Talreja, Rohan Sippy |
| Music: Kailasa, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Bappi Lahiri, & Bohemia |
Lyrics: Rajat Arora, Shaily Shailendra, Kailash Kher, Bohemia |
| Starring: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Shorey, Mithun Chakraborty, Roger Yuan, Gordon Liu |
| Genre: Action |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The year`s first major release, Nikhil Advani`s Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Gordon Liu and Ranvir Shorey starrer failed to sustain beyond the weekend (especially Sunday). The collections fell heavily during the weekdays. Given the high number of prints and the huge involved costs, its a poor show and `Chandni Chowk To China` will be a heavy loser for all concerned. Even in the Overseas, the collections have crashed heavily
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| Ghajini |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 5 crores ; UK$6,014 ; US$8,348 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 110.50 crores ; UK$998,737 ; US$2,428,713 |
| PB Rating: 8.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 411 unique users): 5.23 |
| Director: A.R. Murugadoss |
Producer: Allu Arving & Madhu Varma |
| Music: A.R. Rahman |
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi |
| Starring: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The Murugadoss directed Aamir Khan starrer, `Ghajini`, saw its first major fall after three stupendous weeks. The Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan and Pradeep Rawat starrer is now within touching distance of an all time blockbuster status from India. `Ghajini` is already Aamir Khan`s biggest Overseas success.
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| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |
Verdict: Blockbuster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1 crore ; UK$5,841 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 85.25 crores ; UK$2,063,916 ;US$2,078,956 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 407 unique users): 5.29 |
| Director: Aditya Chopra |
Producer: Yash Raj Films |
| Music: Salim-Sulaiman |
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni |
| Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Just like `Ghajini`, Aditya Chopra`s Shah Rukh Khan starrer `Rab Ne Bana Di`, saw a major fall but in its sixth week. After becoming the biggest grosser for Yash Raj Films (surpassing `Dhoom :2`- 80.60 crores), the all time blockbuster, `RNBDJ` is now sure to cross Shah Rukh Khan`s highest grosser, `Om Shanti Om`. The film is already is a blockbuster hit in the Overseas.
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