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| It is almost an open week with just the English-Punjabi film ` A Distant Mirage` and also `Life Express` releasing. And that is a smart move as the still very strong `Dabangg` will decimate anything and everything in sight! |
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| Dabangg |
Verdict: Hit |
| Weekly Earnings: UK £332,673 ; US$628,137 |
Total Earnings: UK £332,673 ; US$628,137 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 971 unique users): 7.89 |
| Director: Abhinav Kashyap |
Producer: Arbaaz Khan |
| Music: Sajid Wajid, Lalit Pandit |
Lyrics: Faiz Anwar, Lalit Pandit, Jalees Sherwani |
| Starring: Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Vinod Khanna
Dimple Kapadia |
| Genre: Action |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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While the opening of Salman Khan`s `Dabangg` was always going to be huge, it continues to be strong even in the weekdays. The film has not only beaten the opening weekend record of `3 Idiots` but even the seemingly impossible first week record of 79 crore (also including 3 crore Thursday paid previews). In it`s first week `Dabangg` has netted well over 80 crores. No doubt that the film is a blockbuster, the only question remaining to be answered is whether it will be an all time blockbuster or not. The Abhinav Kashyap directed film has also rocked the Overseas despite its `desi` theme and setting.
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| We Are Family |
Verdict: Below average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 17.80 crore ; UK£226,291 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 17.80 crore ; UK£457,815 ; US$410,876 |
| PB Rating: 5.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.2 |
| Director: Siddharth Malhotra |
Producer: Karan Johar |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt |
| Starring: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal |
| Genre: Family |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Karan Johar’s `We Are Family` has not been appreciated much, though the collections have come in better than expected (in the weekdays). The makers will have to rely on the non-theatrical rights to get into the safety zone. The Kajol, Arjun and Kareena starrer has shown a surprising jump in the UK.
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| Lafangey Parindey |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 22.50 crore ; UK£29,359 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.24 |
| Director: Pradeep Sarkar |
Producer: Aditya Chopra |
| Music: R Anandh |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire |
| Starring: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone, Namit Das, Manish Chaudhary, Kay Kay Menon |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Meanwhile Yash Raj`s `Lafangey Parindey` manages to get into the profit zone thanks to the fact that the makers who are also the distributors and hold all the additional rights. The Neil-Deepika starrer though is a washout in the Overseas.
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| Peepli Live |
Verdict: Hit plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India rs. 0.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 30.50 crore ; US$757,951 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.25 |
| Director: Anusha Rizvi |
Producer: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, B. Shrinivas Rao |
| Music: Indian Ocean, Nageen Tanvir, Bhadwai Village Mandali |
Lyrics: Noon Meem Rashed, Sanjeev Sharma, Gangaram Sakhet, Swanand Kirkiree |
| Starring: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| Genre: Social |
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Meanwhile Aamir Khan’s Anusha Rizvi directed `Peepli [Live]` is ending it`s theatrical tenure, after a wonderful run. The starless film has also done wonders in the US.
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| Once Upon A Time in Mumbai |
Verdict: Hit plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.45 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 56.25 crore ; UK£126,696 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.28 |
| Director: Milan Luthria |
Producer: Balaji Telefilms |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil, Nilesh Mishra, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, Kangana Ranaut, Randeep Hooda |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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In the end checking out Milan Luthria’s Ajay-Emraan starrer `Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai`, the film is ending its succeesful run. `Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai` though has been rejected in the Overseas.
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