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| Though the usual buzz and hype associated with an Emraan-Bhatt venture apparently seemed missing (even musically!), and the week old `Delhi Belly` was expected to be more than a formidable opponent, the great start of the below 10 crore `Murder 2` took the trade and media by surprise. The other release of the same week, `Chillar Party`, despite appearances by Salman and Ranbir, is a washout, and may not complete even a week at some cinemas. |
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| Delhi Belly |
Verdict: Average plus |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£154,000 ; US$582,000 |
Total Earnings: UK£154,000 ; US$582,000 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 567 unique users): 6.48 |
| Director: Abhinay Deo |
Producer: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: Ram Sampath |
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Munna Dhiman, Akshat Varma |
| Starring: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Poorna Jagannathan, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywala |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: Adult |
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From the older releases, `Delhi Belly` has managed a good first week netting 36.50 crore (to be validated) from India which makes it the third best week of the year after `Ready` (70 crore) and `Double Dhamaal` (37 crore).
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| Bbuddah ... Hoga Terra Baap |
Verdict: Below average |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£43,000 ; US$161,000 |
Total Earnings: UK£43,000 ; US$161,000 |
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Even Amitabh Bachchan’s `Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap` has managed a reasonable first week of around 11 crores plus (to be validated), which is quite creditable given the `Delhi Belly` wave and a rather dull to weak first day. The film has also under scored in the Overseas, especially UK.
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| Double Dhamaal |
Verdict: Average plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 37 Crore ; UK32,000 ; US$86,278 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 37 Crore ; UK£228,000 ; US$478,000 |
| PB Rating: 4.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 450 unique users): 4.78 |
| Director: Indra Kumar |
Producer: Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria |
| Music: Anand Raj Anand |
Lyrics: Anand Raj Anand, Mayur Puri |
| Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna Ranaut, Ashish Chowdhry, Javed Jafferi, Satish Kaushik and others |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Moving on, Indra Kumar’s `Double Dhamaal` did very well during the opening weekend after which it dropped quite a bit. Nevertheless, it managed good shares in the first week. The film has also done well in the Overseas (with no Overseas savvy stars.
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| Bheja Fry 2 |
Verdict: Below average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.85 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 9.35 crore |
| PB Rating: 4.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.14 |
| Director: Sagar Ballary |
Producer: Mukul Deora |
| Music: Ishq Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar, Sagar Desai |
Lyrics: Shree D, Sonny Ravan, Shakeel Azmi |
| Starring: Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Minissha Lamba, Suresh Menon, Amole Gupte |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Meanwhile `Bheja Fry 2` has crashed and is now hanging on the lower side and will have to rely on non-theatrical rights for recovery.
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| Shaitan |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.85 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 7.85 crore |
| PB Rating: 9.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.28 |
| Director: Bejoy Nambiar |
Producer: Anurag Kashyap, Sunil Bohra |
| Music: Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot, Anupam Roy |
Lyrics: K. S. Krishnan, Sanjeev Sharma, Colin Terence, Abhishek, and Shradha |
| Starring: Rajit Kapoor, Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Pawan Malhotra, Shiv Pandit, Gulshan Devaiya, Neil Bhoopalam, Kirti Kulhari |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Checking out Anurag Kashyap’s `Shaitan`, the film could not make much headway and has failed.
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| Ready |
Verdict: Blockbuster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 4.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 119.50 crore ; UK£622,500 ; US$935,000 |
| PB Rating: 2.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 1396 unique users): 4.98 |
| Director: Anees Bazmee |
Producer: Sohail Khan, Bhushan Kumar, Kishan Kumar, Rajat Rawail, Nitin Manmohan |
| Music: Pritam, Devi Sri Prasad |
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ashish Pandit, Neelesh Misra and Kumaar |
| Starring: Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Mahesh Manjrekar, Manoj Joshi |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Concluding with Anees Bazmee’s `Ready`, the film saw the first major fall since it’s release but still managed reasonable shares. The Salman-Asin starrer has also done good business in the Overseas.
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