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| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£255,000 ; US$961,000 |
Total Earnings: UK£255,000 ; US$961,000 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 542 unique users): 5.29 |
| Director: Zoya Akhtar |
Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar |
| Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Ariadna Cabrol, Naseruddin Shah |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Zoya Akhtar’s Hrithik Roshan starrer `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara` posted huge numbers at the multiplexes and remained rock steady during the weekdays too. The single screens were lower but improved during the weekend. The film is expected to have netted an impressive 45-46 crore (to be validated) during the opening week. `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara` has also impressed in Overseas, especially US and managed the best Bollywood performance of the year!
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| Murder 2 |
Verdict: Hit plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 36 crore ; UK£8,000 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 36 crore ; UK£88,500 |
| PB Rating: 4.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 456 unique users): 5.08 |
| Director: Mohit Suri |
Producer: Mukesh Bhatt |
| Music: Harshit Saxena, Mithooon, Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur |
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon, Kumaar |
| Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan, Sudhanshu Pandey, Sandeep Sikand |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The opening of `Murder 2` surprised one an all and the film maintained very well during the weekdays also. The film did crash during the second week at the multiplexes, but the 13 crore (all inclusive) Emraan Hashmi film is a blockbuster given the estimated 45 crore (to be validated) in two weeks. The film though has been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Chillar Party |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 4.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 4.25 crore |
| PB Rating: 6.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 405 unique users): 5.26 |
| Director: Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Salman Khan |
| Music: Amit Trivedi |
Lyrics: Nitesh Tiwari, Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Vikas Bahl |
| Starring: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain,Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari,
Chinmai Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai, Divji Handa, Sherya Sharma, Ranbir Kapoor |
| Genre: Emotional |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Checking out `Chillar Party`, the film did showed an up tick on Saturday at select cinemas of Mumbai circuit. But it was not enough!
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| Delhi Belly |
Verdict: Super hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 14.50 crore ; UK£24,500 ; US$107,000 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 51 crore ; UK£442,000 ; US$1,428,000 |
| 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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The collections of Aamir Khan’s `Delhi Belly` fell heavily during the second week due to the `Murder 2` onslaught and came in lower than Saturday estimations. But that makes no difference as the film is already a huge success. The film has also done good business in the Overseas, especially US.
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| Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 3.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 15.25 crore ; UK£98,000 ; US$291,000 |
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Checking out `Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap`, the collections crashed during the second week, ending all hopes of a turnaround. Fortunately the makers have already mopped up 13 crores via non-theatrical rights. The film has disappointed in the Overseas (better in US)
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| Double Dhamaal |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 46.25 crore ; UK£275,000 ; US$530,000 |
| 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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Concluding with Indra Kumar’s `Double Dhamaal`, the film crashed further, but once again the the film has already achieved a success tag in the second week itself! The film has done well in Overseas despite no Overseas savvy stars.
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