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| Given RGV’s track record, especially after `Company` (barring a `Sarkar`), his latest venture, the Big B, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati starrer,`Department`, was never expected to embark on a great start. But the 15-25 percent opening (better in Maharashtra, South and single screens of UP & Bihar) was quite disappointing. A section of the audience and media feels that `Department` was touted as a Amitabh-Dutt face-off, but quite contrary to expectations, it’s Rana Daggubati who has the most prominent role followed by Sanjay Dutt, with Big B being relegated to a glorious extra. And that will take it’s toll on the box-office outcome of the film, unless and until it shows a remarkable pick up. |
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| Ishaqzaade |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 123 unique users): 7.39 |
| Director: Habib Faisal |
Producer: Yash Raj Films |
| Music: Amit Trivedi |
Lyrics: Kausar Munir |
| Starring: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra |
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Recommended Audience: General |
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After a good weekend (15.50 crore), last Friday’s `Ishaqzaade` saw falling collections (though not alarmingly) during the weekdays. The opening week saw the Arjun-Parineeti starrer netting 25 crore (to be validated) . The 20-21 crore film from the YRF stable will have to show good legs in the second week to be termed a clean hit, and not just a highly profitable venture. What works in favour of `Ishaqzaade` is that about 60 percent of it’s investment has already been recovered by the makers who are also it’s world wide distributors.
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| Dangerous Ishq |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| PB Rating: 5.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 99 unique users): 5.95 |
| Director: Vikram Bhatt |
Producer: Reliance Entertainment |
| Music: Himesh Reshammiya |
Lyrics: Samir Anjaan and Shabbir Ahmed |
| Starring: Karisma Kapoor, Rajneesh Duggal, Jimmy Shergill, Divya Dutta, Arya Babbar, Gracy Singh, Ravi Kissen, Ruslan Mumtaz |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The other release of the same week, the Vikram Bhatt directed Karisma starrer, `Dangerous Ishhq`, barely netted 7 crore (to be validated) during the first week and is a debacle.
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| Jannat 2 |
Verdict: Semi-hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India 35 crore |
Total Earnings: India 35 crore ; UK£87,000 ; US$60,000 |
| PB Rating: 4.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 75 unique users): 6.79 |
| Director: Kunal Deshmukh |
Producer: Mahesh Bhatt |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Sanjay Masoomm, Mayur Puri |
| Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Randeep Hooda |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Adult |
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Meanwhile, Kunal Deshmukh’s 12 crore (all inclusive cost) Emraan, Randeep and Eesha starrer, `Jannat 2`, could not maintain the same tempo (as the weekend) during the weekdays, but still managed good shares. For the producer the film is a gold mine because they have already made a profit of 15-16 crore, while the distributors, Fox Star Studios, will earn good commission over their investment. The film though has failed in the Overseas.
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| Tezz |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 16 crore ; UK £111,034 ; US$226,000 |
| PB Rating: 5.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 87 unique users): 5.91 |
| Director: Priyadarshan |
Producer: Ratan Jain |
| Music: Sajid-Wajid |
Lyrics: Jalees Sherwani, Shabbir Ahmed |
| Starring: Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Kangna Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani, Mohanlal (Cameo), Sameera Reddy |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Moving on, Priyadarshan’s Anil, Ajay and Kangna starrer, TEZZ, went from bad to worse in the second week. The film has also been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Vicky Donor |
Verdict: Super hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 7 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 32.50 crore ; UK£96,500 ; US$492,000 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 102 unique users): 8.49 |
| Director: Shoojit Sircar |
Producer: John Abraham |
| Music: Abhishek-Akshay, Donn & Bann, Rochak Kohli, Ayushmann |
Lyrics: Akshay, Juhi, Kusum, Swanand, Vijay, Ayushmann |
| Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor |
| Genre: Social |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The rock steady run of Shoojit Sircar’s Ayushman Khurana starrer , `Vicky Donor`, continues even in the third week. The John Abraham venture has also done wonderfully in the Overseas, especially US.
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| Housefull 2 |
Verdict: Super duper hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.75 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 111.75 crore ; UK£987,000 ; US$1,590,000 |
| PB Rating: 6.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 253 unique users): 7.04 |
| Director: Sajid Khan |
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Music: Sajid-Wajid |
Lyrics: Sameer |
| Starring: Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ritesh Deshmukh, Zarine Khan
Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Concluding with Sajid Khan’s `Housefull 2`, the film sees another good week. The film is also the biggest overseas grosser of 2012.
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