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| Though the trade and media were of the view that Ram Gopal Varma’s 3D horror flick, `Bhoot Returns`, would mark a triumphant comeback for the once maverick director, but 3 D is no guarantee for success, and the film has to have merits as well to succeed. And so, the next edition of RGV’s highly successful `Bhoot` (2003), saw collections hovering around the 10-15 percent mark. The film did see encouraging collections at some cinemas of Delhi-NCR (over 30 percent). Unfortunately, the feedback for the film is poor and so no perceptible pick up was observed in the latter shows. The other major release, SS Rajamouli’s `Makkhi`, the dubbed version of his blockbuster hit `Eega`, was just a shade better than `Bhoot Returns`, and could not emulate it’s phenomenal success down South. In fact, it was Rani Mukerji’s `Aiyyaa` that saw a decent opening of 25-30 percent on an average with Mumbai circuit faring the best. |
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| English Vinglish |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: India 20 crore ; UK£167,000 ; US$745,500 |
Total Earnings: India 20 crore ; UK£167,000 ; US$745,500 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 1448 unique users): 9.74 |
| Director: Gauri Shinde |
Producer: R. Balki |
| Music: Amit Trivedi |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire |
| Starring: Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand, Adil Hussain |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Last Friday’s Sridevi starrer, `English Vinglish`, witnessed a phenomenal pick up on Saturday and Sunday as compared to the opening day and it saw stable though low end collections during the weekdays, and after netting an impressive 12.50 crore during the opening weekend, the film ended the first week with around 20 crore (including regional dubbed versions). The best collections came from the Mysore circuit followed by Hyderabad-Nizam . The film is phenomenal in the Overseas, especially in US and UAE. The Gauri Shinde directed venture would have fared much better had it not been for the magical performance of the week old but still hot, `OMG Oh My God!`.
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| OMG Oh My God! |
Verdict: Superhit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 23 crore ; UK£57,000 ; US$ 245,250 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 59 crore ; UK£285,000 ; US$683,000 |
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Meanwhile Akshay Kumar’s Paresh Rawal starrer, `OMG Oh My God!`, continued it’s inspired run, even during the second week. The film is already a super hit and has a lot of firepower left to go a notch higher. `OMG Oh My God!` has also done very well in the Overseas.
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| Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 6.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 6.50 crore |
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After a poor start Priyadarshan’s `Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal(with a very heavy price tag of nearly 30 crore!), could not show any improvement and is disaster.
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| Heroine |
Verdict: Below average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 35 crore ; UK£304,000 ; US$593,500 |
| PB Rating: 3.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 1965 unique users): 1.24 |
| Director: Madhur Bhandarkar |
Producer: Ronnie Screvwala, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar |
| Music: Salim Sulaiman |
Lyrics: Various Artists |
| Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami, Divya Dutta, Lilette Dubey |
| Genre: Social, Drama |
Recommended Audience: Adult |
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Moving on, after a decent opening week Madhur Bhandarkar’s 32 crore (all inclusive cost) crashed by 85-90 percent in the coming weeks. The film can at best be termed a below average fare. The Kareena Kapoor starrer, though has done decently (good in US) in the Overseas.
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| Barfi! |
Verdict: Blockbuster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 8 crore ; UK £33,000 ; US$163,250 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 104.50 crore ; UK £683,500 ; US$ 2,692,200 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 618 unique users): 9.4 |
| Director: Anurag Basu |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapoor |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire, Sayeed Quadri, Neelesh Mishra, Ashish Pandit |
| Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D Cruz, Rupa Ganguly |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Concluding with Anurag Basu’s `Barfi!`, the Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra starrer continues its dream run, and is the first century maker for the Kapoor scion. `Barfi!` is also superhit (Blockbuster in US) in the Overseas.
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