Of the three releases last Friday, Tees Maar Khan makes the most of the Christmas weekend. Despite unfavourable reviews, it has the best collection on Saturday but drops on Sunday.
Both Toonpur Ka Superhero and Isi Life Mein opened poorly.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs do not reflect rediff's views.
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Tees Maar Khan
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif
Director: Farah Khan.
 Katrina dancing to Sheila Ki Jawani.
 The rest of the movie.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Average opening.
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Toonpur Ka Superhero
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajol
Director: Kireet Khurana.
Good performance by Ajay Devgn.
Animation not upto the mark.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor.
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Isi Life Mein
Cast: Sandeepa Dhar, Akshay Oberoi, Monish Behl, Shagufta Ali
Director: Vidhi Kasliwal.
Fast-paced first half.
Second half lengthy
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: poor.
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Mirch
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Raima Sen, Prem Chopra, Arunoday Singh, Shahana Goswami, Illa Arun, Shreyas Talpade
Director: Vinay Shukla.
Funny in parts.
Too much going on.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Kaalo
Cast: Swini Khara, Aditya Srivastav, Gufi Paintal, Sheela David, Raj Arjun, Aditya Lakhiya, Abhijit satham, Madhurima, Tripta, Hemant Pandey.
Director: Wilson Louis.
Good premise; scary in bits.
Slow pace.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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No Problem
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kangna Ranaut, Sushmita Sen.
Director: Anees Bazmee.
Good one-liners.
Bad plot.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Band Bajaa Baraat
Cast: Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh.
Director: Maneesh Sharma.
Good storyline.
Lengthy movie.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sikandar Kher.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker.
Good action scenes.
Stilted dialogues and acting.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Disaster.
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Amole Gupte, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi.
Director: Subhash Kapoor.
Terrific performances, funny plot.
Sometimes implausible.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Rakht Charitra 2
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Priyamani, Shatrughan Sinha, Zarina Wahab.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma.
Suriya.
Too bloody and violent.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Katrina dancing to Sheila Ki Jawani.
The rest of the movie.