Ajay Devgn got yet another winner on his hands with Singham, which did very good business over the weekend, especially in single-screen theatres.
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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Singham
Cast: Ajay Devgn [ Images ], Kajal Agarwal [ Images ], Prakash Raj [ Images ]
Director: Rohit Shetty.
 Great action, must watch for Devgn fans.
 Wafer-thin plot, poor dialogues.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Very good.
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Cast: Hrithik Roshan [ Images ], Farhan Akhtar [ Images ], Abhay Deol [ Images ], Katrina Kaif [ Images ], Kalki Koechlin [ Images ]
Director: Zoya Akhtar [ Images ].
Fun film, brilliantly made.
Slow second half
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Good at multiplxes.
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Murder 2
Cast: Emraan Hashmi [ Images ], Jacqueline Fernandez [ Images ].
Director: Mohit Suri.
Steamy scenes.
Bad Chemistry.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Chillar Party
Cast: Irrfan Khan [ Images ], Ranbir Kapoor [ Images ], Sanath Menon.
Directors: Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl.
Plenty of laughs.
Foisted climax.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Delhi [ Images ] Belly
Cast: Imran Khan [ Images ], Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurey, Poorna Jagannathan
Director: Abhinay Deo.
Great plot, great laughs.
Hindi version is a letdown
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ], Hema Malini [ Images ], Raveena Tandon [ Images ] and Sonu Sood [ Images ]
Director: Puri Jagannadh
Amitabh Bachchan.
Not well-crafted film.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Double Dhamaal
Cast: Sanjay Dutt [ Images ], Arshad Warsi [ Images ], Riteish Deshmukh [ Images ], Aashish Chaudhary [ Images ] and Mallika Sherawat [ Images ].
Director: Indra Kumar.
Last 20 minutes have some humour.
Overdose of slapstick comedy, over-the-top performances.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Bheja Fry 2
Cast: Vinay Pathak [ Images ], Minissha Lamba [ Images ], Kay Kay Menon [ Images ]
Director: Sagar Ballary.
Vinay Pathak.
Brainless humour.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Always Kabhi Kabhi
Cast: Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro [ Images ], Zoa Morani [ Images ], Satyajeet Dubey.
Director: Roshan Abbas.
Zoa Morani.
Tacky film.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bhindi Bazaar Inc.
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Prashant Narayanan [ Images ], Pawan Malhotra, Caterina Lopez
Director: Ankush Bhatt.
Prashant Narayanan.
Immature script.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
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