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Ek Tha Tiger is a super hit film

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Ek Tha Tiger
Last Wednesday's release Ek Tha Tiger broke all records with its opening day collections of Rs 32.95 crore and crossed the 100-crore mark in record five days.

The film's collections will be on the rise further once Eid and Basi Eid collections will be added in coming days.

Vinod Mirani
gives the box office verdict for the week.

Ek Tha Tiger

Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif

Director: Kabir Khan

What works: Salman Khan and action sequences.

What doesn't: Film fails to make any real emotional connect.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Super Hit.

Read the Ek Tha Tiger reviews:

Gangs Of Wasseypur 2

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
A scene from Gangs Of Wasseypur 2

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddique, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Pankaj Tripathi, Raj Kumar Yadav

Director: Anurag Kashyap

What works: Terrific performances, terrific direction, great music.

What doesn't: Too much violence, quite lengthy.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the review here

Jism 2

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
Poster of Jism 2

Cast: Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda, Arunoday Singh

Director: Pooja Bhatt.

What works: Sunny Leone's presence, erotic lovemaking scenes.

What doesn't: Below par acting, wafer-thin plot.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
Movie poster of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Sarah Jane Dias and Neha Sharma

Director: Sachin Yardi.

What works: The sex comedy genre, and the Riteish-Tusshar pairing.

What doesn't: Juvenile jokes.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Good opening.

Read the review here

Cocktail

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
A scene from Cocktail

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty

Director: Homi Adajania.

What works: Stylish movie, good looking cast, good music.

What doesn't: Watered down film with an inane plot.

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here

Bol Bachchan

Last updated on: August 20, 2012 15:30 IST
A scene from Bol Bachchan

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai

Director: Rohit Shetty.

What works: Fun dialogues.

What doesn't: Boisterous, cheesy, slapstick movie with a lacklustre script.

Number of weeks: 6

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here