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Box Office: Entertainment gets lukewarm opening

August 11, 2014 18:21 IST
Akshay Kumar in Entertainment

Here's looking at the hits and flops of the week.

Akshay Kumar's Entertainment has performed below par in its first weekend. The film saw a poor opening with a slight improvement over the weekend.

With Ajay Devgn's Singham Returns set to release this week, it will be difficult for Entertainment to sustain for long. 

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Entertainment

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Tamannah, Johnny Lever, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Krushna Abhishek

Director: Sajid-Farhad

What works: Good one-liners.

What doesn't: Poor script, lacks a good story.

Number of weeks: New

Box Office verdict: Opens poorly.

Read the review here

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Kick

August 11, 2014 18:21 IST
Salman Khan and Jaqueline Fernandes in Kick

Cast: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nawazuddin Siddique

Director: Sajid Nadiadwala

What works: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddique

What doesn't: Lack of a story

Number of weeks: 2

Box Office verdict: Superhit

Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Hate Story 2

August 11, 2014 18:21 IST
Surveen Chawla and Jai Bhanushali in Hate Story 2

Cast: Surveen Chawla, Jai Bhanushali, Sushant Singh

Director: Vivek Agnihotri

What works: Good soundtrack.

What doesn't: Bad performances, poor script.

Number of weeks: 3

Box Office verdict: Hit.

Read the review here