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Box Office: Race 2 opens well
Last Friday's release -- Abbas-Mustan's multistarrer action thriller Race 2 did good business in its opening weekend, thanks to the two public holidays, Eid and Republic Day.
However, the film's fate will still depend on how it sustains through the week.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Jacquelien Fernandez, Anil Kapoor and Ameesha Patel
Director: Abbas-Mustan
What works: Production values, star power
What doesn't: Dialogues, hackneyed plot
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens well.
Inkaar
Cast: Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh
Director: Sudhir Mishra
What works: Engaging plot, acting
What doesn't: Treatment, crude in parts
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Cast: Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
What works: Direction, Pankaj Kapur's performance
What doesn't: Imran Khan's character, length of the film
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Read the reviews here and here
Life Of Pi
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu
Director: Ang Lee
What works: Abale screen adaptation of the book, stunning visuals
What doesn't: The film doesn't quite live up to expectations.
Number of weeks: 10
BO verdict: Hit
Read the review here