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Section Updated 03 December, 2007 10:37:41 AM IST |
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Box-office Report
(The verdict is based on all-India collections and indicates the overall status from the date of release)
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TOP 5 FILMS (for The Week Ending March 30, 2008)
1. RACE
2. JODHAA AKBAR
3. BLACK AND WHITE
4. DON NO.1
5. TAARE ZAMEEN PAR |
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RACE
Director: Abbas - Mustan
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy
Plus Points: Masters of thrillers at helm, formidable cast, slick product, hit music and ostentatious promotion
Weak Points: poor comic track of Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy, inconsistent pace
Box-Office verdict: Hit
Business: India - 1st week Mumbai: 75%, Delhi: 60%, Overseas: USA - $ 8,02,254, UK - $7,28,938, Australia - $1,67,970 |
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BLACK AND WHITE
Director: Subhash Ghai
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Anurag Sinha, Tanvir Ahmed
Plus Points: Showman Subhash Ghai at helm, good story, direction and performances
Weak Points: Poor music, classic attempt devoid of commercial ingredients, no relief
Box-Office verdict: Average
Business: India - 1st week Mumbai: 35%, Delhi: 20%, Overseas: UK - $51,220, Australia - $9,870 |
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JODHAA AKBAR
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Ila Arun
Plus Points: Ashutosh Gowariker's next after much acclaimed Lagaan and Swades, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's pair, open three weeks run at the box-office, grand making
Weak Points: length, not a musically hit which it should have been considering the epic of such dimension, touted as love story of Mughal emperor with Indian princess but the film lacks the romance
Box-Office verdict: Extraordinary in overseas and average in India |
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MITHYA
Director: Rajat Kapoor,
Cast: Naseerudin Shah, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla
Plus Points: Hit combo of last years hit Bheja Fry, excellent performances and narration
Weak Points: targeted at limited multiplex audience, weak second half
Box-Office verdict: Above average |
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SUPER STAR
Director: Rohit Jugraj
Cast: Kunal Khemu, Tulip Joshi
Plus Points: Good publicity, Kunal Khemu's acting
Weak Points: Loose script and editing, lack of hit music which was necessary with this film
Box-Office verdict: Flop |
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RAMA RAMA KYA HAI DRAMAAA
Director: Chandrakant Singh
Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Ashish Chowdhary, Neha Dhupia, Amrita Arora
Plus Points: Comedy film with good actors, good performances
Weak Points: lack of face value, frequent postponement in release date, poor direction
Box-Office verdict: Flop |
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SUNDAY
Director: Rohit Shetty
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, Mukesh Tiwari
Plus Points: Rohit Shetty's next after successful Golmaal, formidable star cast, good marketing
Weak Points: unconvincing climax, poor second half
Box-Office verdict: Above average |
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BOMBAY TO BANGKOK
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Lina Christenson, Naseerudin Shah
Plus Points: Combo of Subhash Ghai, Nagesh Kukunorr and Shreyas Talpade again after successful Iqbal, good publicity
Weak Points: half baked script, more than drama the film appears as assemblage of comic scenes, weak music
Box-Office verdict: Flop |
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HALLA BOL
Director: Raj Kumar Santoshi
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapur, Anjan Srivastav
Plus Points: Raj Kumar Santoshi at helm, his brand of hard hitting theme, good performances especially of Pankaj Kapur
Weak Points: lack of punch which we saw in Ghayal, Damini, Ghatak, dragged second half, imperfect balance of different plots
Box-Office verdict: Flop |
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