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Box Office: Finding Fanny gets mixed response, Creature 3D flops

September 15, 2014 18:06 IST

Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor in Finding FannyA look at this week's hits and misses.

Finding Fanny did not get any takers in single screen theatres but had a decent run in multiplexes. The film has fared below average at the box office and will find it difficult to sustain through the week.

The week's other release Creature 3D is a flop already.  

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

Finding Fanny

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dimple Kapadia, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor

Director: Homi Adajania

What works: Good performances, good music

What doesn't: The second half drags

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Creature 3D

Cast: Bipasha Basu, Imran Abbas Naqvi

Director: Vikram Bhatt

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: No thrills, poor story, bad animation and bad acting.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Mary Kom

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa

Director: Omung Kumar

What works: Priyanka Chopra

What doesn't: Predictable screenplay

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the reviews here: Laxmi Negi /Sukanya Verma

 

Raja Natwarlal

Cast: Emraan Hasmi, Humaima Malick

Director: Kunal Deshmukh

What works: Emraan Hashmi

What doesn't: Unimpressive songs, badly shot film

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Mardaani

Cast: Rani Mukerji, Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Bhasin

Director: Pradeep Sarkar

What works: Rani Mukerji

What doesn't: Weak script.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here

 

Singham Returns

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Amol Gupte

Director: Rohit Shetty

What works: Great action sequences, good performances.

What doesn't: Childishly crafted film, too loud.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma