Akshay Kumar-John Abraham's new film Desi Boyz fared below par at multiplexes and marginally better at singe single screens. In total, it was not good enough.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs do not reflect rediff's views.
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Desi Boyz
Cast: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangada Singh.
Director: Rohit Dhawan.
 Chitrangada and music.
 Childish comedy.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Rockstar
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri.
Director: Imtiaz Ali.
Ranbir Kapoor and music.
Very lenghty.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Force
Cast:John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Vidyut Jamval.
Director: Nishikant Kamath.
Stunts.
Predictable story.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Cast:Mahie Gill, Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Performances.
Low Budget.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Hum Tum Shabana
Cast:Minissha Lamba, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade.
Director:Sagar Bellary.
Tough.
Mishmash and half-baked.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Tere Mere Phere
Cast:Vinay Pathak, Riya Sen.
Director:Deepa Sahi
Vinay Pathak.
Rest of the cast.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Chargesheet
Cast:Dev Anand, Nasseruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Divya Dutta.
Director:Dev Anand.
Dev Anand.
Outdated.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Mausam
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher.
Directors: Pankaj Kapur.
Shahid Kapoor.
Sonam Kapoor, length of the film.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Jaana Pehchana
Cast: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Ranjeeta Kaur.
Director: Sachin Pilgaonkar.
Optimistic story.
Outdated and predictable end.
Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Rivaaz
Cast: Deepti Naval, Meghna Naidu, Vijay Raaz, Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo.
Director: Ashok Kumar Nanda.
Tough.
Not a well-crafted film.
Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Chitrangada and music. 
Childish comedy.
