Double Dhamaal got some poor reviews but audiences obviously did not care to read them. Indra Kumar's Dhamaal sequel saw a good opening at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us 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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Double Dhamaal
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aashish Chaudhary and Mallika Sherawat.
Director: Indra Kumar.
 Last 20 minutes have some humour.
 Overdose of slapstick comedy, over-the-top performances.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Good opening.
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Bheja Fry 2
Cast: Vinay Pathak, Minissha Lamba, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Sagar Ballary.
Vinay Pathak.
Brainless humour.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Always Kabhi Kabhi
Cast: Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro, Zoa Morani, Satyajeet Dubey.
Director: Roshan Abbas.
Zoa Morani.
Tacky film.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Poor response.
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Bhindi Bazaar Inc.
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Prashant Narayanan, Pawan Malhotra, Caterina Lopez
Director: Ankush Bhatt.
Prashant Narayanan.
Immature script.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Poor response.
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Bin Bulaye Baraaati
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Priyanka Kothari, Gulshan Grover, Om Puri
Director: Chandrakant Singh.
Music.
Old cheesy jokes.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Ready
Cast: Salman Khan, Asin
Director: Anees Bazmee.
Salman and Asin.
Plot.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Kucch Luv Jaisaa
Cast: Shifaali Shah, Rahul Bose, Om Puri, Sumeet Raghavan.
Director: Barnali Ray Shukla.
Performances by Rahul Bose and Shifaali.
Climax.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Cast: Divyendu Sharma, Kartikeya Tiwari, Rayo Bhakirta, Nushrat Bharucha, Ishita Sharma, Sonalli Sehgal.
Director: Luv Ranjan.
Funny first half.
Script, dialogue.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Cast: Rajvvir Arora, Imaad Shah, Nishikant Kamath.
Director: Prawaal Raman.
Excellent cinematography.
Climax.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Ragini MMS
Cast: Kainaz Motiwala, Raj Kumar Yadav.
Director: Pawan Kripalani.
Good thrills.
Poor editing.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Last 20 minutes have some humour. 
Overdose of slapstick comedy, over-the-top performances.