F.A.L.T.U took an impressive opening over the three-day weekend, making the most out of post-World Cup phase from entertainment starved cine-lovers.
Game has opened to a disastrous response and poor collections.
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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Game
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sarah Jane Dias, Kangna Ranaut, Boman Irani.
Director: Abhinay Deo.
 Short film
 Old-fashioned murder mystery
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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F.A.L.T.U
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Puja Gupta.
Director: Remo D'Souza.
Good performances.
Not well defined characters.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Steady.
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Tanu Weds Manu
Cast: R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Shergill
Director: Aanand L Rai.
R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut.
The climax scene.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Average.
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7 Khoon Maaf
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Aleksandr Dyachenko, Annu Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Vivaan Shah.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj.
Good music.
Boring and linear script.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Kaccha Limboo
Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak, Taher Sutterwala, Sarika.
Director: Sagar Ballary.
Authentic.
Lacks focus.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Patiala House
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh.
Director: Nikhil Advani.
Good music. Akshay rocks.
Generic plot and sloppy screenplay.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Yeh Saali Zindagi
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Chitrangada Singh, Arunoday Singh, Aditi Rao Hydari.
Director: Sudhir Mishra.
Witty, funny and good performances.
Surplus characters and subplots.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Steady.
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Hum Dono
Cast: Dev Anand, Sadhana, Nanda.
Director: Vijay Anand.
Watching a black and white classic in colour!
Tough!
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Poor response.
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Utt Pataang
Cast: Mahie Gill, Mona Singh, Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla.
Director: Srikanth Velagaleti.
Tight script, flawless editing.
Cast disappoints.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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United Six
Cast: Parvathy Omanakuttan, Daisy Bopanna, Mahi, Pooja Sharma, Isha Batwe, Luna Lakhar.
Director: Vishal Aryan Singh.
Tough!
Full of cliches and bad performances.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Short film
Old-fashioned murder mystery
