Mixed opening for Salman's Veer at box office

Despite bad reviews, Salman Khan's Veer did well at single screen theatres. But it was not as lucky in multiplexes.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.

	*Veer* Cast: Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Jackie Shroff, Mithun. Director: Anil Sharma. Salman Khan. Cliched and dated. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Good opening in single-screen theatres, bad show at multiplexes. Review

	*Chance Pe Dance* Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia Director: Ken Ghosh. Shahid's fab dance moves. Predictable script. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Pyaar Impossible* Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Uday Chopra, Dino Morea Director: Jugal Hansraj. Priyanka looks hot. Predictable script. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Dulha Mil Gaya* Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Johnny Lever, Ishitta Sharma Director: Mudassar Aziz. Breathtaking locales. Outdated. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Accident on Hill Road* Cast: Celina Jaitley, Farooque Sheikh, Abhimanyu Singh. Director: Mahesh Nair. Celina's new look. Unnecessary songs, terrible dialogues, poorly-made film. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Raat Gayi Baat Gayi* Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia. Director: Saurabh Shukla. Entertaining in parts. Shoddy detailing, bad dialogues. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.

	*Bolo Raam* Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Padmini Kolhapure. Director: Rakesh Chaturvedi. Tough! Brilliant actors wasted. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.

	*3 Idiots* Cast: Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Kareena Kapoor. Director: Rajkumar Hirani. Excellent performances, very well directed film. Quite long. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Superhit. Review
	*Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year* Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shazahn Padamsee, Prem Chopra and Gauhar Khan. Director: Shimit Amin. Ranbir is excellent. Slow first half. Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Paa* Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan. Director: R Balki. Touching story, Amitabh Bachchan excels. Patchy editing. Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Steady. Review


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