It has been the poorest show yet with last week's new releases -- Rakhta Charitra, Jhootha Hi Sahi and Hisss -- registering the lowest collections 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 reflect rediff's views.
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Hisss
Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta.
Director: Jennifer Lynch.
 Mallika looks good.
 Tacky, poor special effects.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Rakta Charitra
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Suriya, Priyamani.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma.
Acting is okay.
Too much violence and gore.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
Cast: John Abraham, Pakhi, Raghu Ram, Manasi Scott.
Director: Abbas Tyrewala.
John's performance and cinematography.
Weak script.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Knock Out
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Kangna Ranaut, Irrfan Khan.
Director: Mani Shankar.
Irrfan Khan is terrific.
Unrealistic climax.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Aakrosh
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal.
Director: Priyadarshan.
Acting is brilliant, beautifully shot and engrossing script.
Action sequences are a little exaggerated.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Crook: It's Good to be Bad
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Neha Sharma and Arjan Bajwa.
Director: Mohit Suri.
Noble topic, good music.
Weak script.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Do Dooni Char
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev and Archit Krishna.
Director: Habib Faizal.
Rishi is in top form.
Limiting script.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Robot
Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa.
Director: Shankar.
Rajnikanth rocks. Great special effects.
Too long.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Anjaana Anjaani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra.
Director: Siddharth Anand.
Good production values and excellent music. Ranbir performs well.
Daft screenplay.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Dabangg
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Sonu Sood.
Director: Abhinav Kashyap.
Salman Khan rocks!
No story line to speak of.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Super hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Mallika looks good.
Tacky, poor special effects.
