Last week's four releases -- Shabri, Chitkabrey, Yeh Dooriyan and Stand By -- have fared poorly.
In fact, all the films that released after the blockbuster Singham (which hit the screen on July 22) have been box office duds.
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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Shabri
Cast: Eesha Koppikar, Vijay Kadechkar, Pradeep Rawat, Zakir Hussain.
Director: Lalit Marathe.
 Eesha Koppikar.
 Zakir Hussain.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Chitkabrey
Cast: Ravi Kissen.
Director: Sunnet Arora.
Tough.
Shoddy performances and overdose of drama.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Yeh Dooriyan
Cast: Deepshikha Nagpal, Ayub Khan, Chitrashi Rawat, Delnaz Paul.
Director: Deepshikha Nagpal.
Deepshikha.
Poor direction.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Stand By
Cast: Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Kher.
Director: Sanjay Surkar.
First 30 minutes.
Screenplay.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Not A Love Story
Cast: Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma.
The principal cast.
This is a film made in bad taste.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Chatur Singh Two Stars
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher, Rati Agnihotri.
Director: Ajay Chandok.
Tough.
The whole film.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Sahi Dhande Galat Bande
Cast: Pravin Dabbas, Anupam Kher, Sharat Saxena.
Director: Pravin Dabbas.
Difficult.
Mish-mash of many films.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Aarakshan
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Prateik, Manoj Bajpayee.
Directors: Prakash Jha.
Amitabh Bachchan.
Lacks focus.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Phhir
Cast: Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, Roshni Chopra.
Director: Girish Dhamija.
Shot at interesting locales.
Predictable suspense.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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I am Kalam
Cast: Harsh Mayar, Gulshan Grover.
Director: Nila Madhab Panda.
Good script, heart-warming performances.
Not a well-crafted film.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Eesha Koppikar. 
Zakir Hussain.