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Box Office: Madras Cafe gets a fair opening
John Abraham's Madras Cafe, which opened in theatres last week, had a fair weekend -- especially at multiplexes -- and it's improving each day.
Monday saw a drop in the collections, especially in single screen theatres.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Cast: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri
Director: Shoojit Sircar
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Slow pace, second half drags
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Fares well over the weekend
Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha
Director: Milan Luthria
What works: Good production values, some good dialogues
What doesn't: Bad story, bad performances.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below average
Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Chennai Express
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
Director: Rohit Shetty
What works: The film starts well, family entertainer
What doesn't: Too many holes in the plot, lots of bad jokes.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra
BA Pass
Cast: Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Sharma, Geeta Sharma
Director: Mohan Sikka
What works: Good performances, well made film
What doesn't: Nothing
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Hit
Read the reviews: Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra