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Kai Po Che does well, Zilla Ghaziabad is a disaster

Last updated on: February 26, 2013 12:00 IST
A scene from Kai Po Che

Last week's releases Kai Po Che opened with dull response on Friday but improved over the weekend on the strength of multiplex audience.  

Zila Ghaziabad has received poor response at the box office.  

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

Kai Po Che

Cast: Rajkumar Yadav, Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri

Director: Abhishek Kapoor

What works: Story, Acting.

What doesn't: Nothing

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Opens well

Read the reviews here and here

Zila Ghaziabad

Last updated on: February 26, 2013 12:00 IST
Sanjay Dutt in Zila Ghaziabad

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vivek Oberoi and Charmee Kaur

Director: Anand Kumar

What works: Nothing
 
What doesn't: Plot, Direction, Acting

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Murder 3

Last updated on: February 26, 2013 12:00 IST
A scene from Murder 3

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren

Director: Vishesh Bhatt

What works: Titillating scenes, hot lead actresses

What doesn't: Plot, acting

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop 

Read the review here

Special Chabbis

Last updated on: February 26, 2013 12:00 IST
Akshay Kumar in Special Chabbis

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Acting, direction, plot

What doesn't: Romance angle, length

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here

ABCD

Last updated on: February 26, 2013 12:00 IST
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Cast: Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon and Dharmesh Yolande

Director: Remo D'Souza

What works: Dance sequences, treatment
 
What doesn't: Contrived twist

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here