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Last Friday's release Mahabharat found few takers at the box office.
Dhoom 3, on the other hand, is still breaking records. Besides being the first film to make Rs 200 crores the fastest, it has also got the highest first week collection figures till date.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
Mahabharat
Cast: Voice overs by Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee and Vidya Balan
Director: Amaan Khan
What works: Good dubbing
What doesn't: Poor animation
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Finds very few takers.
Cast: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
What works: Perfromances, visually brilliant, great action sequences
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
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Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood
Director: Prabhu Dheva
What works: Shahid entertains in parts.
What doesn't: Story, music, the action doesn't suit Shahid.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak, Richa Chadda
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
What works: Deepika Padukone, visually brilliant.
What doesn't: Too many songs, second half drags.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma