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Madhur Bhandarker's much-publicised movie Heroine had a below average performance at the box office in its opening weekend.
Meanwhile, Anurag Basu's Barfi! continued its successful streak in its first week of release and has become a hit.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Heroine
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda
Director: Madhur Bhandarker
What works: Kareena and Shahana Goswami's performances.
What doesn't: Poor content, lack of originality.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below Average.
Read the reviews here and here.
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Anurag Basu
What works: Direction, story, performances
What doesn't: Slightly prolonged second half
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the reviews here and here
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta
Director: Vikram Bhatt
What works: Sleaze, skin show
What doesn't: Outdated horror elements, mediocre acting
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade
Director: Shirish Kunder
What works: Brisk film at 100 minutes.
What doesn't: Bad script, execution, dialogues.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop
Read the review here