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OMG-Oh My God opens well at the box office

OMG Oh My God has been unanimously appreciated by the critics and word of mouth has added to its box office collections.

 The film looks steady and has done a reasonable business as the week begins.

The second release of the week Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal has opened poorly and has not managed to pick up any steam/

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

OMG Oh My God

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal

Director: Umesh Shukla

What works: Paresh Rawal's performance

What doesn't: Production quality

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Good Opening.

Read the reviews here

Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal

Cast: Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade

Director: Priyadarshan

What works: Nothing

What doesn't: Poor script, oudated comedy elements.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

Read the reviews here

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: 1

BO verdict: Below Average.

Read the reviews here and here.

Barfi!

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: 2

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the reviews here and here