Raajneeti did well over the weekend, though collections dropped on Monday. However, the film is holding its own in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Raajneeti
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal Naseeruddin Shah.
Director: Prakash Jha
 Shruti Seth.
 Weak screenplay, clunky dialogue and too long.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Opens well.
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Kites
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Babara Mori, Kangna Ranaut, Kabir Bedi.
Director: Anurag Basu
Hrithik and Babara look hot, film is visually appealing.
Everything else
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bumm Bumm Bole
Cast: Darsheel Safary, Zia, Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta.
Director: Priyadarshan
Darsheel shines.
Stretched climax
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bal Hanuman
Director: Pankaj Sharma.
Must watch for Superman and Spiderman fans
Very filmi
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Badmaash Company
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vir Das, Meiyang Chang.
Director: Parmeet Sethi.
Good music and songs.
Weak plot
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Housefull
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey.
Director: Sajid Khan.
Tough.
Lame humour, bad acting, senseless plot
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Semi-hit.
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City of Gold
Cast: Shashank Shende, Seema Biswas, Kashmira Shah and Sachin Khedekar.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.
Great performances by the cast.
Not for everyone.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Paathshaala
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Nana Patekar.
Director: Milind Ukey.
Has its heart in the right place.
Very dull and outdated.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Phoonk 2
Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Rishabh Jain and Ahsaas Channa.
Director: Milind Gadagkar
Some scenes make you jump.
Too noisy.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Prince
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Shields, Neeru Bajwa and Nandana Sen.
Director: Kookie V Gulati.
Tough.
Influenced by 70s Bollywood.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Great performances by the cast.
Not for everyone.
