Mallika Sherawat conquers BO!
M F Husain's Meenaxi did not find too many takers this week.
But the third film based on Hollywood's Unfaithful (after Tum? and Hawas), Murder, saw a great opening all over India.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.








Murder

Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Emran Haashmi, Ashmit Patel
Director: Anurag Basu
Good music.

The many steamy scenes will not bring in family audiences.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Hit







Meenaxi

Cast: Tabu, Kunal Kapoor, Raghuvir Yadav
Director: MF Husain
Great cinamatography, excellent music, good performances.

Not the usual Hindi film, weak characters.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review








Hawas

Cast: Meghna Naidu, Tarun Arora, Shavar Ali
Director: Karan Razdan
Good performances, realistic story.

Film title will not bring in family audiences.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average









Woh

Cast: Priyanshu Malik, Cleo Isaacs, Ayub Khan
Director: Raj Sippy
Interesting plot.

Weak screenplay, poor performances.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop









Muskaan

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Gracy Singh
Director: Rohit-Manish
Captivating locales.

Too many subplots, too many songs.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop







Ab Tak Chhappan

Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathy, Nakul Vaid
Director: Shimit Amin
Good performances, realistic story.

Poor film editing.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Hit
The review









Agnipankh

Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rahul Dev, Divya Dutta, Shamita Shetty
Director: Puneet Sira
Some well-executed scenes.

Poor direction, loose script.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop









Suno Sasurji

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel
Director: Vimal Kumar
Sincere performances.

Dull story, slapstick comedy.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop







Rudraksh

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Ishaa Koppikar
Director: Mani Shankar
Star names in the cast lineup.

Tacky SFX, absurd story, boring music.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop
The review









I Proud To Be Indian

Cast: Sohail Khan, Hina, Imran Ahmed, Asif Sheikh, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Director: Puneet Sira
Rich concept.

Half-baked characters, poor screenplay.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop
The review







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Box-office Report

(The verdict is based on all-India collections and indicates the overall status from the date of release)
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MURDER
Director: Anurag Bose
Cast: Ashmit Patel, Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi
Plus points: A high dosage of sex (enormous front-bencher appeal), lilting music
Weak points: Weak performances
Box-Office verdict: Hit (largely in Mumbai because of its throwaway sale price and theatre strike)

MEENAXI
Director: M.F.Hussain
Cast: Tabu, Introducing Kunnal Kapoor
Plus points: Splendid camerawork, a great performance by Tabu, melodious music
Weak points: Outmoded storyline, a bit sluggish
Box-Office verdict: Average Plus (benefit because of theatre strike)

MUSKAAN
Director: Rohit-Manish
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Gracy Singh, Neha, Anjala Zaveri & others
Plus points: Prime shooting locales, high publicity, a sincere performance by Gracy
Weak points: Poor music, weak storyline, shaky screenplay
Box-Office verdict: Flop

WOH
Director: Raj Sippy
Cast: Priyanshu Chatterjee, Cleo Isaacs, Ayub Khan
Plus points: None
Weak points: Tacky looking, weak performances, poor music and publicity
Box-Office verdict: Disaster

LOVE IN NEPAL
Cast: Sonu Nigam, Fllora Saini
Director: Rajat Mukherjee
Plus points: Interesting first half, a not-so-bad performance by singer Sonu Nigam
Weak points: Haywire second half, weak music
Box-Office verdict: Flop

INSAAF-THE JUSTICE
Cast: Dino Morea, Sanjay Suri, Namrata Shirodkar, Heena
Director: Shrey Shrivastava
Plus points: None
Weak points: Everything
Box-Office verdict: Disaster

AB TAK CHHAPAN
Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathi, Nakul Vaid, Yashpal Sharma
Director: Shimit Amin
Plus points: Strong performance by Nana, strong subject and execution, taut screenplay, resemblance to 'Satya' and 'Company
Weak points: Haywire second half, absence of young cast
Box-Office verdict: Average (hit in Mumbai)

KISMAT
Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Mohan Joshi, Raj Babbar, Ashish Vidyrathi and Kabir Bedi
Director: Guddu Dhanoa
Plus points: Strong action
Weak points: Mindless action at places, tacky production values, sub-standard music vieo directors
Box-Office verdict: Flop

TUM?
Cast: Manisha Koirala, Karan Nath, Rajat Kapoor, Netanya Singh
Director: Aruna Raje
Plus points: Interesting plot ('Unfaithful'), fine performances
Weak points: Monotonous, weak dialgue, doesn't keep you gripped
Box-Office verdict: Flop

I - PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN
Cast: Sohail Khan, Heena (Introducing)
Director: Puneet Sira
Plus points: Strong plot (Racial discrimination in the UK)
Weak points: Incorrect casting, unimpressive performances, poor music, weak dialogue
Box-Office verdict: Flop

Vow, Meenaxi is Average, not flop.

BTW, which site?? Link??

Rana

Planet Bollywood verdicts:
http://www.planetbollywood.com/BoxOffic ... 111445.php

´Murder´, a below 4 cr budget movie, opened to an excellent response across India and sustained even on Monday and Tuesday.
´Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities´ had a disastrous opening as expected.

Verdict - ´Murder´ is on its way to be the 1st universal success (or even hit) of 2004. It will be a winner in all circuits.
´Meenaxi: Tale Of 3 Cities´ is supreme disaster.
Muskaan

The movie from T-Series can take some solace from UP, but on the whole it is a loser.

Ist week collections: 63,67,012 from 44 cinemas (reported)
Ist week total(calculated) :All India 0.90 cr - 1.0 cr

Verdict - Flop.
Hawas

The movie did well initially but had a steep fall after 3 days. Performance was good in Delhi - UP. It will release this Friday in Maharashtra.

First week collections : 74,04,389 from 50 cinemas (reported)
First week total (calculated) All India 1.20 cr- 1.25 cr

Verdict - Being a below 2 cr movie, it will earn for most of its distributors, however a few may lose.
Khakee

The movie is running out of steam but will touch the 28 cr mark which is remarkable for a movie that was targeted from the 1st week of its release.

10th week collections :
Bombay - 82,720 on 4 prints
Ahmedabad - 77,222 from 3 cinemas ( 2 unrecd.)
Rajkot (14 shows) - 22,343
Noida( 7 shows) - 59,466
Kaushambi (7 shows) - 21,597
Kanpur (6 days) - 25,666
Lucknow - 88,815
Agra - 45,000
Allahabad - 33,000
Gurgaon (7 shows) - 35,700
Jaipur - 3,51,586
Madras (14 shows) - 67,552

Total for 10 weeks (calculated) All India 27.55 cr - 27.60 cr

Our Verdict - The movie is above average (as per trade classifications) or semi-hit as some say, hit in Mumbai territory, Delhi-UP, South and Rajasthan or aproximately 65% of India.
Munnabhai M.B.B.S.

The movie continues to bring in decent collections even after completing 100 days, at many centres.

15th week collections :
Bombay - 3,76,552 on 6 prints
Ahmedabad - 1,46,662 from 3 cinemas ( 3 unrecd.)
Rajkot (14 shows) - 34,148
Delhi - 4,55,444 from 5 5 cinemas
Noida (7 shows) - 78,640
Kaushambi ( 7 shows) - 35,247
Dehradun (revived) - 4th week 29,900 , 3rd week 28,500
Gurgaon - 78,871 from 2 cinemas
Hyderabad - 3,61,657 from 2 cinemas

Total for 15 weeks (calculated) All India 23.15 cr - 23.20 cr

Verdict - Super-Hit (As per trade classifications).Those who had dubbed ´Munnabhai M.B.B.S.´ , as a ´Bombay Hit´ must be embarassed as the movie celebarted 100 days at many centres spread across India and is rock-steady, even today.
Kal Ho Naa Ho

The release of Shah Rukh Khan´s next ´Main Hoon Na´ is more or less confirmed for 30th April. In the meantime ´Kal Ho Naa Ho´ is still decent in metro´s & multiplexes.

18th week collections :
Bombay - 2,69,767 on 7 prints
Ahmedabad - 93,169 from 3 cinemas ( 2 unrecd.)
Delhi - 2,45,590 from 3 cinemas
Gurgaon - 33,300

Total for 18 weeks (calculated) All India 34.85 cr

Verdict - Super hit in India (as per trade classifications), blockbuster in overseas.

OOPS!!

http://www.bollyvista.com/article/s/50? ... a34c172246

Thnx rana!! You saved me from being accused of COOKING up my OWN BO REPORTS!!