By Ashok

The two films released this week are not up to the mark.

'Lakeer - Forbidden Lines' had a fairly average opening of around 70-75% with the Sunny Deol strongholds in the North being slightly better but the reports are awful and the film is very unlikely to succeed.

The other release, 'Run' has opened to around 50% and has slightly better reports than 'Lakeer' but as with most remakes of South Indian films it will find it tough going, due to different tastes in the North.

The Punjabi film 'Asa Nu Maan Watna Da' opened to a bumper response wherever it was released (Punjab and Overseas). Reports coming from Canada and UK are extraordinary.

'Main Hoon Na' takes a hit of about 40% in the second week but overall business for the first two weeks is good.

Here's a list of top ten for the week ending May 15th, 2004.

1. Main Hoon Na
Number of Weeks: 2
Total Gross: 21.70 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Good first 2 weeks
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2. Charas
Number of Weeks: 1
Total Gross: 1.25 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Poor first week
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3. Masti
Number of Weeks: 5
Total Gross: 19.65 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Semi-Hit
Bollyvista.com Review



4. Murder
Number of Weeks: 6
Total Gross: 11.90 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Hit (Superhit at places)
Bollyvista.com Review



5. Sheen
Number of Weeks: 1
Total Gross: 12 lakhs
Box-Office Verdict: Poor first week
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6. Bardaasht
Number of Weeks: 3
Total Gross: 2.75
Box-Office Verdict: Disaster
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7. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Number of Weeks: 21
Total Gross: 23.25 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Hit
Bollyvista.com Review



8. Kal Ho Naa Ho
Number of Weeks: 24
Total Gross: 33.15 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Semi-Hit
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9. Krishna Cottage
Number of Weeks: 4
Total Gross: 3.05 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Flop
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10. Khakee
Number of Weeks: 16
Total Gross: 27.03 crore
Box-Office Verdict: Average
Bollyvista.com Review




Note: Box-Office Verdict is based on the all India distributor returns against the price paid by the distributors.