Midweek B.O.: 'Dabangg' magic continues, emerges Blockbuster

Midweek B.O.: ‘Dabangg’ magic continues, emerges Blockbuster

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Dabangg	Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mahi Gill, Tinnu Anand, Murli Sharma, Malaika Arora Khan	Full on mass entertainer with Salman Khan like never before	Predictable storyline	Had a rock-solid second weekend, collecting approx. Rs. 24.6 cr. to Rs. 25 cr. nett in second weekend. The breakup is as follows:- Fri: Rs. 6.1 cr, Sat: Rs. 7.5 cr and Sun: Rs. 10.5 cr to Rs. 11 cr. [estimates]. The film is exceptional at single screens, showing hardly any drop, while multiplexes showed the usual drop in morning and noon shows on Friday and Saturday. The 10-day total stands at approx. Rs. 105 cr. nett. Blockbuster
We Are Family	Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Aanchal Munjal, Nominath Ginsberg, Diya Sonecha	Towering performances and strong emotional quotient	Lackluster music	Below average [theatrical business]. However, the producers may scrape through to safety due to pre-selling of Satellite Rights
Life Express	Rituparna Sengupta, Kiran Janjani, Divya Dutta, Yashpal Sharma, Dayashankar Pandey, Vijayendra Ghatge, Anjan Srivastava, Alok Nath	Difficult to find	Poor writing and direction	Poor opening weekend
PEEPLI [Live]	Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vishal Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah	An outstanding satire	Difficult to find	Super Hit [theatrical business]; Blockbuster [returns over investment]
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai	Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai, Randeep Hooda, Avtar Gill, Naved Aslam, Mehul Bhojak, Ravi Khanwilkar, Gauhar Khan	A fantastic film in all respects	Slow pacing in its second hour	Hit