Midweek B.O.: ‘G-3’ scores, ‘AR’ below expectations

By Bollywood Hungama -

November 8, 2010 - 5:11 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Golmaal 3	Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpande, Kunal Khemu, Mithun Chakraborty, Ratna Pathak Shah, Johnny Lever, Vrajesh Hirjee, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Murli Sharma, Vijay Patkar, Viju Khote, Ashwini Kalsekar, Prem Chopra	Non-stop entertainment	Skeletal plot	Was the first choice of moviegoers during the festive weekend. The film collected approx. Rs. 8 cr + on Friday, approx. Rs. 13 cr on Saturday and approx. Rs. 11 cr on Sunday. The opening weekend total stands at approx. Rs. 32 cr. to Rs. 33 cr. nett, which is fantastic
Action Replayy	Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Rannvijay, Randhir Kapoor, Neha Dhupia	Good performances	Uninspiring screenplay	Had a shaky start on Friday [approx. Rs. 2.75 cr], picked up rapidly on Saturday [approx. Rs. 8 cr], but fell short of expectations on Sunday [approx. Rs. 6 cr]. The 3-day total stands at approx. Rs. 16.75 cr, which is disappointing for an Akshay Kumar starrer. Since the film had opened in the festive week, it should've packed at least Rs. 25 cr + in its opening weekend
Jhootha Hi Sahi	John Abraham, Pakhi, Raghu Ram, Manasi Scott, Anaitha Nair, R. Madhavan [sp. app.], Nandana Sen [sp. app.]	Difficult to find	Poor writing, uninspiring music and excessive length	Flop
Rakht Charitra	Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Radhika Apte, Zarina Wahab, Ashwini Kalsekar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajendra Gupta, Anupam Shyam, Sushmita Mukherjee, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Darshan Jariwala, Sudeep [sp. app.]	Terrific performances and a gripping narrative	Excessive violence, blood and gore	Hindi version theatrical business is dull. However, the business module [of making in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions] will help its producers make decent profits