Midweek B.O.: 'Robot' picks up, 'Crook' rejected

Midweek B.O.: ‘Robot’ picks up, ‘Crook’ rejected

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Crook: It's Good To Be Bad	Emraan Hashmi, Neha, Gulshan Grover, Mashhoor Amrohi, Arjan Bajwa, Smilee Suri	Interesting concept	Confused script	Has been rejected. The opening weekend business remained on the lower side
Robot	Rajnikant, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa	Wholesome entertainer with Rajnikant like never before	Slightly lengthy	Maintained very well in its second weekend. The business showed an upward trend at several centres
Anjaana Anjaani	Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Zayed Khan, Tanvi Azmi	Terrific performances	Screenplay could be tighter	Showed a big decline in its second weekend. Overall, average [theatrical business]. However, the film is expected to make decent profits, since a large chunk of investment has been recovered from sale of Satellite Rights, Music Rights and various territories
Do Dooni Chaar	Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Archit, Aditi, Akhilendra Mishra, Supriya Shukla	A well-made film in all respects with powerhouse performances	Second half could've been tighter	Picked up on Saturday and Sunday, but the business is not corresponding with the appreciation for the film
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	Blockbuster