Midweek: 'Murder 3' collects 13.31 cr in Weekend 1

Midweek: ‘Murder 3’ collects 13.31 cr in Weekend 1

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Murder 3	Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sara Loren, Rajesh Shringarpure, Shekhar Shukla, Bugs Bhargava	Interesting plot, skilful execution, riveting second half	Not much meat in the first half	Did not witness ample growth, after an ordinary start. The advantage is its low cost, which should help it sail safe. Collected approx Rs 13.31 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 4.52 cr, Sat 4.01 cr, Sun 4.78 cr
Special 26	Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Sheirgill, Kajal Agarwal, Rajesh Sharma, Kishore Kadam, Divya Dutta, Deepraj Rana	Intelligently woven, slick and smart period thriller with its subject matter as its USP. Plus, highly competent performances by each and everyone	Romantic track is an eye-sore	Maintained steady figures at multiplexes of urban centres. Collected approx Rs 13 cr nett in Weekend 2. Grand total: Rs 57 cr nett
ABCD - Any Body Can Dance	Prabhu Dheva, Kay Kay Menon, Ganesh Acharya, Dharmesh, Salman, Punit Pathak	Incredible, eye-popping dances as its soul	Skeletal plot and screenwriting deviates into the conventional and foreseeable zone in the second hour	Has emerged a winner. Withstood the oppositions by collecting a handsome amount in Weekend 2 [Rs 9 cr]. Grand total: Rs 41 cr nett
Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story	Vivek Oberoi, Neha Sharma, Nasser, Zakir Hussain, Rahul Singh	A breezy first hour, with several interesting episodes	Second half lacks dum	Recorded dull collections in Weekend 1