It has been the poorest show yet with last week's new releases -- Rakhta Charitra, Jhootha Hi Sahi and Hisss -- registering the lowest collections at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Hisss
Cast: Mallika Sherawat [ Images ], Irrfan Khan [ Images ], Divya Dutta [ Images ].
Director: Jennifer Lynch.
 Mallika looks good.
 Tacky, poor special effects.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Rakta Charitra
Cast: Vivek Oberoi [ Images ], Shatrughan Sinha [ Images ], Suriya, Priyamani.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma [ Images ].
Acting is okay.
Too much violence and gore.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
Cast: John Abraham [ Images ], Pakhi, Raghu Ram, Manasi Scott.
Director: Abbas Tyrewala.
John's performance and cinematography.
Weak script.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Knock Out
Cast: Sanjay Dutt [ Images ], Kangna Ranaut [ Images ], Irrfan Khan.
Director: Mani Shankar.
Irrfan Khan is terrific.
Unrealistic climax.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Aakrosh
Cast: Ajay Devgn [ Images ], Bipasha Basu [ Images ], Akshaye Khanna [ Images ], Paresh Rawal [ Images ].
Director: Priyadarshan [ Images ].
Acting is brilliant, beautifully shot and engrossing script.
Action sequences are a little exaggerated.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Crook: It's Good to be Bad
Cast: Emraan Hashmi [ Images ], Neha Sharma [ Images ] and Arjan Bajwa.
Director: Mohit Suri.
Noble topic, good music.
Weak script.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Do Dooni Char
Cast: Rishi Kapoor [ Images ], Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev and Archit Krishna.
Director: Habib Faizal.
Rishi is in top form.
Limiting script.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Robot
Cast: Rajnikanth [ Images ], Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [ Images ], Danny Denzongpa [ Images ].
Director: Shankar.
Rajnikanth rocks. Great special effects.
Too long.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Anjaana Anjaani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor [ Images ], Priyanka Chopra [ Images ].
Director: Siddharth Anand.
Good production values and excellent music. Ranbir performs well.
Daft screenplay.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.
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Dabangg
Cast: Salman Khan [ Images ], Sonakshi Sinha [ Images ], Dimple Kapadia [ Images ], Vinod Khanna [ Images ], Sonu Sood [ Images ].
Director: Abhinav Kashyap.
Salman Khan rocks!
No story line to speak of.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Super hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
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