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Box Office: Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara does average business

August 19, 2013 18:43 IST

Image: Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan in Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Chennai Express has sped past last week's release Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara, which did average business at the box office. In fact, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer has set a new record of getting the highest first week collection figures till date. It is expected to do well in second week as well.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha

Director: Milan Luthria

What works: Good production values, some good dialogues

What doesn't: Bad story, bad performances.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Average

Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Chennai Express

Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in Chennai Express

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone

Director: Rohit Shetty

What works: The film starts well, family entertainer

What doesn't: Too many holes in the plot, lots of bad jokes.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Blockbuster

Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra

BA Pass

Image: Shilpa Shukla in BA Pass

Cast: Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Sharma, Geeta Sharma

Director: Mohan Sikka

What works: Good performances, well made film

What doesn't: Nothing

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average 

Read the review here

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Image: Farhan Akhtar in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

What works: Great script, amazing performances

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews: Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra