'Ra.One' drops in week 2, 'Rockstar' keenly awaited

Despite no potential competition ('Loot', 'Miley Na Miley Hum') in its second week, the business of 'Ra.One' wasn't anything to rave about. All eyes on 'Rockstar' now.There weren't any big release lined up in the week following Ra.One release. Perhaps the industry might have perceived it to have a huge impact and thereby big releases kept away by a decent two weeks. Unfortunately Ra.One hasn't done any wonders despite having no potential competition in its second week.Loot starring Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Javed Jaffrey and Mahakshay Chakravarthy looked like a dated project with bad performances, wrong sense of humour and poor direction. Clearly the film failed to excite much even in the small centers. Chirag Paswan's debut film had as much indifferent fate as his act in the film. Even Kangana Ranaut couldn't add any spark in Miley Naa Miley Hum which had a boring plotline and directionless narrative. Expectedly both the films met with disastrous fate at the box office. We aren't even talking about the B-grader Tension Door in which some Swaraj Singh tried to launch himself as an actor.With practically no competition in its second week, the business of Ra.One slid down to a considerable extent. The mixed response in its first week didn't encourage more footfalls in the second week. The second weekend collection is around Rs 9 crores and the total nett. collection has reached around Rs 110 crores which isn't saying much for SRK's superhero. Now all eyes are on Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar starring Ranbir Kapoor in the title role. The film is being hugely promoted and is being keenly looked forward to. Ranbir's chemistry with Nargis Fakhri, AR Rahman's music and Imtiaz Ali's track record makes it a promising film. Again Rockstar comes as a solo Hindi release and is expected to open big.Top 5 Films this WeekFilm: Ra.OnePosition: 1Director: Anubhav SinhaCast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun RampalUpside: Good special effects, SRK's energetic act, ravishing Kareena Kapoor, well-choreographed action sequences Downside: Superhero enters pretty late in plot, cardboard villain, too long, average music, screenplay could have been more eventful, humour too vulgar for a family filmRunning Week: 1Trade Comments: Despite no potential competition in its second week, the business of Ra.One slid down to a considerable extent. The mixed response in first week didn't encourage more footfalls in the second week. The second weekend collection is around Rs 9 crores and the total nett. collection has reached around Rs 110 crores which isn't saying much for SRK's superhero. Film: LootPosition: 2Director: Rajnish Raj ThakurCast: Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Javed Jaffrey, Mahesh ManjrekarUpside: Decent plotDownside: Bad direction, pathetic performances, sense of humour gone wrongRunning Week: 1Trade Comments: Poor openingFilm: Miley Naa Miley HumPosition: 3Director: Tanveer KhanCast: Chirag Paswan, Kangana RanautUpside: Practically nothingDownside: Dismal debut by Chirag Paswan, bad acts, dull plot, boring screenplayRunning Week: 1Trade Comments: Extremely poor opening.Film: DamadammPosition: 4Director: Swapna WaghmareCast: Himesh Reshammiya, Sonal Sehgal, Purbi JoshiUpside: Interesting plotDownside: Boring execution, average actsRunning Week: 2Box Office Verdict: FlopFilm: Tell Me O KkhudaPosition: 5Director: Hema MaliniCast: Esha Deol, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, DharmendraUpside: Senior actors try to be the saving graceDownside: Boring story, uninteresting acts, Esha Deol fails to impressRunning Week: 2Box Office Verdict: Flop