A look at the week

**Ratings based on box office collections and cost of the film**

RatingFilmProduction HouseVerdictPosition Last WeekNo Of Weeks Since Release
1One 2 Ka 4Glamour FilmsDisasterNew2
2Chori Chori
Chupke Chupke		Emaar Films IntlAbove Average (Hit in some circuits)17
3MohabbateinYash Raj FilmsHit 226
4FarzVishant InternationalFlop (Good in Delhi-UP & East Punjab)312
5KasoorVishesh EntertainmentAverage (Above average in Delhi-UP and South)59
6Chhupa RustamSeven Arts PicturesAverage (Hit in Bihar, above average in Bombay and Delhi-UP)44
7ZubeidaaFKR ProductionsLoser611
8OfficerFA FilmsFlop75
9Mission KashmirVinod Chopra ProductionsAverage (Above average in Bombay and losing in some circuits)823
10Kuch Khatti
Kuch Meethi		Saboo Films & Bharat Film WorksLoser (average in
some circuits)		1011


Komal Nahta edits the popular trade magazine, Film Information.

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