<P> Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! received mixed - to - negative reviews . Anupama Chopra gave the film three out of five stars in The Hindustan Times: "Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara! had me cheering for the bad guy . Which, at least in the movies, is never a bad thing . The film gets one extra star for Akshay Kumar, who makes a stellar killer". Madhureeta Mukherjee awarded the film 3.5 out of five stars in The Times of India, telling readers to watch the film only for its flattering dons and their heroines, saying "there's nothing criminal about it!" She praised Milan Luthria for capturing the essence of the film's setting and Kumar's portrayal of Shoaib Khan: "Bhai act with flamboyance and mojo...He gets a chance to do what he does best--herogiri (albeit less menacing, more entertaining), with charisma and clap - trap dialoguebaazi" but criticised Imran Khan's "ill - at - ease" rogue, the second half of the film for being "at times too overbearing" and said, "this film has its moments, but it's not as compelling as the prequel ." Vinayak Chakrovorty gave the film two - and - a-half out of five stars in India Today: "OUATIMD should remind Bollywood what we all always knew: Never make a sequel just for the heck of it if you don't have a genuine idea to entertain". Subhash K. Jha termed the film as "one of the most ill - timed gangster dramas" criticising the acting of all the three leads, praising only the short cameo of Sonali Bendre . </P> <P> The film drew a number of negative reactions from the film critics . Subhra Gupta gave the film a half - star out of five in The Indian Express, saying "After all the shoot - outs and bang - bangs are over, you are left with a film which leaves you with so little new that you wonder if there's any juice left in this style of retro gangsta flick . Or are we heading for a third - time - in - Mumbai - Tibara?" Rajeev Masand of CNN - IBN gave the film 1.5 out of five stars, describing the film as the "equivalent of getting a root canal". He criticised the naivety of the three leads: Kumar for his "in - your - face flamboyance", Khan for playing an "urban rich kid slumming it out at a dress - up party" and both for "rat - a-tat punch lines", but praised Sonali Bendre's cameo as Mumtaz . Mohar Basu gave the film two out of five stars in Koimoi, criticising the melodrama and the "lacklustre chemistry", remarking that the film "lacks the effervescence and naturalness of its prequel". </P> <P> Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! and its prequel Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai have been described as having a storyline and characters similar to the life of Dawood Ibrahim . Luthria and Kapoor have "repeatedly drilled home the notion that Shoaib Khan could be any gangster and not necessarily Dawood" a position that Kumar has also stated . </P> <P> Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! opened well, with sold - out showings (particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad) due to its release on Independence Day eve . Due to limited screen availability (about 1,000), Balaji Motion Pictures negotiated with the producers of Chennai Express to release 1,000 more screens for a total of 2,700 . Despite the low number of screens, the film netted ₹ 90 million (US $1.3 million) on its opening day . Due to competition from Chennai Express the film earned ₹ 366 million (US $5.1 million) (₹ 273 million (US $3.8 million) three - day) over its extended four - day weekend, considered a poor result . Earnings dropped on Monday to ₹ 40 million (US $560,000). The film did better on Tuesday and Wednesday due to Raksha Bandhan, earning ₹ 85 million (US $1.2 million) on both days . It earned ₹ 511 million (US $7.1 million) (₹ 485 million (US $6.8 million) seven - day) during its eight - day first week . During its second weekend the film dropped nearly 90 percent, earning ₹ 45 million (US $630,000) to bring its total to ₹ 555 million (US $7.7 million). The film earned ₹ 70 million (US $970,000) during its second week, bringing its total to ₹ 580 million (US $8.1 million). Despite this, it was declared a "flop" by Box Office India . The film did not do well overseas, earning $1.55 million during its first weekend . </P>

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