3rd week of November is jinxed

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• November 23rd, 2014.

Happy Ending is one of the biggest disasters of the year, as the film is likely to collect less than Rs 14 crore in its first weekend at the box office. Ironically, most Bollywood films released in the 3rd week of November have suffered the same fate in the last 12 years - you read that right! 2012 and 2004 were the only exceptions, only because no film released in the jinxed third week of the penultimate month of the year.

Last year, Dharma Productions' Gori Tere Pyaar Mein released in theatres on November 21st and collected Rs 9.65 crore in its first weekend. The film was Dharma's biggest disaster in recent times. In 2012, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardaar had a open second week, and both films didn't do as well as they were expected to.

In 2011, Shubh Mukherjee's Shakal Pe Mat Ja opened to empty houses. 2010 witnessed the release of Guzaarish, a film that will be remembered as the worst opening that a Hrithik Roshan film has taken since his career low between 2001 - 2002. Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu" also released in the same week featuring Shahrukh Khan in a special appearance, that movie didn't work either.

Dharma released their Saif Ali Khan - Kareena Kapoor starrer Kurbaan during the same week in 2009, the movie failed. Salman Khan tried his luck too with Subhash Ghai's Yuvraaj co-starring Katrina Kaif. Disaster.

Below is a list of movies that released in the 3rd week of November along with box office verdicts.

• 2014 Happy Ending - Disaster
• 2013 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein - Disaster
• 2012 No release
• 2011 Shakal Pe Mat Ja - Disaster
• 2010 Guzaarish - Flop
• 2009 Kurbaan - Flop
• 2008 Yuvraaj - Disaster
• 2007 Dhan Dhana Dan Goal - Flop
• 2006 Rehguzar - Disaster
• 2005 Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story - Disaster, and Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena - Flop
• 2004 No release
• 2003 Out of Control - Flop