A look at this week's hits and misses.
Farah Khan's Happy New Year took a bumper opening on the first day of release. But the film's mixed reviews caught up with it and the weekend collections showed a drop.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Happy New Year
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah.
Director: Farah Khan
What works: Catchy music, exotic locales, and Abhishek Bachchan!
What doesn't: Low on wit and imagination, too many stereotypes.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Bumper opening.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Paloma Sharma
Sonali Cable
Cast: Rhea Chakraborty, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher
Director: Charudatta Acharaya
What works: Good performances
What doesn't: Bad story, climax is a drag
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Ekkes Toppon Ki Salaami
Cast: Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia, Divyendu Sharma, Manu Rishi
Director: Ravindra Gautam
What works: Good performances, well-made film
What doesn't: Bad dialogues
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Haider
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Narendra Jha, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
What works: Everything!
What doesn't: The second half is slow.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Bang Bang
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Jimmy Shergill
Director: Siddharth Anand
What works: Good looking lead cast
What doesn't: Too loud, too dumbed-down
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Paloma Sharma
Khoobsurat
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Kirron Kher
Director: Shashanka Ghosh
What works: Good looking film with candyfloss romance.
What doesn't: We've seen better before.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Flop
