A look at this week's hits and misses.
Last week's release Welcome Back has opened to excellent box office collections.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Welcome Back
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, John Abraham and Shruti Haasan.
Director: Anees Bazmee
What works: Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar's madcap comedy
What doesn't: Senseless storyline.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Excellent opening.
Phantom
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.
Director: Kabir Khan
What works: Good story.
What doesn't: Saif and Katrina are terribly miscast.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Kaun Kitney Paani Mein
Cast: Saurabh Shukla, Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Gulshan Grover
Director: Nila Madhab Panda
What works: Radhika Apte's performance
What doesn't: Poor story and bad direction.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
All Is Well
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Asin and Supriya Pathak.
Director: Umesh Shukla
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Poor story and bad direction.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte.
Director: Ketan Mehta
What works: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s performance.
What doesn't: Abrupt sequences
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Above average
Brothers
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jackie Shroff and Jacqueline Fernadez.
Director: Karan Malhotra
What works: Akshay Kumar’s performance.
What doesn't: Melodramatic plot, bad direction.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Bangistan
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Pulkit Samrat.
Director: Karan Anshuman
What works: Riteish Deshmukh
What doesn't: The gags. Film lacks substance.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop
Drishyam
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran and Rajat Kapoor.
Director: Nishikant Kamath
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: The ingredients are all there but the film never quite takes off.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Below average
Masaan
Cast: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi.
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
What works: Great story, good performances
What doesn't: Offbeat subject
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Poor
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Harshaali Malhotra.
Director: Kabir Khan
What works: Great story, and SALMAN KHAN!
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
