A look at this week's hits and misses.
Imran Khan's dry spell at the box office continues, as his latest film Katti Batti opened to poor collections.
The other two releases -- MSG 2: The Messenger and Meeruthiya Gangsters -- also got poor openings.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Katti Batti
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Imran Khan.
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: The lead cast performs well.
What doesn't: Poor story, bad direction.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Meeruthiya Gangsters
Cast: Jaideep Ahlawat, Vansh Bhardwaj, Aaksh Dahiya, Jatin Sarna, Shadab Kamal and Chandrachoor Rai.
Director: Zeishan Qadri
What works: Original writing
What doesn't: Story meanders.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
MSG - 2 The Messenger
Cast: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan.
Director: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Jeetu Arora Insan
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: The whole film doesn't work!
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Below average.
Hero
Cast: Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty, Aditya Pancholi, Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Poorly-written film, bad performances.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Welcome Back
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Shruti Haasan.
Director: Anees Bazmee
What works: Madcap comedy.
What doesn't: Senseless storyline.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Average.
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: 3
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: 4
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: 4
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: 4
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: 5
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
