The hits and misses of the week.
Sunny Leone starrer Mastizaade failed to entertained the audience and witnessed a poor opening at the box office.
Saala Khadoos, which also hit the screens last Friday, didn't get any cash registers jingling.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.
Mastizaade
Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Vir Das Sunny Leone, Suresh Menon, Asrani
Director: Milap Zaveri
What works: Sunny Leone
What doesn't: Weak script.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average.
Saala Khadoos
Cast: R Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Nassar
Director: Sudha Kongara
What works: Leads actors.
What doesn't: Overdone aggression and neglecting the finer details.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening.
Airlift
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrit Kaur, Feryna Wazheir
Director: Raja Krishna Menon
What works: Excellent performance by Akshay Kumar.
What doesn't: The song breaks the film's rhythm.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3
Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Krishna Abhishek
Director: Umesh Ghadge
What works: Sleazy porncom.
What doesn't: Too much skin fest.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Chalk N Duster
Cast: Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Upasana Singh, Arya Babbar, Girish Karnad
Director: Jayant Gilatar
What works: Excellent performances.
What doesn't: Weak direction.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Wazir
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Bejoy Nambiar
What works: Amitabh Bachchan's performance, good dialogues.
What doesn't: Dull, predictable thriller.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
Chauranga
Cast: Sanjay Suri, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Soham Maitra, Ena Saha, Riddhi Sen
Director: Bikas Ranjan Mishra
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Lacks a strong story.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
Dilwale
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Boman Irani, Varun Sharma, Johnny Lever
Director: Rohit Shetty
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Weak story.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Average
Bajirao Mastani
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
What works: The performance of the entire cast.
What doesn't: The film is slow and lengthy.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Tamasha
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
Director: Imtiaz Ali
What works: The lead cast.
What doesn't: First half drags.
Number of weeks: 9
BO verdict: Flop
