Box Office: Poor opening for Murder 3, Jayantabhai...

Last week's releases Murder 3 and Jayantabhai Ki Lovestory failed to set the cash registers ringing at the box office.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

Murder 3

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren

Director: Vishesh Bhatt

What works: Titillating scenes, hot lead actresses

What doesn't: Plot, acting

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

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Cast: Vivek Oberoi and Neha Sharma

Director: Vinnil Markan

What works: Nothing
 
What doesn't: Confused plot

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop
 
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Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Acting, direction, plot

What doesn't: Romance angle, length

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Steady

Cast: Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon and Dharmesh Yolande

Director: Remo D'Souza

What works: Dance sequences, treatment
 
What doesn't: Contrived twist

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Steady
 
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