Last week's release Besharam opened well when it released on Wednesday, October 2, but its box office collections dropped almost immediately due to poor word of mouth.
The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was panned by critics and failed to draw in audiences.
Meanwhile, recent releases like Warning, Maziii, Raqt: A Rishta, Prague and Supermodel got bumped out of theatres barely a week after their release, due to dismal collections.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Besharam
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Pallavi Sharda
Director: Abhinav Singh Kashyap
What works: The Kapoors.
What doesn't: Weak storyline, mindless gags, bad toilet humour.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
The Lunchbox
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Ritesh Batra
What works: Story, treatment, performances
What doesn't: Abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit
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Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
What works: Shahid Kapoor
What doesn't: Cliched templates, lazy direction
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Grand Masti
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: Vulgar jokes, hot girls, good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Not meant for a family audience.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Hit
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