Box Office: Drishyam does average business

Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still command the box office.

Ajay Devgn-starrer Drishyam saw a lukewarm opening at the box office on Friday. It improved on Sunday but the final outcome remains to be seen.

Mohanlal was so brilliant in the Malayalam version of the film, audiences preferred that over the Hindi version. Click here to see what we mean!

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

Drishyam

 

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, 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: New

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here

Masaan

Cast: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi

Director: Neeraj Ghaywan

What works: Great story, good performances

What doesn't: Offbeat subject

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Poor

Read the review here

Bajrangi Bhaijaan 

Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra

Director: Kabir Khan

What works: Great story, and SALMAN KHAN!

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Blockbuster

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Baahubali: The Beginning 

Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tammannah, Anushka Shetty

Director: SS Rajamouli.

What works: Great story and performances, terrific VFX

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Blockbuster.

Read the review here

I Love NY 

Cast: Sunny Deol, Kangana Ranaut

Director: Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Weak story, poor performances.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Disaster

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Guddu Rangeela

Cast: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Aditi Rao Hydari.

Director: Subhash Kapoor.

What works: Great performances.

What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here