Box Office: Katti Batti, Meeruthiya Gangsters flop

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.

Read the review here

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.

Read the review here

 

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.

Read the review here

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

Read the review here

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

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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

Read the review here

 

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

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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