Box Office: Raja Natwarlal is below average

A look at this week's hits and misses.

Emraan Hashmi's latest film Raja Natwarlal met with a poor response at the box office when it released last week, and showed no improvement over the weekend.

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

Raja Natwarlal

Cast: Emraan Hasmi, Humaima Malick

Director: Kunal Deshmukh

What works: Emraan Hashmi

What doesn't: Unimpressive songs, badly shot film

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

Mardaani

Cast: Rani Mukerji, Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Bhasin

Director: Pradeep Sarkar

What works: Rani Mukerji's performance

What doesn't: Weak script.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average

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Singham Returns

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Amol Gupte

Director: Rohit Shetty

What works: Great action sequences, good performances

What doesn't: Childishly crafted film, too loud.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Entertainment

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah, Johnny Lever, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Krushna Abhishek

Director: Sajid-Farhad

What works: Good one-liners.

What doesn't: Poor script, lacks a good story.

Number of weeks: 3

Box Office verdict: Below average.

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Kick

Cast: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nawazuddin Siddique

Director: Sajid Nadiadwala

What works: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddique, hit music

What doesn't: Lack of a story

Number of weeks: 5

Box Office verdict: Superhit

Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

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