Box Office: Shamitabh is below average

The Big Baritone cannot save the day.

Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Shamitabh could not break the box office jinx, and fared below average. It saw a poor opening but picked up on Sunday. Unfortunately, it dropped again, and it's high price tag made sure it couldn't be a winner.

The other two releases Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan and Hum Tum Dushman Dushman were a no show.

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

Shamitabh

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan

Director: R Balki

What works: Amitabh Bachchan's baritone.

What doesn't: Nothing else!

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Below average

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Khamoshiyan

Cast: Ali Fazal, Gurmeet Choudhary, Sapna Pabbi

Director: Karan Darra

What works: Good music.

What doesn't: Bad direction and story.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Poor opening

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Hawaizaada

Cast: Ayushmaan Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda, Mithun Chakraborthy

Director: Vibhu Puri

What works: Ornate sets.

What doesn't: Bad performances, shoddy direction.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Poor opening

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Rahasya

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidhyrathi

Director: Manish Gupta

What works: Good performances, fast-paced story.

What doesn't: Film over-explains the climax.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Poor opening

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Dolly Ki Doli

Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma

Director: Abhishek Dogra

What works:  Light-hearted, fun film.

What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Below average

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Baby

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapasee Pannu

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa are terrific together.

What doesn't: Not gripping enough.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average

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