A look at the week's hits and misses.
Two big releases this week and both didn't tempt the box office.
Dilwale suffered due to demonstrations and the cancellation of shows at some centres in the aftermath of the comment on 'intolerance' made by Shah Rukh Khan, which he later clarified. The film, helmed by Rohit Shetty, ended with a less-than-expected weekend figure and showed a noticeable drop on Monday, December 21.
Local distributors from territories like Delhi-Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and the Central Province stand to lose their money.
Bajirao Mastani, the other big release of the week, had a weak opening and was hampered by controversies about the story's plot; it showed some improvement over the weekend but dropped on Monday.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.
Dilwale
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Boman Irani, Varun Sharma, Johnny Lever
Director: Rohit Shetty
What works: Sanjay Mishra's comic timing
What doesn't: Weak story line
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Fair opening
Bajirao Mastani
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
What works: The performance of the entire cast
What doesn't: The film is slow and lengthy
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Hate Story 3
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zarine Khan, Daisy Shah
Director: Vishal Pandya
What works: The skin show
What doesn't: No thrills, no story
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Great opening
Angry Indian Goddesses
Cast: Sandhya Mridul, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anushka Manchanda, Amrit Maghera, Rajshri Deshpande, Pavleen Gujral
Director: Pan Nalin
What works: Great cast and direction
What doesn't: Inconsistent story
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Non-starter.
Tamasha
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
Director: Imtiaz Ali
What works: The lead cast.
What doesn't: First half drags.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
X: Past is Present
Cast: Huma Qureshi, Rajat Kapoor, Anushman Jha, Swara Bhaskar, Radhika Apte, Piaa Bajpai, Usha Uthup
Directors: Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Hemant Gaba, Nalan Kumarasamy, Pratim D Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, Sudhish Kamath, Suparn Verma
What works: Performances by Rajat Kapoor, Anushman Jha, Swara Bhaskar
What doesn't: Certain segments jar
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher
Director: Sooraj Barjatya
What works: Salman Khan
What doesn't: Outdated melodrama
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Flop
Main Aur Charles
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chaddha
Director: Prawaal Raman
What works: Top performances, well-directed film, fabulous sound design
What doesn't: Poor dialogues
Number of weeks: 7
BO verdict: Flop
