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
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
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.
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
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
