A look at this week's hits and misses.
Mary Kom saw a lukewarm opening on Friday. It improved to some extent on Sunday but isn't quite holding up to its promise. It is also finding little patronage in single screens.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Mary Kom
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa
Director: Omung Kumar
What works: Priyanka Chopra excels
What doesn't: Predictable screenplay
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the review here: Laxmi Negi /Sukanya Verma
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: 1
BO verdict: Flop
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: 2
BO verdict: Average
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: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
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: 4
Box Office verdict: Below average.
