A look at this week's hits and misses.
Last weeks releases Phantom has done below average business in its opening weekend while even the word of mouth is mostly against it.
Kaun Kitney Paani Mein and Baanke Ki Crazy Baraat remain non-starters.
Manjhi: The Mountain Man has been appreciated and though on a smaller level, is doing well at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Phantom
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Director: Kabir Khan
What works: Story
What doesn't: Saif and Katrina
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average opening
Kaun Kitney Paani Mein
Cast: Saurabh Shukla, Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Gulshan Grover
Director: Nila Madhab Panda
What works: Radhika Apte's performance
What doesn't: Poor story and bad direction.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Non-starter
All Is Well
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Asin, Supriya Pathak
Director: Umesh Shukla
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Poor story and bad direction.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte
Director: Ketan Mehta
What works: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s performance.
What doesn't: Abrupt sequences
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Does well
Brothers
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jackie Shroff, Jacqueline Fernadez
Director: Karan Malhotra
What works: Akshay Kumar’s performance.
What doesn't: Melodramatic plot, bad direction.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Bangistan
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Pulkit Samrat
Director: Karan Anshuman
What works: Riteish Deshmukh
What doesn't: The gags. Film lacks substance.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
Jaanisaar
Cast: Imran Abbas, Pernia Qureshi
Director: Muzaffar Ali
What works: Beautiful songs.
What doesn't: Weak performances and bad editing.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Disaster
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: 4
BO verdict: Below 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: 5
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: 6
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
