A look at this week's hits and misses.
Last week saw four movie releases -- Ekkees Topon KI Salaami, Tamanchey, Spark and Jigariyaa. All of them failed to make an impact on the box office, and flopped.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Tamanchey
Cast: Richa Chadda, Nikhil Dwivedi
Director: Navneet Behal
What works: Good music, slick editing
What doesn't: Weak story, too long
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Ekkes Toppon Ki Salaami
Cast: Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia, Divyendu Sharma, Manu Rishi
Director: Ravindra Gautam
What works: Good performances
What doesn't: The second half drags
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average
Haider
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Narendra Jha, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
What works: Everything!
What doesn't: The second half is a tad slow.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Bang Bang
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Jimmy Shergill
Director: Siddharth Anand
What works: Good looking lead cast
What doesn't: Too loud, too dumbed-down
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Paloma Sharma
Khoobsurat
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Kirron Kher
Director: Shashanka Ghosh
What works: Good looking film with candyfloss romance
What doesn't: We've seen better before
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
Daawat-E-Ishq
Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher
Director: Habib Faisal
What works: A charming foodie feast
What doesn't: Half-baked film
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Below average.
