A look at this week's hits and misses.
Last week's releases -- The Shaukeens and Rang Rasiya -- failed to work their magic at the box office in their opening week.
While Shaukeens was unable the emulate the success of the original (Basu Chatterjee's Shaukeen), the latter had a poor showing in theatres despite good reviews.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
The Shaukeens
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra
Director: Abhishek Sharma
What works: Akshay Kumar's funny moments.
What doesn't: Not an adequately inspired remake
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average opening
Rang Rasiya
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen, Rashaana Shah
Director: Ketan Mehta
What works: Good story, great performances
What doesn't: Film drags in parts
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Super Nani
Cast: Rekha, Sharman Joshi, Randhir Kapoor, Shweta Kumar
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: A gorgeous Rekha
What doesn't: Very regressive.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Roar
Cast: Anchit Kaur, Abhinav Shukla, Himarsha Venkatsamy
Director: Kamal Sadanah
What works: Novel concept, Decent VFX
What doesn't: Bad story and direction
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Opens well
Happy New Year
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah.
Director: Farah Khan
What works: Catchy music, exotic locales, and Abhishek Bachchan!
What doesn't: Low on wit and imagination, too many stereotypes.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Paloma Sharma
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: 5
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Paloma Sharma
