A look at the hits and misses of the week.
Himesh Reshammiya's latest release The Xpose saw a decent run at the box office despite poor reviews.
One of the key reasons is probably because it was the solo Hindi release of the week.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
The Xpose
Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Sonali Raut, Zoya Afroz
Director: Anant Mahadevan.
What works: Entertaining dialogues.
What doesn't: Shoddy direction, bad script.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Good opening.
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Hawaa Hawaai
Cast: Partho Gupte, Saqib Saleem.
Director: Amol Gupte.
What works: Good script, direction
What doesn't: Melodramatic climax
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit.
Mastram
Cast: Rahul Bagga, Tara-Alisha Berry
Director: Akhilesh Jaiswal
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Confused direction, very slow pace.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
2 States
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathy
Director: Abhishek Varman.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Too many stereotypes.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Hit.
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