Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still rule the box office.
Last week's releases -- Bangistan and Jaanisaar -- failed at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
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: New
BO verdict: Poor
Jaanisaar
Cast: Imran Abbas, Pernia Qureshi
Director: Muzaffar Ali
What works: Beautiful songs.
What doesn't: Weak performances and bad editing.
Number of weeks: New
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: 1
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: 2
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: 3
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Baahubali: The Beginning
Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tammannah, Anushka Shetty
Director: SS Rajamouli.
What works: Great story and performances, terrific VFX
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Blockbuster.
I Love NY
Cast: Sunny Deol, Kangana Ranaut
Director: Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Weak story, poor performances.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Disaster
Guddu Rangeela
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Aditi Rao Hydari.
Director: Subhash Kapoor.
What works: Great performances.
What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Below average
