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Box Office: Jolly LLB 2 gets decent opening

February 13, 2017 14:53 IST
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The hits and misses of the week.

Thanks to its title, lack of opposition and Akshay Kumar's popularity, Jolly LLB 2, which opened with a weak response, has managed to grow very well over the weekend. It will need to sustain through the week to make its mark at the box office.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.

 

Jolly LLB 2

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor

Director: Subhash Kapoor

What works: Good performances, fun dialogues and well-directed.

What doesn't: Predictable.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Decent opening.

Read the review here

 

Kung Fu Yoga

Cast: Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Amyra Dastur.

Director: Stanley Tong

What works: Jackie Chan.

What doesn't: Lousy acting, bad CGI, terrible dialogues, illogical film.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Kaabil

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy.

Director: Sanjay Gupta.

What works: Hrithik Roshan.

What doesn't: Predictable story, slow first half.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Below Average.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya VermaNamrata Thakker

 

Raees

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Director: Rahul Dholakia.

What works: Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

What doesn't: Script and narration doesn't grab you.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Below Average.

Read the reviews here: Saisuresh SivaswamyPrasanna Zore

 

Coffee With D

Cast: Sunil Grover, Pankaj Tripathi.

Director: Vishal Mishra

What works: Good performances, a few genuinely funny scenes.

What doesn't: Poorly executed, boring music.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Ok Jaanu

Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Leela Samson

Director: Shaad Ali

What works: Beautiful cinematography.

What doesn't: Shaad Ali cannot pull off a remake of the well-made original, O Kadhal Kanmani.

Number of weeks: 4.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Haraamkhor

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi

Director: Shlok Sharma 

What works: Great performances.

What doesn't: Slow pace.

Number of weeks: 4.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Dangal

Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Aparshakti Khurrana.

Director: Nitesh Tiwari.

What works: Excellent performances, story, soundtrack.

What doesn't: A little melodrama towards the end.

Number of weeks: 7.

BO verdict: Blockbuster.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/Raja Sen

Befikre

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor

Director: Aditya Chopra.

What works: No chemistry, Vaani's deadpan acting.

What doesn't: Poor climax.

Number of weeks: 9.

BO verdict: Semi hit.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma/Aseem Chhabra

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