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The dry spell at the box office continues.
Riding on Ranbir Kapoor's shoulders did nothing for Roy. The Arjun Rampal-Jacqueline Fernandez starrer was a confusing, never-ending tale that had a fair opening but suffered a huge setback on Sunday due to the India-Pakistan World Cup match.
The other release of the week MSG: The Messenger failed.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Roy 
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez
Director: Vikramjit Singh
What works: Ranbir Kapoor.
What doesn't: Terribly boring.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average
Read the review here
MSG: The Messenger
Cast: Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Daniel Kaleb, Flora Saini, Jayshree Soni
Director: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and Jeetu Arora
What works: Tough!
What doesn't: Loud, tacky feature-length advertisement.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Read the review here
Shamitabh
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan
Director: R Balki
What works: Amitabh Bachchan's baritone.
What doesn't: Nothing else!
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Khamoshiyan
Cast: Ali Fazal, Gurmeet Choudhary, Sapna Pabbi
Director: Karan Darra
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Bad direction and story.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Poor opening
Hawaizaada
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda, Mithun Chakraborthy
Director: Vibhu Puri
What works: Ornate sets.
What doesn't: Bad performances, shoddy direction.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Poor opening
Rahasya
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidhyrathi
Director: Manish Gupta
What works: Good performances, fast-paced story.
What doesn't: Film over-explains the climax.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Poor opening
Dolly Ki Doli
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma
Director: Abhishek Dogra
What works: Light-hearted, fun film.
What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Below average
Baby
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapasee Pannu
Director: Neeraj Pandey
What works: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa are terrific together.
What doesn't: Not gripping enough.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average