Last week saw two releases, Boss and Shahid.
Akshay Kumar-starrer Boss opened to an average response on Wednesday but it failed to sustain through the week.
Shahid found appreciation but no collections to match. A Mumbai-centric film, it faced a lot of opposition in the city due to the ongoing 15th Mumbai Film Festival which kept film buffs busy.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Boss
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ronit Roy, Danny Denzongpa, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shiv Pandit
Director: Anthony D'Souza
What works: Good action sequences.
What doesn't: Too loud.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Shahid
Cast: Rajkumar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Hansal Mehta
What works: Brilliant performances, thought-provoking film.
What doesn't: Doesn't delve into what shaped Shahid's thinking, and why he chose the jihadi path, abrupt at times.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
War Chhod Na Yaar
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Javed Jaffrey
Director: Faraz Haider
What works: Good one-liners, good performances by Sharman and Javed
What doesn't: Preachy second half, plot meanders
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Average
Besharam
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Pallavi Sharda
Director: Abhinav Singh Kashyap
What works: The Kapoors.
What doesn't: Weak storyline, mindless gags, bad toilet humour.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop.
The Lunchbox
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Ritesh Batra
What works: Story, treatment, performances
What doesn't: Abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Hit
Read the review here
Grand Masti
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: Vulgar jokes, hot girls, good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Not meant for a family audience.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Hit
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