Box Office: 2 States opens well

Last week's release 2 States has had a very positive opening at the box office, and is on its way to becoming a hit.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week:

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: New

BO verdict: Good opening.

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Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Parth Bhalerao, Usha Jadhav

Director: Nitesh Tiwari.

What works: Parth Bhalerao's performance, gags in the first half.

What doesn't: Plot meanders in the second half.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen

Cast: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri.

Director: David Dhawan.

What works: A time-pass and paisa vasool film, with lots of romance and comedy.

What doesn't: Not for family audiences, too many subplots.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit.

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Cast: Sunny Leone, Parvin Dabas, Sandhya Mridul, Divya Dutta

Director: Bhushan Patel

What works: Sunny Leone's hot image, good music.

What doesn't: Not scary enough.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews here: Bikash Mohapatra / Namita Karkera

Cast: Kangna Ranaut, Lisa Haydon, Rajkummar Rao

Director: Vikas Bahl

What works: Kangna's performance, script, humour.

What doesn't: Lengthy.

Number of weeks: 6

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen / Sonil Dedhia