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Box Office: Five movie releases, all FLOPS

October 28, 2013 18:47 IST
Manish Paul in Mickey Virus

Last week saw five movie releases -- Mickey Virus, Ishq Actually, Sooper Se Ooper, Delhi Gang and Wake Up India.

Mickey Virus found some favour, thanks to its good marketing. The film managed some decent collections in its first three days but that wasn't enough to save the film. The other releases did not get good openings.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Mickey Virus

Cast: Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Varun Badola

Director: Saurabh Verma

What works: Good suspence in the second half

What doesn't: The first half drags

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Ishq Actually

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Rajeev Khandelwala, Rayo Bakhirta, Neha Ahuja in Ishq Actually

Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Rayo Bakhirta

Director: Anish Khanna

What works: Pretty visuals and a mellow soundtrack.

What doesn't: Obtuse, dispassionate and inert.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Sooper Se Ooper

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Gulshan Grover in Sooper Se Ooper

Cast: Vir Das, Kirti Kulhari, Gulshan Grover, Deepak Dobriyal, Yashpal Sharma

Director: Shekhar Ghosh

What works: Good direction and music.

What doesn't: Plot-less movie.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Boss

October 28, 2013 18:47 IST
Akshay Kumar in 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: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Shahid

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Rajkumar in 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: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

War Chhod Na Yaar

October 28, 2013 18:47 IST
Sharman Joshi in 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: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here