Bitto Boss opens poorly at box office

Bitto Boss could not re-create the magic of the earlier wedding movie, Band Baaja Baraat, and fared poorly at the box office.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.

Bitto Boss

Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Amita Pathak

Director: Supavitra Babul

What works: Interesting premise.

What doesn't: Caricature characters, banal plot, amateurish effort

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

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Cast: Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Zarine Khan, Shazahn Padamsee, Shreyas Talpade.

Cast: Kunal Khemu, Amrita Puri, Mia Uyeda, Manish Chaudhry

Director: Vishal Mahadkar

What works: Good performance from Manish Chaudhry.

What doesn't: Sloppily written script, stale story, boring.

Number of Weeks: 2.

BO Verdict: Flop

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Maryam Zakaria

Director: Sriram Raghvan

What works: 'Cool', slick film with good action.

What doesn't: Saif Ali Khan's unconvincing spy detective, sloppy editing.

Number of Weeks: 3.

BO Verdict: Flop

Cast: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee

Director: Sujoy Ghosh

What works: Terrific performances; good, fast-pased thriller.

What doesn't: Tough!

Number of Weeks: 5.

BO Verdict: Superhit