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Box Office: Poor opening for Aatma, Rangrezz
Last week's releases Aatma and Rangrezz opened poorly ath the box office. The third release of the week Sona Spa has gone completley unnoticed.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.
Aatma
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Suparn Verma
What works: Good scary moments.
What doesn't: No twists in the plot, gets predictable
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Rangrezz
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand
Director: Priyadarshan
What works: Cinematography, Rajpal Yadav's comedy
What doesn't: Loopholes in plot
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Sona Spa
Cast: Aahana Kumrah, Shruti Vyas, Naseeurddin Shah
Director: Makarand Deshpande
What works: A novel concept
What doesn't: Badly directed and executed film
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Read the review here
Jolly LLB
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Amrita Rao
Director: Subhash Kapoor
What works: Good performances, funny in parts
What doesn't: Predictable plot, preachy
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit
Mere Dad Ki Maruti
Cast: Saqib Saleem, Rhea Chakraborty, Ram Kapoor
Director: Ashima Chibber
What works: Length, good performances
What doesn't: Wafer thin plot, lack of star value
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
3G
Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sonal Chauhan
Director: Sheershak Anand, Shantanu Ray Chhibber
What works: Interesting concept
What doesn't: Bad performances
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill, Irrfan Khan and Soha Ali Khan
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
What works: Terrific script and performances
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average
Kai Po Che
Cast: Rajkumar Yadav, Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri
Director: Abhishek Kapoor
What works: Well-made film with good performances.
What doesn't: Slow-paced in the first half.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Average