Despite good reviews, Guddu Rangeela fails to work at the box office.
Arshad Warsi and Amit Sadh may be a laugh riot but their onscreen chemistry in Guddu Rangeela did not warm up the audiences.
The week's other releases, Second Hand Husband and Bezubaan Ishq, fared even worse -- they did not find any takers at all.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Guddu Rangeela
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Aditi Rao Hydari.
Director: Subhash Kapoor.
What works: Great performances.
What doesn't: The ingredients are all there but the film never takes off.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below Average
Second Hand Husband
Cast: Dharmendra, Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja and Geeta Basra.
Director: Sumeep Kang.
What works: Dharmendra's performance, some funny dialogues.
What doesn't: Weak story.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Bezubaan Ishq
Cast: Mughda Godse, Sneha Ullal and Nishant Malkani.
Director: Jashwant Ganglani
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Poor story, bad dialogues.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Disaster.
ABCD 2
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhudheva.
Director: Remo D'Souza
What works: Splendid choreography, good acting.
What doesn't: Too long, bad dialogues.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit
Humari Adhuri Kahani
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan and Rajkummar Rao
Director: Mohit Suri
What works: Practically nothing!
What doesn't: Bad performances, too melodramatic, bad direction and story.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
Dil Dhadakne Do
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Rahul Bose
Director: Zoya Akhtar
What works: Fantastic performances, visually stunning, film has some beautiful moments.
What doesn't: Too long, unconvincing end.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Below Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, R Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Swara Bhaskar, Eijaz Khan, Deepak Dobriyal.
Director: Aanand L Rai
What works: Kangana and Madhavan, the film ensures a lot of laughs.
What doesn't: Nothing new in the story.
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Blockbuster.
