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The hits and misses of the week.
Hollywood defeated Bollywood at the box office last weekend.
Love Games expectedly tanked, and Disney's The Jungle Book saw an excellent opening.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Love Games
Cast: Patralekha, Tara Alisha Berry and Gaurav Arora.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
What works: Performance by Patralekha and Gaurav Arora.
What doesn't: Predictable story, unnecessary skin show.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Poor Opening.
The Jungle Book (Hindi version)
Cast: Neel Sethi, Priyanka Chopra, Nana Patekar, Om Puri, Irrfan and Shefali Shah.
Director: Jon Favreau.
What works: Amazing animation and 3D.
What doesn't: Could be a tad scary for kids.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Excellent opening.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra
Ki & Ka
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Swaroop Sampat and Rajit Kapur.
Director: R Balki.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Poor writing, caricaturish characters.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Rocky Handsome
Cast: John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Nishikanth Kamath, Sharad Kelkar, Baby Diya Chalwad.
Director: Nishikanth Kamath.
What works: Well shot film.
What doesn't: John Abraham, the action scenes.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Kapoor & Sons
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah.
Director: Shakun Batra.
What works: Well-made film, good performances.
What doesn't: Second half could have been tighter.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Teraa Surroor
Cast: Himesh Resahmmiya, Farah Karimaee, Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Kabir Bedi.
Director: Shawn Arranha.
What works: The music.
What doesn't: The whole film!
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Jai GangaaJal
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul.
Director: Prakash Jha.
What works: Priyanka Chopra.
What doesn't: The half-baked plot.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Flop.
Zubaan
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sarah Jane Dias, Raaghav Chanana.
Director: Mozez Singh.
What works: Performance.
What doesn't: The story and the music.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Flop.
Aligarh
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: Hansal Mehta.
What works: Story, screenplay, direction, performance.
What doesn't: A bit slow at times.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO verdict: Flop.
Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive
Cast: Manish Paul, Sikandar Kher, Pradhuman Singh, Mia Uyeda, Piyush Mishra.
Director: Abhishek Sharma.
What works: Good performances from Pradhuman Singh and Sikandar Kher.
What doesn't: The second half bores.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO verdict: Flop.