Box Office: Poor opening for Kill Dil

A look at this week's hits and misses.

Last week's release Kill Dil was panned by critics, and it got a poor response at the box office. Govinda, who makes a comeback with the film, could not draw in the crowds either.

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

Kill Dil

Cast: Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra

Director: Shaad Ali

What works: Good music, Govinda and Ranveer Singh's comic timing.

What doesn't: No style or substance in this film.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening.

Read the review here

The Shaukeens

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra

Director: Abhishek Sharma

What works: Akshay Kumar.

What doesn't: Not an adequately inspired remake

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

Rang Rasiya

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen, Rashaana Shah

Director: Ketan Mehta

What works: Good story, great performances

What doesn't: Film drags in parts

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Roar

Cast: Anchit Kaur, Abhinav Shukla, Himarsha Venkatsamy

Director: Kamal Sadanah

What works: Novel concept, decent VFX.

What doesn't: Bad story and direction.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Happy New Year

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah.

Director: Farah Khan

What works: Catchy music, exotic locales, and Abhishek Bachchan!

What doesn't: Low on wit and imagination, too many stereotypes.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Average.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Paloma Sharma