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Box Office: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo opens well, drops later

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 17:22 IST

A look at the hits and misses of the week.

Has Salman Khan broken his Diwali jinx yet?

It remains to be seen, as his latest film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo registered falling collections at the box office over the last few days.

It didn't start on a wrong note though.

The Sooraj Barjatya film registered the highest first day collection of Rs 42 crore when it released on Thursday.

The collections started dropping from Friday onwards, and the four-day weekend made Rs 129 crore at the box office, about Rs 20 crore short of trade expectations. It is expected to further drop as the week progresses. 

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.

 

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher

Director: Sooraj Bharjatya.

What works: Salman Khan.

What doesn't: Outdated melodrama.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Highest opening.

Read the review here

 

Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Anand Tiwari, Amit Sial

Director: Manish Shrivastava.

What works: Interesting twists, post-interval.

What doesn't: A bland first half.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Ranbanka

Cast: Ravi Kissen, Manish Paul

Director: Aryeman Ramsay.

What works: Ravi Kissen's performance.

What doesn't: Poor direction, poor performances.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Main Aur Charles

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chaddha

Director: Prawaal Raman.

What works: Top performances, well-directed film, fabulous sound design.

What doesn't: Poor dialogues.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Titli

Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora,, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial, Prashant Singh

Director: Kanu Behl

What works: Ranvir Shorey, well-directed film.

What doesn't: Feeble plot, filmsy narrative

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Guddu Ki Gun

Cast: Kunal Khemmu, Sumit Vyas.

Director: Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Chibber 

What works: Good performances from the lead cast.

What doesn't: Lacks logic and plot.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Shaandaar

Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in Shaandaar

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor

Director: Vikas Bahl

What works: The lead pair Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt

What doesn't: No storyline, bad direction.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen

 

Pyaar Ka Punchnaam 2


Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonalli Sehgall, Ishita Sharma, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh and Rumana Molla.

Director: Luv Ranjan.

What works: Decent gags.

What doesn't: Dated story, immature handling.

Number of weeks: 4.

BO verdict: Superhit.

Read the review here

 

Jazbaa

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Jazbaa

Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni, Shabana Azmi

Director: Sanjay Gupta.

What works: Strong acting from Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni and Shabana Azmi.

What doesn't: Too many histrionics, bad dialogues, poor direction.

Number of weeks: 5.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen