Box Office: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag gets fair opening

Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which opened in theatres last week, had a fair weekend especially at multiplexes, improving each day. Monday saw a drop, with single screens being the worst hit.

The week's other releases Shorts and Sixteen failed to impress the single screen audiences at whom it was aimed.

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

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

What works: Great script, amazing performances

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Fares well over the weekend.

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Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Vineet Kumar Singh

Directors: Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupt, Anirban Roy, Rohit Pandey, Neeraj Ghaywan

What works: Five short stories, ranging from breathtaking to bizarre

What doesn't: Film is meant for niche audiences.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Opens poorly.

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Cast: Izabelle Leite, Keith Sequeira, Wamiqa Gabbi, Highphill

Director: Raj Purohit

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Formulaic representation of teenage life

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop.

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Cast: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha

Director: Vikramaditya Motwane

What works: Great script, amazing performances

What doesn't: Too slow, too long.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

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Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Prachi Desai, Prakash Raj

Director: K S Ravikumar

What works: Sanjay Dutt, back on the big screen.

What doesn't: Loud music, plot full of loopholes, poorly directed.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Disaster

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Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan

Director: Rajkumar Gupta

What works: Emraan Hashmi, good background score.

What doesn't: Weak plot

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average

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Cast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol

Director: Aanand L Rai

What works: Terrific performance by Dhanush, great music by A R Rahman

What doesn't: Second half drags

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Average

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Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur

Director: Ayan Mukerji

What works: Good performances, great storyline

What doesn't: Too long

Number of weeks: 6

BO verdict: Blockbuster

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