Box Office: Bhoothnath Returns gets a decent opening

Last week's release Bhootnath Returns saw a poor opening on the first day but the film picked up on Saturday and Sunday.

The film may be able to sustain through this week because of two public holidays -- Ambedkar Jayanti and Good Friday. 

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

Bhootnath Returns

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Parth Bhalerao, Usha Jadhav

Director: Nitesh Tiwari.

What works: Parth Bhalerao's performance, gags in the first half

What doesn't: Plot meanders in the second half

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Decent opening

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen

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Cast: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri.

Director: David Dhawan.

What works: A time-pass and paisa vasool film, with lots of romance and comedy.

What doesn't: Not for family audiences, too many subplots.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here

Cast: Sunny Leone, Parvin Dabas, Sandhya Mridul, Divya Dutta

Director: Bhushan Patel

What works: Sunny Leone's hot image, good music

What doesn't: Not scary enough

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews here: Bikash Mohapatra / Namita Karkera

Cast: Kangna Ranaut, Lisa Haydon, Rajkummar Rao

Director: Vikas Bahl

What works: Kangna's performance, script, humour

What doesn't: Lengthy

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen / Sonil Dedhia