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Box Office: The Lunchbox does well, Phata Poster... fails
Last week's releases -- The Lunchbox and Phata Poster Nikla Hero -- couldn't have been more different in terms of the reception they got at the box office.
While The Lunchbox picked up steadily over the weekend, Phata Poster... was a huge disappointment.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
The Lunchbox
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Ritesh Batra
What works: Story, treatment, performances
What doesn't: Nawazuddin is totally wasted.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Going steady
Read the review here
Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
What works: Shahid Kapoor
What doesn't: Cliched templates, lazy direction
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Grand Masti
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: Vulgar jokes, hot girls, good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Not meant for a family audience.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit.
Horror Story
Cast: Karan Kundra, Nishant Malkani, Ravish Desai, Hasan Zaidi, Aparna Bajpai, Radhika Menon, Nandini Vaid, Sheetal Singh
Director: Ayush Raina
What works: Nothing.
What doesn't: No scares, no logic.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Shudh Desi Romance
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor
Director: Maneesh Sharma
What works: Amazing performances, good script.
What doesn't: Not well executed, second half drags.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit
Madras Cafe
Cast: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri
Director: Shoojit Sircar
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Slow pace, second half drags
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop