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Box Office: D-Day, Ramaiya Vastavaiya open to mixed response
Last week's release D-Day was appreciated by critics but that unfortunately didn't reflect in the film's weekend collections.
Girish Kumar's debut film Ramaiya Vastavaiya, on the contrary, had a fair weekend but gradually saw a drop in its collection.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
D-Day
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: Great performances, Amazing action sequences
What doesn't: Second half drags
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below Average
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Cast: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood
Director: Prabhudeva
What works: Confident debut by Girish Kumar, Good music
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Fares well over the weekend.
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: 1
BO verdict: Opens well
Sixteen
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: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the review here