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Box Office: Five movie releases, all FLOPS
Last week saw five movie releases -- Mickey Virus, Ishq Actually, Sooper Se Ooper, Delhi Gang and Wake Up India.
Mickey Virus found some favour, thanks to its good marketing. The film managed some decent collections in its first three days but that wasn't enough to save the film. The other releases did not get good openings.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Mickey Virus
Cast: Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Varun Badola
Director: Saurabh Verma
What works: Good suspence in the second half
What doesn't: The first half drags
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Ishq Actually
Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Rayo Bakhirta
Director: Anish Khanna
What works: Pretty visuals and a mellow soundtrack.
What doesn't: Obtuse, dispassionate and inert.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Sooper Se Ooper
Cast: Vir Das, Kirti Kulhari, Gulshan Grover, Deepak Dobriyal, Yashpal Sharma
Director: Shekhar Ghosh
What works: Good direction and music.
What doesn't: Plot-less movie.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Boss
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ronit Roy, Danny Denzongpa, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shiv Pandit
Director: Anthony D'Souza
What works: Good action sequences.
What doesn't: Too loud.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Shahid
Cast: Rajkumar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Hansal Mehta
What works: Brilliant performances, thought-provoking film.
What doesn't: Doesn't delve into what shaped Shahid's thinking, and why he chose the jihadi path, abrupt at times.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
War Chhod Na Yaar
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Javed Jaffrey
Director: Faraz Haider
What works: Good one-liners, good performances by Sharman and Javed
What doesn't: Preachy second half, plot meanders
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop