Kai Po Che does well, Zilla Ghaziabad is a disaster

Last week's releases Kai Po Che opened with dull response on Friday but improved over the weekend on the strength of multiplex audience.  

Zila Ghaziabad has received poor response at the box office.  

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

Kai Po Che

Cast: Rajkumar Yadav, Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri

Director: Abhishek Kapoor

What works: Story, Acting.

What doesn't: Nothing

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Opens well

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Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vivek Oberoi and Charmee Kaur

Director: Anand Kumar

What works: Nothing
 
What doesn't: Plot, Direction, Acting

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

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Cast: Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren

Director: Vishesh Bhatt

What works: Titillating scenes, hot lead actresses

What doesn't: Plot, acting

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop 

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Acting, direction, plot

What doesn't: Romance angle, length

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit

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Cast: Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon and Dharmesh Yolande

Director: Remo D'Souza

What works: Dance sequences, treatment
 
What doesn't: Contrived twist

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average

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