Anamika

Ananth Mahadevan’s Rebecca rip-off is playing to near empty halls in Week One.

Pro: Minissha Lamba
Con: Sagging screenplay; too boring for a suspense thriller; the music.

Mr White Mr Black

Week One and the audience has wisely decided to stay away from this Suniel Shetty-Arshad Warsi film.

Pro: Nothing
Con: Everything

Iron Man

The newest superhero on the block has hit it off with the Calcutta audience in its opening week.

Pro: The smart script; the performances;
Con: Not much

The Forbidden Kingdom

It’s been a lacklustre Week One for this action-packed martial arts film.

Pro: The action sequences
Con: lack of hype

Tashan

Despite a second week release at multiplexes,Tashan has sunk without a trace at the box office.

Pro: Akshay Kumar, the music, the cinematography and Kareena Kapoor’s size-zero frame
Con: All style, no substance; Anil Kapoor’s hammy performance

Kaalpurush

Despite good reviews, this Buddhadeb Dasgupta film has failed to draw crowds in Week Two.

Pro: Mithun and Rahul Bose; the set design; the cinematography
Con: The fantasy-reality fusion is too abstract for most