the shahid kapoorsonam kapoor love story doesnt seem to be as timeless at the boxoffice as it claims to be speedy singhs crashes at the ticket windowpankaj kapurs mausam after facing some rough weather finally released last friday the business was uneven ranging from very good response to below average collections the film collected around rs 22 crores in its opening weekend making it shahid kapoors biggest opening so far but considering the scale at which it was released business should have been better opposition from akshay kumar produced speedy singhs was as good as zilch this hollywood venture went quite unnoticed and perhaps some more publicity could have helped it at least get a good initial mausam wont get another week for business since the competition next week is tough almost half a dozen films are scheduled for release the coming friday and the mad rush seems unwarranted since it isnt any festive or extended holiday period either the biggest from the releases is john abraham starrer action flick force randeep hooda mahie gills saheb biwi aur gangster has made its presence felt with its smoking hot scenes tusshar kapoor and shreyas talpade would be wooing minissha lamba in hum tum shabana vinay pathak and riya sen will be seen in deepa sahis directorial debut tere mere phere the evergreen dev anands latest offering chargesheet doesnt seem to be hot proposition though top 5 films this week film mausamposition 1 director pankaj kapur cast shahid kapoor sonam kapoorupside shahid kapur good music good cinematography interesting startdownside sonam kapoor slow pace long length fizzles in second half formulaic climax running week 1trade comments started off well but business was uneven through the weekend and the film managed to collect around rs 22 crores in its opening weekend that makes it shahid kapoors biggest openings so far but considering the scale at which it was released business should have been betterfilm mere brother ki dulhanposition 2 director ali abbas zafarcast katrina kaif imran khan ali zafarupside katrina kaifs livewire energy lighthearted film decent musicdownside predictable to the core dull screenplay nothing new to offer ali zafar wastedrunning week 3box office verdict hit film bodyguardposition 3 director siddiquecast salman khan kareena kapoorupside simple story good music salmans restrained act no slapstickdownside kuch kuch hota hai hangover villain track untapped running week 4box office verdict super hitfilm speedy singhsposition 4 director robert liebermancast vinay virmani anupam kher russell peters rob lowe camilla belleupside lighthearted feel subtle direction earnest acts good humour decent direction downside completelypredictable storyrunning week 1trade comments the opening was very poor despite having a name like akshay kumar producer attached with the project perhaps better promotions could have helped film bolposition 5director shoaib mansoorcast manzar zehbai humaima malick iman ali atif aslamupside brilliant and comprehensive take on domestic issues in pakistan good performances superb dialoguesdownside somewhat longrunning week 4box office verdict despite the positive feedback the film failed to get decent audience