India, Feb. 27 -- Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj's third collaboration, O'Romeo, was a widely anticipated release in February. The film marked an entry for the filmmaker into a more massy action genre than his usual drama-heavy narrative style. Given the combination, expectations were high for the film. But O'Romeo did not deliver as promised. The film had a lukewarm start upon release, recovered to an extent, and has now crossed Rs.100 crore worldwide. But is that enough to call it a box office success? We analyse:

O Romeo released on 13 February, collecting Rs.8.50 crore net on its release day in the domestic territory. It registered a sizable jump of around 45% on Saturday, but the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday hurt ...