This year Bollywood has seen many mega successful films. However, with the highs comes the lows. These five films had a ridiculously high budget yet they could not sustain a high number at the box office.
The highly awaited films that had substantial investments failed to connect with its audience. Read on to find out which movies had a significant financial loss this year.
5. Azaad
- Estimated Budget: ₹60–80 Crore (approx.)
- Verdict: Disaster
The film was expected to be a major launch for a new star kid. However it became a textbook example of poor script selection and audience rejection. The film was a commercial failure from day one. It struggled to even reach a figure that could sum up for the massive budget spent.
4. Sikandar
- Estimated Budget: ₹200 Crore (approx.)
- Verdict: Flop/Disaster
The hyped action film couldn’t sustain the momentum after its opening weekend. The failure of the film was a combination of many things. One of them being the poor execution of the story. The storyline was way too predictable for the audience and also had an emotionally weak plot.
3. Housefull 5
- Estimated Budget: ₹225 Crore (approx.)
- Verdict: Average/Flop
The fifth installment of the popular comedy franchise failed to impress. While it had a reasonable opening still its performance was underwhelming compared to its massive budget. The reliance on an old formula and lack of fresh humour likely contributed to its underperformance.
2. Game Changer
- Estimated Budget: ₹300–450 Crore (approx.)
- Verdict: Disaster
The film’s outcome had in a way influenced the actors to be very mindful about the storyline and the relevancy in this generation. The pan-India political thriller had suffered from an outdated storyline which failed to resonate with the modern day audiences.
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1. War 2
- Estimated Budget: ₹400 Crore (approx.)
- Verdict: Flop/Disaster
As a sequel to the highly successful film War the expectations from fans were really high. Even though the film had a decent global gross but keeping in check how much the approximate budget of the film was – the verdict was a disaster.
Trade analysts cited the massive production and promotion costs as the primary reason for its financial failure relative to its investment.
Disclaimer: “Flop” or “Disaster” statuses are determined when box office earnings do not cover the full cost of production and distribution. Budgets and collections are often estimated and can be verified on industry tracking websites such as Koimoi and Sacnilk.
Conclusion
These films are prime examples that no matter how high the budget is the actual judge is the audience. Even with a mega star cast these films struggled to get even half of the budget spent. The audience in the modern era asked for a relatable story regardless of the budget and the star. This is the era where viewers want to see something authentic and new that will resonate.
Written by Kenbi Riba