Despite record highs (Jawan, Animal, Pathaan), the 2023 box office will also be remembered for some lows that left A-list stars, including Kangana Ranaut, Tiger Shroff and Kartik Aaryan, bruised. Here’s a look at some of the films — from big-budget to budget ones — that lost big money to Bollywood studios and independent distributors in 2023. Read also: Films that fail at the box office leave cinema halls in a major crisis as they suffer losses
Not even Vivek Agnihotri, whose The Kashmir Files was the first Hindi film to cross paths with him $250 crore post-pandemic, she was not immune, and neither was Kartik Aaryan, who delivered one of the biggest hits of 2022 with the horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.
In no particular order, here are the most anticipated films that didn’t do well at the box office in 2023:
Tejas
Kangana Ranaut’s film that depicted her as an Indian Air Force pilot did not perform as expected. According to A a report By Sacnilk.com, collected only $6.2 crore nett in India after its release in October. Directed by Sarvesh Mewara, Tejas revolves around the journey of Tejas Gill, an Air Force pilot, who goes on a dangerous rescue mission. The film also featured Anshul Chauhan, Varun Mitra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vishak Nair, Kashyap Shangari, Sunit Tandon, late Rio Kapadia, Mohan Agashe and Mushtaq Kak.
Ganapath
The dystopian action film directed by Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon showed a poor box office collection despite being released on the Dussehra holiday. Future movie collection $13 Crore net in India as per A a report By Sacnilk.com. Ganapath was written and directed by Vikas Bahl of Queen Fame and was reported to have been produced on a budget of US$100,000 $200 Crores. Amitabh Bachchan also had a crucial role in the film.
Vaccine war
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film performed poorly in India. According to Sacnilk.com a reportShe did business $10.33 crore nett at the domestic box office. Vaccine War is produced by Pallavi Joshi and I Am Buddha. It was released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on 28 September. The film featured Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, Pallavi Joshi, Reema Sen and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles.
Chandramukhi 2
Chandramukhi 2 featured Kangana Ranaut and Raghava Lawrence in the lead roles. The film was released in theaters on September 28 Sakneelik.comCollected $Rs 39.21 crore net in India in all languages; It was released in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film was a sequel to the successful Tamil horror-comedy Chandramukhi, which starred Rajinikanth and Jyothika in the lead roles.
Photograph
Akshay Kumar’s Hindi remake of the Malayalam film Driving License (2019) had a poor first weekend, its lowest in a decade. The film, directed by Raj Mehta and produced by Prithviraj Productions, Dharma Productions, and Keep of Good Films, also featured Emraan Hashmi, Diana Penty, and Nushrat Bharucha. According to A a report By Sacnilk.com, the portraits were collected, which was released in February $17.03 Crore net in India and is said to have been made at $Budget of 100 Crores.
Shehzadeh
Kartik Aaryan’s Shehzada, the Hindi remake of Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), flopped at the box office. Released in February, Collected $32 Crore net in India as per Sakneelik.com. According to reports, Shehzada was made on a budget of $85 Crores. Shehzada was directed by Rohit Dhawan. Along with Kartik, the film also stars Kriti Sanon. It also had Paresh Rawal, Ronit Roy, Sunny Hinduja and Manisha Koirala in pivotal roles. Shehzada marked Kriti and Kartik’s second collaboration after Luka Chuppi.
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