Box Office Report 2025: From 'Azad' to 'Kesari Veer', the magic of these films did not work at the box office, know why?
The seventh month of the year 2025, July, has started. In the last six months, many films have come to the theatres in Bollywood. Some had their debut films, while some showed their action prowess. The year started well with the film 'Sky Force'. But, if we look at the films of the entire six months, only three films were able to achieve the title of superhit. 'Chhava', 'Raid 2', and 'Sitare Zameen Par' have earned a lot. At the same time, there were some films from which very good business was expected, but they flopped at the box office. Let's know
Emergency
Director: Kangana Ranaut
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Shreyas Talpade, Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary, Satish Kaushik, Milind Soman, etc.
Budget: Around Rs 60 crore
India Net Box Office Collection - Rs 16.52 crore
Why was it a flop? This film was in a lot of discussions before its release, but despite this, it could not show its power at the box office. The release date of this film was changed repeatedly. Then, after its release, there was controversy over it. The film was banned in Punjab, from where a good part of Kangana's films' earnings come. Probably due to these reasons, the film did not work. Kangana herself also shared a video on social media and said, 'Punjab! It was said in the industry that my films perform the best in Punjab.
Azad
Director: Abhishek Kapoor
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Aman Devgan, Rasha Thadani, Diana Penty, etc.
Budget: Around Rs 80 crore
India Net Box Office: Rs 6.32 crore
Why did it not work?: Rasha Thadani and Aman Devgan made their debut with this film. The acting of both proved to be the weak link of the film. Apart from this, the direction and story also could not impress the audience.
Loveyaapa
Director: Advait Chandan
Cast: Junaid Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, Kiku Sharda, etc.
Budget: Around Rs 60 crore
Box Office: India Net around Rs 7.04 crore
Why it did not work: This film was released in the month of love, February. Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan and late actress Sridevi's younger daughter Khushi made their big-screen debut through this. But the story of the film could not cast a spell on the audience. Khushi's acting proved to be a weak link. This film could not attract the audience.
'Mere Husband Ki Biwi'
Director: Mudassar Aziz
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Rakul Preet Singh, etc.
Budget: Around Rs 60 crore
Box Office: Rs 9.38 crore
Why it did not work: This comedy film could not tickle the audience. Its comedy proved to be weak. Apart from this, Arjun Kapoor's magic also did not work on the audience. The story was also a weak link.
Sikandar
Director: AR Murugadoss
Cast: Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sharman Joshi, etc.
Budget: Around Rs 200 crore
Box Office: Around Rs 110.1 crore
Why it did not work: Superstar like Salman Khan and explosive action, on top of that, the direction of a South director, but the audience did not like the film. Critics blamed its old story and weak direction for its poor box office.
Romeo S3
Director: Guddu Dhanoa
Cast: Thakur Anup Singh, Palak Tiwari
Box Office: This film could not earn even one crore rupees at the box office.
Why it did not work: The audience did not even know when this film came to the theatres and when it went away. From its star cast to the story, nothing was successful in attracting the audience.
Ground Zero
Director: Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Budget: Rs 50 crore
Box Office: Rs 7.54 crore
Why it did not work: The film was weak in the test of promotion. It could not create a buzz. Then at the box office, it was competing with Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari 2', due to which the audience did not pay much attention to this film.
The Bhootni
Director: Siddhant Sachdev
Budget: Rs 30 crore
Box Office: Rs 6.10 crore
Why did it not work? This is a horror comedy film. The audience is particularly interested in films of this genre. But, this film could not attract the audience and the main reason for this was its story.
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