Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of big budget films failing at the box office.
From Aamir Khan’s Ghajini to Salman Khan’s Wanted and many more, the Bollywood industry has seen hundreds of superhits over the years.
Rs 100 crore was once a significant number that any Bollywood film needed to reach in order to be considered a hit. The films tried to achieve numbers to be classified as hits. From Aamir Khan’s Ghajini to Salman Khan’s Wanted, Bollywood has seen hundreds of superhits over the years. However, we are fast moving towards an era where films are being declared flops despite earning Rs 100 crore at the box office. Various films have crossed the 100 crore mark but are still declared flops.
Here is a list of films that crossed the Rs 100 crore mark but were declared flops:
Ra.One: Ra. One was directed by well-known director Anubhav Sinha and was touted to be one of the highly anticipated projects of superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The film was made on a whopping budget of Rs 150 crores but managed to earn only Rs 116 crores at the box office. The film also starred Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Rampal in lead roles.
Radhe Shyam: Radhe Shyam marks the return of superstar Prabhas to the silver screen in a romantic film. The film had Pooja Hegde as the female lead. It was made on a huge budget of Rs 300 crore and could only earn Rs 118 crore at the box office.
Spyder: Spyder is another film that was made on a budget but flopped at the box office. It was directed by AR Murugadoss and starred Mahesh Babu and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. It was made on a budget of Rs 120 crore and earned only Rs 100 crore.
Thugs Of Hindostan: The much-awaited YRF film, which had a stellar cast of actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana, was a huge flop at the box office. It was made on a whopping budget of Rs 300 crore and managed to earn only Rs 150 crore at the box office.
Zero: Zero was a huge disaster in Shah Rukh Khan’s career. The film flopped even after joining the 100 crore club as it was made on a budget of Rs 200 crore.