Many
of
the
highly
anticipated
films
did
not
bring
any
moolah
at
the
box
office,
making
the
first
half
of
2024
quite
disappointing.
Yes,
there
were
hits
but
Bollywood
has
seen
better
times.
Here’s
a
look
at
the
box
office
disappointments
of
the
year
so
far.
Bade
Miyan
Chote
Miyan
Box
office
collection:
Rs
60
crore/Rs
600
million
There
was
so
much
hype
around
Bade
Miyan
Chote
Miyan.
With
Akshay
Kumar
and
Tiger
Shroff
coming
together
in
Ali
Abbas
Zafar’s
action
entertainer,
there
was
a
lot
of
curiosity
too.
Plus,
the
film
arrived
on
the
Eid
holiday.
But
the
opening
was
ordinary
and
the
growth
over
the
weekend
was
missing.
Maidaan
Box
office
collection:
Rs
52.29
crore/Rs
522.9
million
Releasing
five
years
after
it
was
announced,
Maidaan
was
a
dated
film.
The
makers
did
their
best
to
give
it
a
fresh
look
and
when
the
preview
screenings
were
held,
it
found
some
appreciation
too.
Still,
the
Ajay
Devgn-starrer
just
could
not
recover.
After
seeing
a
poor
opening,
it
somehow
managed
to
cross
the
half
century
mark
but
that
didn’t
salvage
it.
Yodha
Box
office
collection:
Rs
34
crore/Rs
340
million
After
being
pushed
ahead
for
about
a
year,
when
Yodha
finally
released
in
theatres,
it
did
not
have
much
going
for
it.
This,
despite
the
fact
that
the
action
entertainer
was
launched
in
style
and
it
got
a
fair
opening
at
the
box
office.
But
audiences
weren’t
enticed
with
what
they
saw
and
after
a
week,
the
Sidharth
Malhotra
starrer
could
not
sustain
itself.
Merry
Christmas
Box
office
collection:
Rs
18.30
crore/Rs
183
million
Its
release
timing
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
was
wrong.
The
film
should
have
arrived
around
Christmas
to
resonate
with
the
theme.
Still,
this
was
no
Andhadhun
from
Sriram
Raghavan.
It
was
a
bit
too
smart
and
audiences
couldn’t
quite
comprehend
the
proceedings
in
this
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Katrina
Kaif
thriller.
Crakk
Box
office
collection:
Rs
13.50
crore/Rs
135
million
A
film
which
actually
put
Vidyut
Jammwal
in
debt,
Crakk
was
an
extreme
sports
film
which
could
not
find
resonance
with
the
audience.
The
promotion
also
did
not
establish
the
core
theme
and
it
managed
an
opening,
it
crashed
soon
after.
Love
Sex
Aur
Dhokha
2
Box
office
collection:
Rs
8
crore/Rs
80
million
While
Love
Sex
Aur
Dhokha
was
a
sleeper
success
in
2010,
its
sequel
could
not
find
anything
going
for
it.
The
theme
was
way
too
risqué
this
time
and
alienated
90
per
cent
of
the
audiences.
Director
Dibakar
Banerjee
could
not
spin
the
kind
of
tale
that
had
helped
the
first
part
find
its
audience
and
it
failed
to
cross
even
Rs
10
crore
(Rs
100
million).
Main
Atal
Hoon
Box
office
collection:
Rs
8
crore/Rs
80
million
Released
right
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
Main
Atal
Hoon
—
the
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee
biopic
—
was
much
delayed.
Even
Pankaj
Tripathi’s
titular
role
could
not
elevate
the
film.
Ruslaan
Box
office
collection:
Rs
5
crore/Rs
50
million
Aayush
Sharma
played
a
hard
core
action
role
in
Ruslaan
but
the
film’s
promotions
were
erratic
and
it
opened
to
empty
theatres.
After
struggling
to
get
Rs
5
crore
(Rs
50
million),
it
end
its
run
prematurely
in
one
week.
Bastar:
The
Naxal
Story
Box
office
collection:
Rs
1.30
crore/Rs
13
million
This
is
the
biggest
downfall
story
for
an
actor-director-producer
combo.
After
making
the
blockbuster
film
The
Kerala
Story
last
year,
Producer
Vipul
Amrutlal
Shah,
Director
Sudipto
Sen
and
Actor
Adah
Sharma
got
together
again
to
make
a
film
on
yet
another
hard-hitting
topic.
But
Bastar:
The
Naxal
Story
was
dead
on
arrival.
Operation
Valentine
(Hindi)
Box
office
collection:
Rs
1
crore/Rs
10
million
While
Telugu
film
Kalki
2898
AD
is
doing
so
well
in
its
Hindi
version,
it
was
just
the
opposite
for
the
other
Telugu
dubbed
film,
Operation
Valentine.
A
lot
was
spent
on
marketing
and
promotion
but
it
wasn’t
targeted
well.
As
a
result,
awareness
around
the
film
was
zilch.
The
final
nail
on
the
coffin
was
its
similarity
with
Fighter
which
had
released
just
before.