2025
is
off
to
a
disastrous
start.
The
first
quarter
has
scored
mostly
flops,
with
just
one
blockbuster
(Chhaava)
and
a
smattering
of
those
which
have
recovered
costs.
One
hopes
that
the
rest
of
the
year
fares
better
at
the
box
office.
Game
Changer
(Hindi)
Box
office
collection:
Rs
26.60
crore
(Rs
266
million)
Verdict:
Disaster
Ram
Charan
went
pan-India
with
Game
Changer
and
one
expected
him
to
have
yet
another
success
after
RRR.
But
the
Shankar
directorial
was
a
huge
dud.
Fateh
Box
office
collection:
Rs
12.85
crore
(Rs
128.5
million)
Verdict:
Flop
Sonu
Sood
turned
director
with
Fateh,
which
saw
a
delayed
release
from
its
original
2024
date.
The
film
was
well
promoted
and
had
some
well-crafted
combat
sequences.
But
audiences
were
just
not
interested
and
the
film
barely
managed
to
enter
a
double
digit
lifetime.
Emergency
Box
office
collection:
Rs
16.52
crore
(165.2
million)
Verdict:
Flop
Kangana
Ranaut’s
directorial
venture
Emergency
was
also
delayed,
partly
due
to
the
elections
and
partly
because
it
was
stuck
with
the
censors.
When
it
did
release,
the
reviews
were
bad,
and
the
footfalls
were
missing.
Azaad
Box
office
collection:
Rs
6.32
crore
(Rs
63.2
million)
Verdict:
Disaster
Ajay
Devgn
made
a
special
appearance
in
his
nephew
Aaman
Devgan’s
acting
debut,
Azaad.
Azaad
also
saw
the
debut
of
Raveena
Tandon’s
daughter
Rasha
Thadani,
and
while
she
impressed,
the
film
didn’t.
A
complete
non-starter,
it
couldn’t
survive
beyond
a
week.
SkyForce
Box
office
collection:
Rs
131.44
crore
(Rs
1.31
billion)
Verdict:
Average
Akshay
Kumar’s
SkyForce
got
a
good
release
on
Republic
Day
weekend.
Co-starring
Veer
Pahariya,
the
film
managed
a
start
and
then
sustained
enough
to
go
past
the
Rs
100
crore
(Rs
1
billion)
mark.
In
times
when
nothing
was
working
in
theatres,
SkyForce
at
least
covered
costs.
Deva
Box
office
collection:
Rs
32.07
crore
(Rs
320.7
million)
Verdict:
Flop
A
well-made
film
which
deserved
to
do
way
better
than
what
it
eventually
did,
Deva
saw
Shahid
Kapoor
in
a
cop
avatar.
A
dramatic
suspense
thriller,
it
showed
a
glimmer
of
hope
before
emerging
a
major
flop.
Loveyapa
Box
office
collection:
Rs
7.04
crore
(Rs
70.4
million)
Verdict:
Flop
Khushi
Kapoor
and
Junaid
Khan
made
their
big
screen
debuts
with
Loveyapa
in
the
Valentine’s
Day
week
but
it
just
didn’t
work
with
the
audience,
right
from
the
trailer
stage.
The
songs
didn’t
work
either
and
when
the
film
eventually
released
in
theatres,
the
target
audience
—
the
youth
—
was
just
not
interested.
Badass
Ravikumar
Box
office
collection:
Rs
9.66
crore
(Rs
96.6
million)
Verdict:
Flop
The
trailer
of
Badass
Ravikumar
worked
with
the
audiences
and
the
song
Tajmahal
emerged
a
chartbuster.
That
allowed
the
film
to
take
a
decent
start.
But
it
was
all
downhill
from
there,
as
the
final
product
left
a
lot
to
be
desired.
The
Himesh
Reshammiya-starrer
tripled
its
first
day
numbers
and
then
bowed
out.
Chhaava
Box
office
collection:
Rs
594
crore
(Rs
5.94
billion)
(still
playing)
Verdict:
Blockbuster
The
only
big
success
of
2025
is
Chhaava
and
it
gave
the
industry
something
to
cheer
about.
The
film
not
only
opened
well
but
also
got
some
good
reviews.
More
than
a
month
after
its
release,
the
Vicky
Kaushal
starrer
is
still
running
in
theatres,
and
will
eventually
enter
the
Rs
600
Crore
(Rs
6
billion)
Club.
Mere
Husband
Ki
Biwi
Box
office
collection:
Rs
9.38
crore
(Rs
93.8
million)
Verdict:
Flop
The
promo
showed
some
promise
but
neither
did
it
open
well
nor
did
it
manage
to
sustain
from
the
second
day.
Even
offers
like
BOGO
and
reduced
ticket
prices
could
not
save
this
Arjun
Kapoor,
Rakul
Singh
and
Bhumi
Pednekar
starrer.
Crazxy
Box
office
collection:
Rs
11.09
crore
(Rs
110.9
million)
Verdict:
Flop
Made
in
quick
time
and
at
controlled
costs,
Crazxy
was
promoted
well
by
its
leading
actor
and
producer,
Sohum
Shah.
That
allowed
the
film
to
fetch
some
footfalls
in
the
opening
weekend.
The
one-character
thriller
did
have
some
good
moments
but
the
climax
was
a
downer.
Superboys
of
Malegaon
Box
office
collection:
Rs 3.54
crore
(Rs
35.4
million)
Verdict:
Disaster
A
festival
film
that
arrived
with
limited
promotion,
Superboys
of
Malegaon
hoped
to
attract
audiences
who
made
films
like
12th
Fail
and
Laapataa
Ladies
success
stories.
But
Reema
Kagti’s
ensemble
film
couldn’t
find
a
footing
and
disappeared
soon
enough.
The
Diplomat
Box
office
collection:
Rs
38
crore
(Rs
380
million)
(still
playing)
Verdict:
Below
Average
A
film
that
had
the
potential
to
reach
Rs
75
crore
(Rs
750
million),
The
Diplomat
was
not
marketed
or
promoted
well,
due
to
which
it
arrived
unannounced.
Still,
it’s
to
the
credit
of
Actor-Producer
John
Abraham
and
Director
Shivam
Nair
that
audiences
are
still
warming
to
the
film.
Sikandar
Box
office
collection:
Rs
105
crore
(Rs
1.05
billion)
(still
playing)
Verdict:
Disaster
The
biggest
disaster
of
the
year
is
Sikandar.
No
one
in
the
distribution,
exhibitors
or
producers’
circleS
would
have
imagined
that
a
Salman
Khan
starrer
would
struggle
to
even
reach
Rs
100
crore
(Rs
1
billion).
Sikandar
received
terrible
reviews
and
concluded
the
first
quarter
of
2025
on
a
poor
note.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources
