Year Ender 2025: Game Changer to Sikandar — Six Big-Budget Movies That Flopped Badly

In 2025, several big-budget films hit theatres with sky-high expectations, but many failed miserably. Despite massive spending, these highly promoted projects collapsed at the box office, together losing more than 1100 crore.

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Game Changer

Budget: Approx. 450 Cr.

India Earnings: 131.17 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

S. Shankar directed this Telugu action thriller starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani.

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Hari Hara Veera Mallu

Budget: Approx. 250-300 Cr.

India Earnings: 87.19 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

This Telugu historical film stars Pawan Kalyan and Bobby Deol.

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Vidaamuyarchi

Budget: Approx. 225-350 Cr.

India Earnings: 80.35 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

This Tamil action thriller was directed by Magizh Thirumeni and starred Ajith Kumar.

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Thug Life

Budget: Approx. 200-300 Cr.

India Earnings: 48 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

This Tamil gangster action drama, directed by Mani Ratnam, starred Kamal Haasan.

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Sikandar

Budget: Approx. 200 Cr.

India Earnings: 110.1 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

This action thriller, directed by A. R. Murugadoss, starred Salman Khan.

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Kannappa

Budget: Approx. 200 Cr.

India Earnings: 33.01 Cr.

Verdict: Disaster

This Telugu epic devotional film stars Vishnu Manchu, Akshay Kumar, and Prabhas.