2024 has been an adventurous journey for cinema. This year had some great releases, but some movies also had a fallback and struggled at the box office. Those movies had star-studded casts, big budgets, and heavy marketing campaigns, but they failed to connect with audiences and recoup their investments. Here is the list of the top 10 biggest flops of 2024!
Biggest Flops Of 2024:
From Indian 2 to Kanguva, check out the top 10 biggest flops of 2024.
Indian 2
Indian 2 was a much-awaited sequel to the 1996 classic Indian had Kamal Haasan reprising his iconic role. Even his stellar performance was not able to save the film and it was criticized for its screenplay and overall execution, leading to a less-than-stellar box office showing. It is one of the biggest flops of 2024.
Budget: Rs 250 crore
Worldwide Box Office Collection: Rs 150 crore
Maidaan
Maidaan was a sports drama directed by Amit Sharma and starring Ajay Devgn. The film had an intriguing storyline but failed to sustain audience interest. Thus it had favorable reviews but it was not able to find viewers beyond its initial release.
Budget: Rs 100 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 52.50 crore
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
This action-comedy starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff was one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan had great action sequences and performances and received praise for it. But its predictable screenplay and lack of emotional depth were the reasons for its failure.
Budget: Rs 300 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 59.25 crore
Jigra
Jigra starred Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina in lead roles and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Though the movie had potential, it failed to recover its production costs.
Budget: Rs 80 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 31 crore
Vettaiyan
Vettaiyan was one of the costliest projects of 2024 and starred the superstar actor Rajinikanth. Even after having such a huge fan following of the actor, the film struggled to perform at the box office. The film had a significant loss of Rs 151.85 crore and it has become Rajinikanth’s most notable failure in the past decade.
Budget: Rs 300 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 148.15 crore
Chandu Champion
Chandu Champion was a biographical sports drama starring Kartik Aaryan and directed by Kabir Khan. It received positive reviews but could not translate critical acclaim into significant box office numbers.
Budget: Rs 90 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 88.14 crore
Kanguva
Kanguva featured Suriya as the lead and in dual roles with Bobby Deol as a villain. Kanguva was a visually ambitious project. The film had some mixed reviews and high expectations, all of which contributed to its underwhelming performance at the box office. It is one of the biggest flops of 2024.
Budget: Rs 300 crore
Worldwide Box Office Collection: Rs 105.2 crore
Yodha
Yodha was a film on airplane hijacking and it was inspired by real-life incidents. The film was directed by Pushkar Ojha and Sagar Ambre featured Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role. It received mixed reviews from audience, yet it failed to gain commercial success.
Budget: Rs 60 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 32.50 crore
Khel Khel Mein
Khel Khel Mein was a remake of the 2016 released Italian movie, Perfect Strangers and it starred Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Fardeen Khan, Ammy Virk, and others in important roles. It was directed by Mudassar Aziz and was the third flop for Akshay Kumar of the year 2024. The film, however, did well on OTT with positive reviews.
Budget: Rs 100 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 47 crore
I Want To Talk
The performance delivered by Abhishek Bachchan was stellar, yet the film suffered from poor marketing and a lack of buzz, resulting in one of the biggest flops of 2024 and commercial failures.
Budget: Rs 40 crore
Box Office Collection: Rs 2.50 crore
And with this the list of top 10 biggest flops of 2024 ends. This journey of 2024 has definitely had some cinematic milestones, but this journey also had some bumps with major box office disappointments. One thing this journey can prove is that even the biggest stars and the largest budgets cannot guarantee success. This year highlighted the unpredictability of the entertainment industry.
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