Who won and who lost in the box office clash?

South and Hindi films clash at the box office

New Delhi . The competition between South and Hindi films is continuously increasing in the Indian cinema world. Every year, audiences eagerly wait to see which film will win. In the last few years, many major films have come face to face, where sometimes one film wins and sometimes the other has the upper hand.

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Sarfira’ and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’

First of all, let’s talk about Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Sarfira’ and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’, which were released on July 12, 2024. Both the films did not perform as expected at the box office. The budget of ‘Indian 2’ was around Rs 250 crore, but it faced disappointing results and was declared a disaster.

Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘Stree 2’

After this, on 15 August 2024, there was another clash between Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘Stree 2’ and the Tamil film ‘Thangalan’. In this competition, ‘Stree 2’ earned handsomely and was successful at the box office, while ‘Thangalan’ missed the expected success.

Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ and Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailor’

Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ and Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailor’ were also part of another important clash. There was a difference of only one day between the releases of both the films; ‘Jailor’ releases on 10 August and ‘Gadar 2’ releases on 11 August 2024. This time the audience liked both the films and they proved to be blockbusters at the box office.

Shahrukh Khan’s ‘Zero’ and Yash’s ‘KGF’

The match between Shahrukh Khan’s ‘Zero’ and Kannada star Yash’s ‘KGF’ was also special for the audience. Despite being released on 21 December 2018, ‘Zero’ did not compete with ‘KGF’ and the film proved to be a flop at the box office. ‘KGF’ not only made a place in the academy but also in the minds of the audience.

clash of donky and salar

Similarly, there was a competition between Shahrukh’s ‘Dinky’ and Prabhas’s ‘Salaar’ on 21 and 22 December 2023. Both the films were commercial hits, but director Prashant Neel admitted that his film suffered some losses due to its release with Shah Rukh.

Aspects of box office clash

These examples make it clear that box office clashes are always exciting for the audience. Sometimes South’s films win and sometimes Bollywood’s. Audience choice and star power both are important factors. The right release date and quality of the film decides which film will be successful and which will lag behind.