‘Brahmastra’, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, Housefull 3’: Films that minted money despite bad reviews
Filmmakers and actors aim for good reviews from the critics and the audience after their film is released in the theatres. However, more than the reviews, it is the box office numbers that determine the fate of the film. Although the two are expected to go hand-in-hand, there have been times when the reviews and collection of the film have been quite contrasting, the recent example being Ayan Mukerji’s ‘Brahmastra’. Despite mixed reviews, the Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor starrer has been receiving a lot of love from their fans at the box office. Here’s taking a look at films that went on to make some record-breaking business at the box office despite bad reviews.
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‘Brahmastra’
Ayan Mukerji’s much-awaited film, ‘Brahmastra’ was released this month after a long wait. Although the fantasy drama received mixed reviews from critics, fans showered love on the film at the cinema halls. It has set the cash registers ringing at the box office. The fantasy drama has reportedly entered the Rs 100 crore club in its first weekend itself by grossing a whopping Rs 104 crore. ‘Brahmastra’ also featured actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Mouni Roy and others in key roles.
‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’
Sooraj Barjatya reunited with his golden boy Salman Khan for ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ after 16 years. The ‘Dabangg’ star played a double role in the film that also starred actors like Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Swara Bhasker and others in key roles. Although the movie received mixed reviews from the critics, the film went on to do a business of Rs 267 crore at the box office. In one of his interviews, Sooraj Barjatya said that he made the film only for Salman Khan.
‘Housefull 3’
The third instalment of the popular multi-starrer comedy franchise, ‘Housefull’ received criticism in the movie reviews. The film, however, still managed to pull the audience to the theatres. It collected Rs 108 crore at the box office despite bad reviews. ‘Housefull 3’ starred Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Riteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles.
‘Judwaa 2’
Filmmaker David Dhawan’s official remake of ‘Judwaa’ starred Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. While the songs from the original ‘Judwaa’ starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha topped the music charts, the film received mixed reviews from the critics. However, fans enjoyed the commercial entertainer. Despite bad reviews, it went on to reportedly collect Rs 169 crore at the box office.
‘Son of Sardaar’
‘Son of Sardaar’ marked Ajay Devgn’s return to the action genre after a long time. The film also starred Sonakshi Sinha in the lead role. While the humour, performance and action sequences in the film received praise, it was highly criticised for its screenplay. The divided reviews, however, had little or no effect on its box office collection. ‘Son Of Sardaar’ collected Rs 119 crore at the box office.