2025's Big Sequels Crash: Star Power Fails to Save Box Office Flops

• 2025 witnessed a string of highly anticipated film sequels, including 'Kesari Chapter 2', 'Housefull 5', 'Dhadak 2', 'Son of Sardaar 2', 'War 2', and 'Baaghi 4', largely underperform at the box office.
• Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari Chapter 2' (budget ₹150 Cr) earned only ₹135 Cr, while 'Housefull 5' (budget ₹240 Cr) collected ₹179.75 Cr in India.
• 'Dhadak 2' and 'Son of Sardaar 2' also faced significant losses, earning ₹25 Cr and ₹44.9 Cr respectively against budgets of ₹60 Cr and ₹130 Cr.
• Hrithik Roshan's 'War 2', despite a massive ₹400 Cr budget and star cast, managed only ₹303 Cr globally, proving to be a major disappointment.
• While many sequels tanked, 'Taare Zameen Par 2' and 'Raid 2' emerged as successful follow-ups in 2025, bucking the trend of sequel failures.

Why It Matters: 2025 saw major film sequels with big stars and budgets largely fail, challenging the sequel formula.