Why Bandar Fails On Box Office: Bobby Deol is in the news these days regarding the release of the film ‘Bandar’. In this, the film was released in theaters on June 5, 2026 and it became popular on social media as soon as it was released. Fans praised the film’s content and Bobby Deol, but the film did not perform at the box office as it received positive word-of-mouth publicity. The situation was such that the film managed to make only Rs 2.45 crore in the first weekend. In such a situation, let us tell you where the film failed.
dark subject
Bobby Deol starrer film ‘Bandar’ is a dark crime thriller film. It depicts serious issues like false allegations and social media trials. It is often seen that only a limited section of people like to watch such serial issues. Most of the elite class people like to watch films on such issues but the common man avoids watching such films with his family.
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Dispute with multiplex
Along with this, another reason could also be that the dispute with the multiplex had a great impact on the earnings of the film ‘Bandar’. Just before the release of the film, the makers had a dispute with the multiplex chains (PVR, Inox and Cinepolis) regarding screen allotment. The makers had kept selected shows as per their wish. It is believed that the makers tried to run the film on the basis of mouth publicity instead of the opening weekend show, which resulted in losses.
Heavy damage caused by clash
At the same time, when ‘Bandar’ was released, two more films were released along with it, due to which there was a tough competition at the box office, in which the makers of ‘Bandar’ had to suffer huge losses. There was more hype for ‘Peddi’ and ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’ than ‘Bandar’. Ram Charan’s film broke records and earned. At the same time, Varun Dhawan’s film also earned decent money. It is often seen that when the audience has a choice, some film or the other has to bear the loss.
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OTT like appeal
‘Bandar’ is directed by Anurag Kashyap and his direction is amazing, which is liked a lot by the audience but it is often seen that the content of his films is like driven OTT. Anurag Kashyap is considered to be a person with OTT content. The audience likes his films on OTT rather than theatres.
Slow start of ‘Bandar’ at the box office
Along with this, the film ‘Bandar’ also had a slow start at the box office, due to which the film could not earn much in the coming days. Once a film has a bad start, it often has to suffer losses.
According to Sacknilk, the film had earned only Rs 50 lakh on the first day. After this, it earned Rs 95 lakh on the second day and Rs 1 crore on Sunday i.e. the third day, after which it earned only Rs 2.45 crore. This is a big blow for the film of a star actor like Bobby Deol.