Shankar's film Game Changer, starring ram Charan, was a huge failure for the actor and his supporters. Even though it wasn't as bad as indian 2, many people would rather forget this movie. Although the film's content received a lot of criticism, the allegedly exaggerated box office receipts sparked even more criticism.
 
Trade analysts say the actual data didn't even exceed ₹86 crore, although the creators produced a poster claiming ₹186 crore in total receipts on the first day. The indian film business has never seen such a huge, exaggerated sum of ₹100 crore.

Ram Charan, who had previously promised to stop phony collecting posters for his movies, came under fire for permitting these kinds of activities, damaging the telugu cinema industry's reputation in the process. With Akshay Kumar's Sky Force, a similar situation has now arisen. Due to the lack of excitement around the film's release, the producers used strategies such as giving steep ticket discounts of 80–90%, engaging in corporate and self-booking, and claiming exaggerated receipts.
 
"I thought Game Changer's record for the highest loss-maker would be tough to beat, but it may not last a month," said a well-known bollywood trading expert. Sky Force debuted with a loss of about ₹100 crore and spent an additional ₹25 crore or more on phony box office receipts. This hemorrhage will go on, and losses of more than ₹150 crore might result. Additionally, the expert pointed out that Sky Force may be the first movie to have a negative theatrical share of tens of crores. While some social media users are making fun of how Game Changer tarnished the telugu film industry's reputation, it appears like Sky Force is doing the same to Bollywood.
 
Filmmakers are free to provide tickets at a discount, but the reported receipts have to match the real sales. For example, the reported collection should be based on the ₹20 price tag rather than the ₹200 if a ticket that costs ₹200 is sold for ₹20. It is a dishonorable practice that harms all parties involved when viewers are misled by fictitious success numbers. Audiences today are more astute than ever before; they can distinguish between phony and authentic numbers. The box office performance of Sky Force has been a spectacular collapse, despite some favorable word-of-mouth.
 
Following a weekend with a total of around ₹62 crore, of which only roughly 30% is thought to be genuine, the movie saw a sharp decline on its fourth day. Collections on the first monday might plummet by more than 60% from the opening day, to less than ₹5 crore.
 
 

 
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30/01/2025 12:31 PM