Box Office: Analyzing the past hits and misses of Sikandar director AR Murugadoss
The latest mass action entertainer Sikandar directed by A.R. Murugadoss released very recently on the occasion of Eid. The film features Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead. Though it’s been just a week since the film was released, it is already suffering at the box office because of a highly negative reception generated among the audience. To date, Sikandar has highly underperformed at the box office and is eyeing to hit Rs 100 crore India nett soon. As Sikandar runs in theatres, let’s analyze director A.R. Murugadoss’ films from the recent past and their box office performances: 1. Darbar The last big release of A.R. Murugadoss was Darbar starring Thalaiva Rajinikanth. It was released in 2020 with extraordinary hype but faced heavy losses due to a mixed-to-negative reception along with the high costs attached to the film. It also starred Suniel Shetty and Nayanthara among the leads. Darbar grossed Rs 210 crores worldwide at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. 2. Sarkar The popular political action thriller starring …









