Many big and most awaited films of Bollywood were released in the year 2025. There are many Bollywood stars whose films are released in a year. There is one such star whose not one, not two, but 5 films were released in theaters this year. However, not a single one of these films was a hit at the box office. Some movies proved to be average and some flopped badly.

This Bollywood star is none other than Akshay Kumar, whose 5 films were released this year. This list includes four Bollywood films and one South film. ‘Sky Force’, ‘Housefull 5’, ‘Jolly LLB 3’, ‘Kannaappa’ and ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ are Akshay Kumar’s films released this year. Out of these, one of his films proved to be a semi-hit, three films were average and one film proved to be a disaster at the box office.

sky force

• ‘Sky Force’ was released in theaters on 24 January 2025.
• In this film, Veer Pahadia was also in the lead role along with Akshay Kumar.
• Made with a budget of Rs 160 crore, this film was average at the box office.
• According to Bollywood Hungama, ‘Sky Force’ had collected Rs 131.44 crore.

Kesari- Chapter 2

• ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ was also released in theaters this year and was a semi-hit at the box office.
• Released on 18 April 2025, this film collected Rs 93.28 crore in India.
• This is a courtroom drama in which R Madhavan and Ananya Pandey also appear along with Akshay Kumar.

housefull 5

• The comedy franchise ‘Housefull 5’ was one of the most awaited films of this year.
• Released on June 6, this film featured many stars including Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan.
• With a collection of Rs 160.72 crore, ‘Housefull 5’ also proved to be average at the box office.

Kannappa

• Akshay Kumar also appeared on the big screen in the Telugu film ‘Kannaappa’.
• However, his film was a disaster at the box office.
• ‘Kannaappa’, made with a budget of Rs 200 crore, could earn only Rs 38.4 crore in India.
• This film proved to be a disaster at the box office.

jolly llb 3

• The comedy-courtroom drama ‘Jolly LLB 3’ got a lot of love from the audience.
• Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi were in lead roles in this film, released on 19 September.
• This film was an average box office with a collection of Rs 113.59 crore.

Every year many films are released in theatres. Some of these films create a special place in the hearts of the audience and after their tremendous success, their sequels are also made. However, not every sequel is able to repeat the same magic. At the end of the year 2025, we will tell about those sequels of films which proved to be a failure at the box office.

Kesari- Chapter 2
Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Kesari’, released in 2019, was very much liked, but on April 18 this year, the sequel of the film ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ was released. The budget of the film was said to be around Rs 150 crore, but the film could not even reach its budget at the box office. According to media reports, the film’s collection was around Rs 135 crore worldwide.

housefull 5
The comedy-filled film ‘Housefull 5’ was released on 6 June. Before this, four sequels of the film have been released, but despite being a multi-starrer, the film ‘Housefull 5’ did not succeed in earning much at the box office. The film’s total nationwide collection was Rs 179.75 crore, while the film was made with a budget of Rs 240 crore. The film earned very little even at the global level. The film may not be called a flop, but it can be called average.

beats 2
The sequel of the 2018 film ‘Dhadak’, ‘Dhadak 2’ was also released this year. The romance of Siddhant Chaturvedi and Trupti Dimri was shown in the film. The film shows violence in the name of love and small caste. The budget of the film was Rs 60 crore and the film could earn only Rs 25 crore at the box office. The film could not even meet its budget. The film was released on 1 August.

Son of Sardar-2
The sequel of Ajay Devgan’s comedy film ‘Son of Sardar’, ‘Son of Sardar-2’ was released on 1 August. The budget of the film was Rs 130 crore, but the film remained limited to Rs 44.9 crore at the box office. Ajay Devgan’s comedy in the film also could not win the hearts of the audience this time. Mrinal Thakur, Roshni Walia and Ravi Kishan also play important roles in the film.

war 2
Hrithik Roshan’s action film ‘War 2’ also did not do well at the box office. The film also featured Junior NTR and Kiara Advani, but still the film was a flop. The budget of ‘War 2’ was Rs 400 crore. According to media reports, the film could earn only Rs 244.29 crore at the domestic box office and the total earning of the film was Rs 303 crore. The film was released on 14 August.

rebel 4
Tiger Shroff’s film ‘Baaghi’, released on September 5, was very much liked. Not only this, the second part of the film was also liked by the audience, but ‘Baaghi 4’ released this year proved to be a flop at the box office. According to media reports, the film was able to collect Rs 67.07 crore at the box office, whereas the budget of the film was Rs 80 crore. Whereas films like ‘Taare Zameen Par-2’ and ‘Raid-2’ were included in the hit films of this year.

The year 2025 is now about to be said goodbye and the new year is ready to knock. This year was full of entertainment for entertainment lovers. 2025 was the year of sequels for Bollywood. Sequels of hit films from Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar to Aamir Khan were released in theaters this year. A total of 12 sequel films will hit the big screen in 2025. But only two of these films became hits at the box office.

Raid 2

• Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Raid 2’ got a tremendous response from the audience.
• It is the sequel to the 2018 film Raid which proved to be a hit at the box office.
• According to Koimoi, the film had collected Rs 179.30 crore at the Indian box office.

stars on the ground

• ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is the sequel to Aamir Khan’s 2007 film Taare Zameen Par.
• Aamir returned to the big screen after three years with this film, released on 20 June 2025.
• ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ became a hit at the box office with a collection of Rs 166.58 crore.

Kesari- Chapter 2

• The film Kesari – Chapter 2 is the sequel of Akshay Kumar’s Kesari released in 2019.
• Ananya Pandey and R Madhavan were seen in lead roles in this film.
• According to the report of Koimoi, Kesari – Chapter 2 had earned Rs 94.48 crore.
• This film proved to be average at the box office.

housefull 5

• Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer comedy film ‘Housefull 5’ was also liked by the audience.
• However, this film of Sajid Nadiadwala could not be a hit at the box office.
• ‘Housefull 5’ also proved to be average with a collection of Rs 198.41 crore.

beats 2

• The romantic film ‘Dhadak 2’ is the sequel of the 2018 film Dhadak.
• Trupti Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi are in lead roles in this film, released on 1 August 2025.
• ‘Dhadak 2’ earned Rs 24.24 crore at the box office and flopped.

son of sardar 2

• Ajay Devgan’s comedy film ‘Son of Sardar 2’ was also released this year.
• However, the film’s collection remained limited to Rs 47.15 crore and it flopped.
• Mrinal Thakur, Roshni Walia and Ravi Kishan also play important roles in the film.

war 2

• Hrithik Roshan’s action film ‘War 2’ also failed at the box office.
• The film had collected Rs 244.29 crore at the box office.

rebel 4

• ‘Baaghi 4’ was one of the most awaited sequel films of this year.
• However, after release, Tiger Shroff’s film could not work its magic.
• ‘Baaghi 4’ flopped at the box office with a collection of Rs 67.07 crore.

jolly llb 3

• Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s film ‘Jolly LLB 3’ was average at the box office.
• The courtroom drama has collected Rs 117.6 crore at the box office.

give give love 2

• The film ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ has also joined the list of flop sequels.
• Ajay Devgan’s comedy-love story has earned Rs 89.51 crore at the box office.

fun 4

• Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani’s film ‘Masti 4’ will also be released in 2025.
• This film proved to be a failure at the box office with a collection of Rs 14.95 crore.

style 2

• ‘Andaz 2’ has proved to be the megaflop sequel film of this year.
• The film did not find any audience in the theaters and the collection of the film was reduced to a few lakhs.

The year 2025 was very special for entertainment lovers. Like every year, this year too many films were released in theatres. Apart from Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan also brought the sequel.

Today we will tell you about 5 such sequels of this year, which together earned Rs 1108.72 crore at the box office. But Akshay Kumar remained ahead of Ajay Devgan and Aamir Khan in the earnings of sequel films. Ajay-Aamir lagged behind Akshay by giving a superhit film.

See the list of those films here

housefull 5

• The comedy franchise ‘Housefull 5’ starring stars like Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Kriti Sanon had average earnings at the box office.
• The film had collected Rs 288.58 crore at the worldwide box office.

jolly llb 3

• Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi were seen together in this comedy-drama, law-thriller.
• This film had collected Rs 170.8 crore worldwide.

Kesari- Chapter 2

• Akshay Kumar, Ananya Pandey and R Madhavan’s film ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ has also been average at the box office.
• This film did a business of Rs 145 crore at the worldwide box office.

stars on the ground

• This film of Aamir Khan was released on June 20. This film is the sequel of Taare Zameen Par.
• The film had earned Rs 267.34 crore at the worldwide box office. It proved to be a superhit at the box office.

• Raid-2
  Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Raid 2’ is the superhit film of this year.
• This film did a business of Rs 237 crore at the worldwide box office.

Akshay Kumar won
The total collection of these five sequels is more than 1108.72 crores. Akshay Kumar’s three films (Housefull 5, Kesari‑Chapter 2, Jolly LLB 3) did business of Rs 604.38 crore.

In this way he defeated Ajay Devgan and Aamir Khan at the box office and established himself as the biggest star in 2025. Akshay Kumar’s career proved to be very special this year in terms of sequel earnings.

Bollywood film ‘Dhurandhar’ is creating havoc at the box office. The film has been holding the box office since day one and is breaking new records every day. ‘Dhurandhar’, released on 5th December, has reached near Rs 200 crore club in 6 days. Now Ranveer Singh’s film has also broken the record of Akshay Kumar’s film and has become the fourth biggest Bollywood film of the year 2025.

‘Dhurandhar’ blew up in 6 days!

• According to the digital partner studios of ‘Dhurandhar’, the film had earned Rs 28.60 crore on the first day.
• The film did a business of Rs 33.10 crore on the second day and Rs 44.80 crore on the third day.
• ‘Dhurandhar’ collected Rs 24.30 crore on the fourth day and Rs 28.60 crore on the fifth day.
• Now even on the sixth day, Ranveer Singh’s film is making huge money at the box office.
• According to SACNILC, ‘Dhurandhar’ has collected Rs 24.49 crore till now (till 10 pm).
• The total collection of the film at the domestic box office has now reached Rs 183.89 crore.

Total collection of 6 days of ‘Dhurandhar’

Day	collection
day 1	28.60 crores
day 2	33.10 crores
day 3	44.80 crores
day 4	24.30 crores
day 5	28.60 crores
day 6	24.49 crores
Total	183.89 crores

‘Dhurandhar’ becomes the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2025

• ‘Dhurandhar’ has broken the lifetime record of ‘Housefull 5’ by collecting Rs 183.89 crore.
• This film, released in 2025, had earned Rs 183.3 crore in India.
• With this, ‘Housefull 5’ was the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film of this year so far.
• But now ‘Dhurandhar’ has left behind the collection of this comedy franchise of Akshay Kumar.
• Now ‘Dhurandhar’ has taken the title of the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2025.
• The next target of ‘Dhurandhar’ is ‘War 2’ which is the third highest grossing Hindi film of this year.
• Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer this film had collected Rs 236.55 crore at the box office.

For many years, South films have been overshadowing Bollywood. In fact, ‘Bahubali’, released 10 years ago, did such a miracle that this pan India film not only became a worldwide blockbuster but it also wrote a new chapter in the fate of the South Industry. Since then, South Cinema is proving itself to be superior to Bollywood in every aspect, be it new and heart-touching stories or action sequences, South Cinema has now overtaken Bollywood in every aspect.

The year 2025 is also not untouched. This year too, South films won and earned handsomely at the box office. Whereas Bollywood lagged behind in terms of earnings this year. The films of many big superstars including Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan could not do wonders at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s serial action thriller ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ not only broke all the earning records but also got the title of the biggest film of the year.

South films will shine in the year 2025
Many films of South Cinema were successful at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kaatanra Chapter 1’ holds the record of highest grosser of the year. Let us tell you that this film was made with a budget of Rs 130 crore and it made a huge collection of Rs 662 crore in India and its worldwide earning was Rs 840 crore. Rajinikanth starrer ‘Coolie’ had collected Rs 516 crore worldwide. Kalyani Priyadarshan’s film ‘Lokah Chapter 1’, made with a budget of just Rs 40 crore, also did wonders. It surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 302 crores. Mohanlal’s ‘L2 Empuraan’ was also a big hit of the year. The budget of this Malayalam language film was Rs 150 crore and it did a worldwide business of Rs 268 crore.

These South films earned the most in the year 2025

• Kantara Chapter 1- 840 crores worldwide
• Coolie- 561 crores worldwide
• Lokah Chapter 1- 302 crores worldwide
• L2 Empuraan – 268 crores worldwide

Movies of big Bollywood stars lagged behind
In the year 2025, films of big Bollywood superstars proved to be cold at the box office. Let us tell you that Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ was released in the beginning of this year. There were a lot of expectations from this film of YRF’s spy universe but this film could not recover its budget. Made at a cost of Rs 400 crore, this film was able to do a worldwide business of Rs 360 crore. Whereas superstar Salman Khan’s film ‘Sikander’ was released on Eid but it could not perform well. Made at a cost of Rs 200 crore, this film had collected Rs 184.71 crore worldwide. At the same time, Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer film ‘Housefull 5’ was also not special. Made at a cost of Rs 225 crore, this film had earned Rs 190 crore worldwide. Recently, Maddock’s horror universe film ‘Thama’ also did not perform well. Its budget is said to be Rs 140 crore and it earned only Rs 132 crore worldwide.

Two films saved the shame of Bollywood
However, Bollywood’s honor was saved by two films. One is Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Chhaava’ and the other is newcomer Ahan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’. Let us tell you that ‘Chhawa’, made at a cost of Rs 150 crore, had earned Rs 808 crore worldwide. It is at second place among the highest grossing films of the year. Whereas new stars Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’ is at third place in the list. Made at a cost of Rs 50 crore, this film surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 334 crore.

December, the last month of the year 2025, is going on and now this year is about to end in a few days. Many great films of Bollywood and South were released in 2025. There was tremendous buzz regarding many of these films. The audience searched many films extensively on Google. This year, Bollywood has won the top 10 most searched movies on Google.

Out of the 10 most searched films in 2025, 5 are Bollywood films. Apart from this, 5 South films have also made it to the list of top 10 movies.

Sayara

• Bollywood film Saiyara has topped the list of most searched films on Google in 2025.
• This musical romantic film has been directed by Mohit Suri.
• Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda made their Bollywood debut through Saiyara.
• According to Sacknilk, the film had collected Rs 329.2 crore at the box office.

Kantara- Chapter 1

• South film Kantara – Chapter 1 is the second most searched film this year.
• Rishabh Shetty starrer this film had earned Rs 622.04 crore at the box office.

Coolie

• Rajinikanth starrer action film Coolie is at number three in this list.
• The film collected Rs 285.01 crore at the box office.

war 2

• Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s film War 2 was also searched a lot this year.
• This film had collected Rs 236.55 crore at the box office.

My love I swear this on you

• Sanam Teri Kasam was re-released this year, hence there was a huge craze for the film.
• This film is the fifth most searched film on Google this year.
• The total collection of re-release and original release of Sanam Teri Kasam was Rs 42.28 crore.

marco

• Unni Mukundan starrer Malayalam film is at number 6 in this list.
• The film did a business of Rs 60.27 crore at the box office.

housefull 5

• Housefull 5 is at number seven in the list of most searched films on Google.
• This multi-starrer film of Akshay Kumar had earned Rs 183.3 crore at the box office.

game changer

• Ram Charan and Kiara Advani’s film Game Changer has secured the 8th position in this list.
• This political-thriller film did a business of Rs 131.17 crore at the box office.

Mrs.

• The film Mrs. released on Zee5 was also searched a lot on Google this year.
• Sanya Malhotra is seen in the lead role in this film.

Mahavatar Narasimha

• The animated movie Mahavatar Narasimha is also included in the list of most searched films on Google this year.
• This film had collected Rs 250.29 crore at the box office.

The year 2025 was very special for entertainment lovers. This year many most awaited sequel films of Bollywood were released in theatres. From ‘Raid 2’, War 2, ‘Baaghi 4’ to ‘Masti 4’ hit the big screen. Many of these films made huge fortunes at the box office. Some sequel films flopped badly at the box office. Here we are telling you the names of the sequel films released in 2025 and their box office collection.

Raid 2

• Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Raid 2’ was one of the most awaited films of this year.
• This film, released on May 1, was successful in winning the hearts of the audience.
• ‘Raid 2’ had collected Rs 173.44 crore at the box office.

Kesari- Chapter 2

• Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ is the sequel of the 2019 film Kesari.
• Ananya Pandey and R Madhavan were also seen playing important roles in the film.
• ‘Kesari – Chapter 2’ did a business of Rs 92.74 crore at the box office.

rebel 4

• Tiger Shroff’s action-thriller film ‘Baaghi 4’ proved to be a flop at the box office.
• The film had collected Rs 53.38 crore at the box office.
• Sonam Bajwa and Harnaaz Sandhu also play important roles in this film.

fun 4

• ‘Masti 4’ has also flopped badly at the box office.
• Aftab Shivdasani, Vivek Oberoi and Ritesh Deshmukh are in lead roles.
• ‘Masti 4’ has done a business of Rs 14.66 crore at the box office.

housefull 5

• Comedy franchise ‘Housefull 5’ dominated the box office.
• This multi-starrer film of Akshay Kumar had collected Rs 183.38 crore at the box office.
  

give give love 2

• Ajay Devgan’s comedy film ‘De De Pyar De 2’ was liked very much by the audience.
• Stars like Rakulpreet Singh, R Madhavan and Meezaan Jaffrey were also seen in the film.
• ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ collected Rs 72 crore at the box office.

war 2

• ‘War 2’ was one of the much awaited films of this year but after its release it proved to be a flop.
• Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer this film could earn only Rs 236.55 crore at the box office.

jolly llb 3

• Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s film ‘Jolly LLB 3’ is a comedy-courtroom drama.
• Released on September 19, this film collected Rs 117.5 crore.

stars on the ground

• ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is the sequel to Aamir Khan’s film Taare Zameen Par.
• The film, released on June 20, had earned Rs 167.46 crore at the box office.

son of sardar 2

• The film ‘Son of Sardar 2’, released on August 1, had collected only Rs 47.03 crore.
• Mrinal Thakur and Ravi Kishan also appeared in important roles in the film.

beats 2

• Siddhant Chaturvedi and Trupti Dimri starrer film ‘Dhadak 2’ is the sequel of the 2018 film Dhadak.
• This film, released on August 1, could earn only Rs 23.42 crore at the box office.

metro these days

• Anurag Basu’s musical-romantic film ‘Metro These Days’ was released in theaters on July 4.
• Artists like Ali Fazal, Sara Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Aditya Roy Kapur were seen in the film.

Housefull franchise has always been a favorite of the audience. The fifth film of this franchise has also made a good collection at the box office. But now this film has had its world television premiere and it has impressed the fans on TV screens also. Its views after the premiere have made the film the biggest premiere of this year.

‘Housefull 5’ made a new record in its name
On June 6, Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer film ‘Housefull 5’ was released in theaters across the world. After making huge profits at the box office, it entered the TV screens on October 11 with Star Gold.

‘Housefull 5’ also made a new record in the world television premiere. According to Koimoi, ‘Housefull 5’ was watched by 4.65 crore people in 1.91 crore homes of India.

This means that ‘Housefull 5’ has become the biggest TV premiere of this year with 4.65 crore views. The innovative dual climax format of the film made it even more popular among the audience and due to the unique story line, the audience remained engaged till the end of the film.

How is Akshay Kumar’s reaction on TV success?
After the immense success of the world television premiere, Akshay Kumar has also shared his feelings. He said, ‘Housefull franchise has always been about nonstop entertainment and laughter. Seeing such love on TV also fills my heart with love. Reaching Rs 4.65 crore is indeed a milestone.

Akshay Kumar thanked the audience after receiving such love. The actor believes that a good and entertaining film always makes its way to the hearts of the audience.

About ‘Housefull 5’
This film has been made under the banner of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. In ‘Housefull 5’, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nargis Fakhri were seen in lead roles along with Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek Bachchan.

Along with this, stars like Chitrangada Singh, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Dutt and Fardeen Khan also played important roles. If we look at the box office collection, according to Saknilk, ‘Housefull 5’ has deposited Rs 183.3 crore in its account.

Countless Bollywood and South films have been released in theaters in 2025. Many films broke records at the box office and made huge collections. But in terms of creating a stir in the opening weekend collection, Bollywood films dominated and South films lagged behind. Among the 5 films which made the highest collection on the first weekend of release, 4 are from Bollywood and only 1 from South.

shade

• Vicky Kaushal starrer historical drama film ‘Chhaava’ was released in theaters on 14 February 2025.
• Artists like Rashmika Mandanna, Akshay Khanna, Ashutosh Rana and Divya Dutta were seen in the film.
• ‘Chhaava’, directed by Laxman Utekar, has proved to be the biggest film to be released in 2025.
• According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, the film had earned Rs 121.43 crore on the first weekend.

war 2

• Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s film ‘War 2’ is the second highest grossing film on the opening weekend.
• This action-thriller film has been directed by Ayan Mukherjee. Kiara Advani is also in the film.
• ‘War 2’ collected Rs 130 crore on the first weekend.

Sayara

• Mohit Suri’s musical romantic film Syara is included in the list of top weekend openers of 2025.
• Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Paddi were in the lead roles in this film, released on 18 July 2025.
• Syara did a business of Rs 84.50 crore on the opening weekend.

housefull 5

• Akshay Kumar starrer comedy film ‘Housefull 5’ hit the theaters on 6 June 2025.
• Made under the direction of Tarun Mansukhani, this film also featured Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan and Fardeen Khan.
• ‘Housefull 5’ did a business of Rs 81.85 crore at the box office on the first weekend.

Kantara- Chapter 1

• ‘Kantara – Chapter 1’ is the only South film in the list of highest grossing films on the first weekend.
• Rishabh Shetty starrer this film is a prequel to Kantara which is released on 2 October 2025.
• ‘Kantara – Chapter 1’ had collected Rs 75 crore on the opening weekend.