Previously touted to be the 'Film of the Year', Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Thugs of Hindostan' has proven to be a commercial disaster, with its opening week at the box office turning out to be outright depressive. The action-adventure fantasy film only managed to rake in around Rs 140 Crore in eight days, peanuts as compared to the film budget and star cast.
With the poor run, multiplex owners have removed maximum shows of the 'Thugs' and are putting Neena Gupta and Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Badhaai Ho', and the latter's 'AndhaDhun' for cinegoers. Considering the damage, the film might end its theatrical run at around Rs 150 Crore. There are no big released in the coming two weeks till Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's '2.0' hits the screens.
Meanwhile, 'Thugs of Hindostan' has turned out to be Aamir's first flop in a decade, and Bachchan's highest grosser and first Rs 100 Crore club film of his career. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the movie also stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh in pivotal roles.
