Shamshera box office collection Day 8: Ranbir Kapoor's film is a disaster

By Tanushree Roy: Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Shamshera failed to pull audience to the theatres, making this Ranbir's 7th flop film. While the film started off to a lukewarm start, the collections kept dipping throughout the week. In the first week, Sanjay Dutt and Ranbir's Shamshera earned a mere Rs 40 crore.

SHAMSHERA BOX OFFICE COLLECTION

Shamshera embarked on its journey with an opening of Rs 10.25 crore on Day 1. The opening is way lower than what the industry expected out of it. As the week progressed, the collections dipped further and further. On Friday the film collected around Rs 80 lakh, taking the collection to a little over Rs 40 crore.

7TH FLOP FILM OF RANBIR KAPOOR

Before Shamshera, Ranbir Kapoor has seen six of his other films flop at the box office. His 2007 film Saawariya also suffered a disastrous fate at the box office. Made on a budget of Rs 45 crore, the film hardly earned a total of Rs 29.10 crore. Likewise, the actor's 2013 film Besharam earned Rs 77.10 crore over a budget of Rs 83 crore. Roy (2015) also flopped by a margin as it earned Rs 47.68 crore. It's total budget was Rs 50 crore.

The same year, Bombay Velvel, headlined by Ranbir Kapoor released. It was a major disaster at the box office. Made on a budget of Rs 118 crore, the film earned a mere Rs 30.36 crore reportedly. Ranbir's Tamasha and Jagga Jasoos also flopped, earning a lifetime collection of Rs 68 crore and 69.31 crore respectively.