In the post-COVID era, many Bollywood superstars have failed to find their form and Akshay Kumar is one of them. Before the pandemic happened, he was one of the most bankable stars of Indian cinema and now, after the pandemic, he is struggling to deliver a big success at the Indian box office. So today, we’ll be taking a look at his success ratio post-COVID, which indicates his poor form.
In the post-COVID era, the actor had 14 theatrical releases, including his latest release, Kesari Chapter 2. It all started with Bell Bottom (2021), which was a big flop at the Indian box office. It was followed by Sooryavanshi (2021), which turned out to be a success despite COVID restrictions. It was a plus affair. From here, it took a long time for him to deliver another success.
2022 – A disastrous year for Akshay Kumar!
Akshay Kumar’s next theatrical release was Bachchhan Paandey (2022), which was also a flop. In the same year, he had Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan, and Ram Setu. Unfortunately, none of these films were successful and all were declared flop at the Indian box office.
2023 started with Selfiee, and it was again a big flop. Akshay Kumar got a big relief in the form of OMG 2, which emerged as a clean hit. It was followed by another flop, Mission Raniganj.
Akshay’s flop show in 2024
Expectations were very high from Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024) but even this one, turned out to be a massive flop for Akshay Kumar. Even Sarfira (2024) was a flop, followed by one more flop, Khel Khel Mein (2024).
In 2025, though Sky Force earned a respectable total of above 130 crores, it secured a losing verdict at the Indian box office. Even his latest release, Kesari Chapter 2, is a losing affair.
Only 2 box office successes for Akshay Kumar post-COVID
As we can see, Akshay Kumar has delivered only 2 successful films out of his 14 theatrical releases.
Akshay Kumar’s post-COVID theatrical releases and their verdicts at the Indian box office:
Bell Bottom – Flop
Sooryavanshi – Plus
Bachchhan Paandey – Flop
Samrat Prithviraj- Flop
Raksha Bandhan – Flop
Ram Setu – Flop
Selfiee – Flop
OMG 2 – Hit
Mission Raniganj – Flop
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – Flop
Sarfira – Flop
Khel Khel Mein – Flop
Sky Force – Losing
Kesari Chapter 2 – Losing
Post-COVID box office success ratio of Akshay Kumar
By using the formula of [(Super-Hit/Super-Duper Hit + Hit + Plus + Average)/Total Releases x 100 = Success ratio], Akshay Kumar’s post-COVID success ratio is just 14.28%, which is disastrous. While he recently crossed the cumulative collection of 1000 crore net in the post-COVID era, his ability to deliver winners has went downhill. With films like Housefull 5, Jolly LLB 3, and Bhoot Bangla in the pipeline, let’s see if our Khiladi gets back in form.
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