{"id":229252,"date":"2026-01-09T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/229252\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:44:08","slug":"ends-its-run-as-dileeps-highest-grossing-film-post-covid-yet-a-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/229252\/","title":{"rendered":"Ends Its Run As Dileep&#8217;s Highest-Grossing Film Post-COVID, Yet A Failure!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1252902 koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bha-bha-ba-box-office-closing-collection-01.jpg\" alt=\"Bha Bha Ba Box Office (Closing Collection)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"  \/>Bha Bha Ba Box Office (Closing Collection)(Photo Credit \u2013Facebook)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bha Bha Ba, starring Dileep in the lead role, has concluded its theatrical run in a span of just three weeks. Considering its start and the recoverable budget, the film was expected to emerge victorious, but it failed to do so. After a strong start, it faced bigger drops than expected, resulting in an underwhelming collection of less than 50 crores at the worldwide box office. Keep reading for a detailed closing collection report!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/hits-flops\/mollywood-malayalam-box-office-collection-verdicts-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malayalam<\/a> action comedy entertainer was theatrically released on December 18, 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics, and among the audience, it fared with mixed word of mouth. Due to good pre-release buzz and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/box-office-mohanlal-closes-2025-with-a-record-breaking-550-crore-global-haul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mohanlal<\/a>\u2018s extended cameo, the film registered a strong start; however, a mixed reception led to it failing to maintain the pace.<\/p>\n<p>How much did Bha Bha Ba earn at the worldwide box office?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In India, Bha Bha Ba opened at 6.7 crores, but during its lifetime run, it couldn\u2019t recoup even four times the opening-day collection. As per the final collection update, the film has wrapped up with an estimated 23.7 crore net, which equals 27.96 crore gross at the Indian box office. Overseas, it has earned 18.1 crore gross. Combining the Indian and overseas gross, the closing collection at the worldwide box office is 46.06 crore gross.<\/p>\n<p>Box office collection breakdown:<\/p>\n<p>India net \u2013 23.7 crores<br \/>\nIndia gross \u2013 27.96 crores<br \/>\nOverseas gross \u2013 18.1 crores<br \/>\nWorldwide gross \u2013 46.06 crores<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Dileep\u2019s 4th highest-grosser post-COVID<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With 46.06 crore gross, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/what-to-watch\/bha-bha-ba-ott-release-date-update-when-where-to-watch-dileep-mohanlal-starrer-malayalam-action-comedy-film-online\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bha Bha Ba<\/a> ended its run as Dileep\u2019s highest-grossing film in the post-COVID era. It surpassed Prince And Family by a considerable margin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a look at the worldwide performance of Dileep\u2019s post-COVID releases (highest to lowest):<\/p>\n<p>Bha Bha Ba \u2013 46.06 crores<br \/>\nPrince And Family \u2013 26.85 crore<br \/>\nVoice Of Sathyanathan \u2013 22.08 crores<br \/>\nPavi Caretaker \u2013 8.37 crores<br \/>\nBandra \u2013 4.89 crores<br \/>\nThankamani \u2013 2.86 crores<\/p>\n<p>Box office verdict of the film<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Dileep starrer was reportedly made on a budget of 30 crores. Against this cost, it needed 30 crore net collection at the Indian box office to enter the safe zone. However, it earned only 23.7 crores, thus making a recovery of 79% and facing a deficit of 21%. It secured a losing verdict, as per Koimoi\u2019s parameters.<\/p>\n<p>Box office summary:<\/p>\n<p>Budget \u2013 30 crores<br \/>\nIndia net collection \u2013 23.7 crores<br \/>\nDeficit \u2013 6.3 crores or 21%<br \/>\nVerdict \u2013 Losing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stay tuned to Koimoi for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/category\/box-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">box office updates<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Must Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/akhanda-2-box-office-closing-collection-nandamuri-balakrishna-starrer-ends-its-disappointing-run-with-almost-53-deficit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Akhanda 2 Box Office (Closing Collection): Nandamuri Balakrishna Starrer Ends Its Disappointing Run With Almost 53% Deficit!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow Us: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bha Bha Ba Box Office (Closing Collection)(Photo Credit \u2013Facebook) Bha Bha Ba, starring Dileep in the lead role,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397],"class_list":{"0":"post-229252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}