Akshay Kumar's Rustom and Hrithik Roshan's Mohenjo Daro were released in theatres on August 12, 2016. Both films were period dramas. Rustom was based on an actual incident and Mohenjo Daro was a drama
Rustom opened to positive reviews and was ahead of Mohenjo Daro, which was panned by critics. The Akshay Kumar starrer reportedly made Rs. 218.12 crores globally. Hrithik Roshan's period drama reportedly earned Rs. 108 crores worldwide
Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan clashed with Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha on August 11, 2022. The former failed to meet expectations
Laal Singh Chaddha was ahead of Raksha Bandhan at the box office. It reportedly collected Rs. 129.64 crores whereas the reported figure of Raksha Bandhan was Rs. 61.61 crores
Akshay Kumar's Gold, based on the Indian hockey team winning a gold medal in the Olympics, released along with John Abraham's vigilante action thriller Satyamev Jayate on August 15, 2018
Gold reportedly collected Rs. 158 crores globally whereas Satyamev Jayate was criticised by critics but managed to reportedly earn Rs. 108.32 crores
Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menon and Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal released on August 15, 2019, with John Abraham and Mrunal Thakur's Batla House
Globally, Mission Mangal raced ahead of Batla House with a reported collection of Rs. 291 crores. The latter reportedly made Rs. 113 crores worldwide
One of the biggest clashes of the year is between Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 and Sunny Deol's Gadar 2. They are releasing on August 11 in theatres globally
A day before the release, Gadar 2 is racing ahead of OMG 2 which got stuck in censorship matters. After 25 modifications, the socio-drama is releasing with an 'A' certificate
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