India, Oct. 23 -- With its Netflix release, the theatrical run of YRF Spy Universe film War 2 has come to an end. The ambitious pan-India spy thriller, headlined by Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, was released in theatres on 14 August over the Independence Day weekend. And while it enjoyed a bumper start, the collections soon dwindled at the box office. Now, when the film's final collections are out, its verdict has also been declared. And to the dismay of the makers, War 2 is a flop. We explain how.

War 2 ran in theatres for a little over five weeks, just before it released on OTT earlier this month. In that time, it earned Rs.236 crore net in India. This included an underwhelming Rs.178 crore in Hindi and a disastrous Rs.57 crore net in Tel...