Stree 2 & Bhediya 2 Announced; Here's Looking At Horror Universe's Floundering Run At The Box Office —

Jio Studios announced Stree 2 and Bhediya 2 at a grand event yesterday. Jio Studios and Maddock Films' horror universe started off with the super hit Stree, followed by Roohi and Bhediya, which received an underwhelming response at the box office. Here's a look at the floundering run of horror movies at the box office.Amar Kaushik debuted with a bang with Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor's Stree, which did a lifetime business of 126 crores nett at the domestic box office. The film was loved by critics and audiences, established a strong base for the horror universe, and was declared a super hit at the box office.The second movie in the horror universe, Roohi, was directed by Hardik Mehta. The film had Rajkummar Rao, Varun Sharma, and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles and was released during the pandemic. That definitely reduced the film's box office potential, but the main problem was its mediocre content. Roohi did the lifetime business of 23 crore to get a flop verdict.The third film in the horror universe marked Amar Kaushik's return, which raised a lot of expectations. However, the mediocre content once again ruined the horror universe. Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon's creature comedy based on the werewolf idea was a below average grosser at the box office, with lifetime collections of 68 crore nett in India.