We also have to look at how far a movie can go depending on its genre!
In India, would a Cocktail 2 really reach heartland India, the massy belts, the single screens?
I personally believe that a movie in the Cocktail 2 zone is a multiplex 5 city movie with a lifetime box office range of 70-100cr net in India, which it has done. So in my personal view, it has done well according to its reach in terms of target audience but yes, not done well enough to recover its costs theatrically!
You mentioned MVA, look at the start of that and then word of mouth grew and will probably finish at 50-55. Thats also successful.


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