Overview

• An Ernst & Young audit commissioned by NGEPL estimates the piracy leak cost the film Rs 91 crore in potential box office and digital revenue.
• Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment is preparing to file a digital piracy insurance claim to recover the assessed losses.
• Unauthorised prints of Sikandar appeared on platforms including Tamilrockers, Movierulz and Filmyzilla before its theatrical bow, accelerating audience leakage.
• The leaked version contained raw background scores and deleted scenes absent from the final cut, indicating the breach occurred after CBFC clearance.
• Sikandar underperformed at the box office, earning Rs 103.45 crore domestically and Rs 175 crore worldwide against its Rs 200 crore production budget.