The Vvaan’s second weekend haul of Rs 8.25 crore nett — just Rs 3 crore on Sunday, has sealed its fate: a quiet fade after a strong start. The Sidharth Malhotra-Tamannaah Bhatia starrer, which opened with Rs 49.75 crore in its first week, now sits at Rs 58 crore nett after ten days. That’s not a collapse, but it’s far from the ‘Clean Hit’ it was projected to be. A drop of nearly 80% between weekends? That’s not sustainable. And with Drishyam: The Conclusion breathing down its neck, the forest myth didn’t stand a chance against the thriller’s momentum. The film, directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, follows an engineer returning to Bihar to settle a property dispute. Only to get dragged into a centuries-old battle over a sacred grove. Anup Soni, Sunil Grover, Shweta Tiwari, and Maniesh Paul are in supporting roles, but none could pull the film back from the edge. Pinkvilla’s tracking puts the final cume at around Rs 13–15 crore for the second week, meaning the movie will likely end up as an average performer, not a hit. No red carpet, no awards buzz. Just a slow exit. The real story? Not the forest. The audience. They came for the opening, stayed for the promise. But left when the myth didn’t deliver the magic. Now, the question isn’t whether The Vvaan survives. It’s whether audiences still believe in stories that ask them to believe.