‘Avengers: Endgame’ Is Unstoppable, Makes Rs 189 Crore in India
The film has had the biggest opening for a Hollywood title in India.
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There is no stopping Avengers: Endgame at the box office. On Day 5, it has collected Rs 189.7 crore in India and is estimated to cross the Rs 200 crore mark by the end of the day, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted.
Earlier, Taran Adarsh said Avengers: Endgame, which released on 26 April, had an unprecedented record-breaking weekend. The film, which is the 22nd installment of Marvel Cinematic Universe, has earned Rs. 187.14 crore at the Indian box office.
“ #AvengersEndgame writes H-I-S-T-O-R-Y... Has a record-breaking, Blockbuster weekend... Unimaginable, unbelievable, unprecedented trending... Fri 53.10 cr, Sat 51.40 cr, Sun 52.70 cr. Total: ₹ 157.20 cr Nett BOC. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 187.14 cr.” - wrote Taran Adrash on Twitter.
In just the first two days of its release, Avengers: Endgame had made Rs 100 Crore in India.
The film has been breaking records globally and according to reports by Deadline has earned $305 million at the international box office in just two days since its world premiere. In comparison, its predecessor Infinity War earned about $190 million globally in its first three days.
In India, Avengers: Endgame, which released on 26 April, raked in Rs 53.10 crore at the box office on its opening day. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film recorded the highest day 1 box office collection of 2019 so far and has had the highest opening for a Hollywood film in India till date.
Last year, Infinity War earned Rs 31.30 crore at the Indian box office and was released across 2,000 screens as compared to Endgame, which was released across 2,845 screens.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame brings to a close an 11-year-old saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has been spread across 22 films. The movie sees the Avengers, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk and Black Widow, assemble to take on supervilliain Thanos, who had wiped out half the universe in the prequel Infinity War.
(With inputs from Deadline)
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