Avengers: Endgame box office collection: 5 records broken by film in India so far
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Almost surreal! That's possibly the best way to define Avengers: Endgame's box office performance in India. The film is breaking many records in the country and has shattered the myth that a massive screen count is the key to collect big numbers on day 1 or the opening weekend. The film that features Hollywood biggies like Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemmsworth, among others, was released on 2845 screens, but its occupancy is higher than Hindi biggies that open in 4000+ screens. The film was released in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu language, and earned Rs 53.10 crore on its opening day. It is the biggest Hollywood opener in the country till date.
The unimaginable craze for Avengers: Endgame only proves, yet again, that the moviegoers are willing to dig into their wallets and shell out exorbitant money for tickets if the film worth it, said film trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh in a Twitter post earlier. Here are 5 records broken by the film in India so far -
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Highest day 1 collection
By raking in Rs 53.10 crore on the opening day (Friday), the film became the highest grossing opener in the country till date. No Hindi or Hindi dubbed film has registered this number so far in India. Avengers: Infinity War, which is prequel to Avengers: Endgame, had earned Rs 40.13 crore on the first day of release in India. According to Box Office India, Baahubali 2, which is another record crusher at the box office, had earned Rs 40 crore on its opening day.
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Highest single day collection
The film earned over Rs 50 crore on every single day following its release, till Monday. After opening with a Rs 53.10 crore, the movie earned Rs 51.40 cr, and Rs 52.70 crore on the second and third days, which is highest single day collection for any movie in India.
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Biggest opening for a Hollywood movie:
The movie has emerged as the biggest Hollywood opener to date. Avengers: Infinity War had earned Rs 40.13 crore on the first day of release in India.
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Biggest opening weekend for any movie
By the opening weekend, the movie earned Rs 157 crore at the box office, which is the highest opening weekend business for any movie. It crossed Rs 150 crore in just 3 days. Avengers: Infinity War had earned Rs 94.30 crore in the opening weekend and it was released in 2000+ screens. Among Bollywood films, Sanju has seen the biggest weekend so far, earning Rs 120 crore.
Avengers: Endgame box office collection: Fastest to Rs 100 crore
This movie is also the fastest film in India to reach Rs 100 crore mark. It achieved it in just two days, which no Bollywood film has done so far.