![]() ![]() Avatar: The Way of Water fell short of Rs 40 crore to break Endgame’s opening weekend figure in India. ![]() India’s total theatrical revenue also reached a milestone last year, crossing the 100 billion rupees, or $1.4 billion, mark for the first time, compared with $1.38 billion (96.3 billion rupees) in 2017. As per reports, Avatar is on its way to breaking Avengers Endgame’s record of being the highest-grossing international film in India. ![]() The blockbuster ended up contributing a fourth of Hollywood’s total revenue in India in 2018 and boosted Hollywood films’ market share in the country from about 8 percent in 2017 to 10 percent.Īccording to a recent report by consultancy Ernst and Young India, despite its minority market share, Hollywood had a “blockbuster” year in 2018 with total revenue reaching an all-time high of $132 million (9.2 billion rupees), up from $115 million (8.01 billion rupees) in 2017. Last year, Avengers: Infinity War became Hollywood’s highest-grossing film in India, reaching $31.6 million (2.22 billion rupees) during its entire theatrical run. Need to go beyond.” In another tweet, Kapur questioned, “As Hollywood edges out local films as it did in the rest of the world, is this a new colonisation?” He added: “Now we have no choice but to compete with Hollywood. And so opened the door to Hollywood,” tweeted director Shekhar Kapur ( Elizabeth) reflecting on the box office impact of Endgame. It’s been taking audiences for granted for too long. The previous installment in the franchise, last year’s Avengers: Infinity War is estimated to have collected $13.5 million (943 million rupees) from just over 2,000 screens, recording the highest opening for a Hollywood film until Endgame‘s monster opening.Įndgame‘s performance has also led observers to analyze how a Hollywood breakout can offer a serious threat to the dominance of mainstream Hindi language Bollywood. Regardless, Endgame still crossed a billion rupees - the local benchmark for top performers - in its first two days, after grossing $9 million (632 million rupees) Friday and $8.75 million (611 million rupees) Saturday, according to a tweet from Adarsh. As a result, Indian movies, which dominate the local market and are not limited by DCI restrictions, have much wider releases than Hollywood films. But Hollywood films are typically only put out on Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) screens in India, which adhere to the studios’ DCI technical standards, limiting their release in a country with fewer than 9,000 screens. He explained that the film was released on 2,845 screens, “but its occupancy is much, much higher than *Hindi* biggies that open in 4,000+ screens.”īy contrast, Baahubali: The Conclusion, like its 2015 prequel Baahubali: The Beginning, was a South Indian production in the Telugu language which was also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam, and reportedly opened on about 6,500 screens in India.Īs is the case with any major Hollywood release in India, Endgame was also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. “#AvengersEndgame shatters the myth that a massive screen count is the key to collect big numbers on Day 1/weekend,” film trade analyst Taran Adarsh pointed out in a tweet. The star-studded cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, and Josh Brolin.What is even more significant is that Endgame had a monster opening with a release on fewer screens than local blockbusters typically do. It is helmed by Russo Brothers Joe and Anthony. taran adarsh April 27, 2019Īvengers: Endgame, the 22nd film of MCU, marks the end of an era that revolved around Iron Man, the Hulk and Captain America, Loki, Thor among others. Day 1 biz.Ģ018: #AvengersInfinityWar 31.30 cr / 2000+ screensĢ019: #AvengersEndgame 53.10 cr / 2845 screens #English #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu #AvengersInfinityWar versus #AvengersEndgame. taran adarsh April 27, 2019Īvengers: Infinity War, which was released last year in 2,000 screens in India had collected Rs 31,30 crore on its opening day. Now #AvengersEndgame released on 26 April 2019Īll three money spinners released on the *last Friday* of April. #AvengersInfinityWar released on 27 April 2018 ![]()
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