It’s now second behind the Baahubali sequel
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 29 April 2019 11:58 ISTShare on FacebookTweetShareEmailRedditComment
- Endgame grossed $26.7 million in India on opening weekend
- It did so despite being in much fewer screens
- Looks set to beat Hollywood’s record in India set by Infinity War
On its way to a record-setting $1.2 billion opening weekend at the worldwide box office, Avengers: Endgame grossed an estimated $26.7 million (about Rs. 186.45 crores) in India, which makes it the second biggest opening weekend after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in 2017. Endgame — released in India in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu — has achieved a bigger opening weekend than any Bollywood film in history, besting last year’s Sanju, despite being released in fewer screens: 2,845 as opposed to over 4,000. That’s because it reportedly has a much higher average theatre occupancy.
The $26.7 million opening weekend for Avengers: Endgame marks a 67 percent improvement on its predecessor, Avengers: Infinity War, which grossed $18.19 million (Rs. 120.9 crores) in the first three days. The numbers will settle once we have actuals Monday afternoon. As of what’s confirmed for now, Endgame grossed Rs. 63.21 crores (about $9 million) on Friday and Rs. 61.19 crores (about $8.76 million) on Saturday, for a two-day total of Rs. 124.40 crores (about $17.8 million). That would suggest the highly-awaited Marvel movie brought in about Rs. 62.15 crores (about $8.9 million) on Sunday.
