Having made Rs 1.87 billion in 10 days, the Marvel superhero juggernaut is set to crush Mowgli's Rs 1.88-billion haul at the box office
At Rs 1.87 billion (net after tax)
box-office collections in the 10 days since its release,
Marvel’s Avengers:
Infinity War is on track to becoming the highest earning
Hollywood film in the country. Released on April 27 along with the
rest of the world, Infinity War was one of the widest Hollywood
releases in the country at 2000 screens, and opened with Rs 400
million, the second highest opening at the box office this year.
A product of the Disney stable,
Infinity War is the 19th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
which started with the first Ironman film in 2008. The film follows
the Mad Titan Thanos in his quest for the Infinity Stones so that he
can wipe out half the universe. It stars more than 20 of Marvel’s
superheroes, and is the culmination of multiple storylines
established in the movies that came in the past decade.
On its way to the top, Infinity War
would have beaten The
Jungle Book (2016), also a product from the House of Mouse, which
made Rs 1.88 billion in its lifetime at the theatres in India.
Released on April 8, the film had a nearly 6-week run at the box
office , cashing in on the nostalgia the story holds for Indian
audiences who have seen the 90’s animated version of Mowgli’s
adventures with Baloo and Bagheera, and the summer vacation. Infinity
War has breached its record within two weeks of release.
Disney’s strategy for its Hollywood
films, especially those with mass appeal, has been honing a sharp
focus on localisation in its distribution and marketing. Infinity War
released in three Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, apart
from English. Apart from dubbing the content in local languages, the
studio also marketed the dubs extensively, especially where they
tapped into visible local talent like Rana Dagubatti who has voiced
Thanos in the Telugu version.
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