Avengers: Infinity War, the culmination of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, has become the highest opening day-grosser when it comes to Hollywood films in India. It netted a whipping ₹31 crore(₹40.13 crore gross) in box office collections,comfortably beating the previous record of ₹12 crore held by Furious 7. The film got as many as 2000 screens across India.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh called it a ‘wave’.

Bhaagi 2 made ₹25.1 crore on its opening day. Even Padmwaavat which benefited from a Thursday release made only ₹19 crore(if you include the Wednesday premiere, it made ₹24 crore), in comparison. Infinity War has just set a new benchmark for Hollywood films in India

It is to be noted that Bhaagi 2 opened in 3500 screens, almost twice as many as Avengers got. The Anthony and Joe Russo directed flick also ranks among the top 10 highest opening days of all time in India, alongside blockbusters like Happy New Year (₹44.97 crore), Baahubali 2:The Conclusion (₹41 crore), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (₹40.35 crore), Sultan (₹36.54 crore) and Dhoom 3 (₹36.22 crore). Avengers: Infinity War stands eighth on this list.

Hollywood flicks have hitherto not even touched the ₹15 crore mark on their opening day in India.

Source: The New Indian Express