While the world goes gaga over Shazam, the most wholesome superhero film the DCEU has to offer, some viewers weren’t all that impressed. Among the unimpressed, are DC haters are one whole country in the Asian continent. Wait till you find out what they prefer instead.

Shazam! had a massive opening weekend with 53 million dollars (approximately INR 5.3 crores) in the bag smashing records. A DC superhero garnering so much love is something we’re seeing after quite a long time (since The Dark Knight). But in China, it's not only third in line on the box office, but it has been bested by a Bollywood film.

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Aandhadhun just crossed Shazam!’s opening week record and earned a cool 16.66 million dollars (approximately INR 115.22 crore). The film starring Ayushman Khurana, Tabu and Radhika Apte is a roaring hit. A black comedy thriller, the film almost got unanimous applause by the audience. There weren’t any mixed reviews about this one and China’s movie-goers are nodding in approval. Taran Adarsh, film critic and trade analyst put up the numbers on Twitter calling the film “Unstoppable”. How cool is that?

#AndhaDhun continues to shine at ticket counters in #China... Goes ahead of #Hollywood biggie #Shazam [on Tue], now occupies No 2 position... Truly unstoppable... Mon $ 1.46 mn, Tue $ 1.39 mn. Total: $ 16.66 mn [₹ 115.22 cr]. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 10, 2019

Bollywood is known for films helmed by A-listers and getting a popular face on the poster is almost a formula to produce a hit. Andhadhun however, did not have that advantage. Although Ayushman Khurana and the rest of the cast nail their performance game, something as unconventional as a black comedy-thriller with no mainstream Bollywood biggie is categorised as a niche film. Having a film catering to a niche audience smash records is a pretty big deal.

For those who would cringe at the idea; there are no set standards to what a population of viewers will like. They get to snub Shazam! even if the world is raving about it. The shocker here isn’t the snubbed Hollywood Superhero flick, but the huge step up for Bollywood. China also rained love on Dangal and we guess they’re now hooked on to Hindi cinema enough to move over a Superhero flick.