Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Endgame has created history at the Indian box office. The latest Marvel film has broken Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan record. Yes, Avengers: Endgame collected Rs 53.10 crores on its opening day which is more than Thugs of Hindostan that earned Rs 52.25 crores.
Ace trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, “#AvengersEndgame is SENSATIONAL… Creates HISTORY… ⭐️ Records highest *Day 1* of 2019 *so far*
⭐️ Emerges biggest #Hollywood opener *to date*
⭐️ Crosses *Day 1* biz of #ThugsOfHindostan, the biggest opener from *Hindi* film industry [₹ 52.25 cr – #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu]”
In further tweets, Taran wrote, “#AvengersEndgame emerges a game changer… Sets new benchmarks on Day 1… An eye opener for the industry that feels national holidays/festivals yield best results at the BO… Fri ₹ 53.10 cr Nett BOC. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 63.21 cr. NON-HOLIDAY RELEASE.”
“#AvengersInfinityWar versus #AvengersEndgame… Day 1 biz…
2018: #AvengersInfinityWar ₹ 31.30 cr / 2000+ screens
2019: #AvengersEndgame ₹ 53.10 cr / 2845 screens
#English #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu
Nett BOC. India biz.” Taran added.
This is an amazing thing for Hollywood film to break Bollywood film’s record on its opening day. Earlier, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Chief Marketing Officer, UFO Moviez speculated about Avengers: Endgame, “Marvel has worked really hard to build each of its superhero franchise fan base, #endgame is dawning audiences of all these individual superhero’s. The digitally connected world helps content creators to activate fans in deepest corners of the world and @avengers has managed to do this very well, the record-breaking BO numbers are expected not only from top cities but huge occupancies are being reported at tier I and tier II towns also. Let’s not forget it’s IPL, election time and after Kesari and Kalank avengers endgame is one more proof of the fact that compulsive cinema content can outshine any other event that happens in any country.”
Now, let’s see what benchmark will Avengers: Endgame set till the weekend.