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Avengers: Endgame marks as the final film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe's current generation, which comprises of 22 films
Updated : Apr 28, 2019, 12:12 AM IST
Avengers: Endgame, which is the final installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has smashed all records at the box office making it the highest opener in India, earning Rs 53 crore at the box office on the first day.
The stats clearly show that Avengers: Endgame is the highest opener of 2019, of any Hollywood film in India, making Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif starrer Thugs Of Hindostan stand on the second place, which opened with Rs 52 crore on the first day.
Sharing the figures, trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted a series of tweets and wrote, "Avengers: Endgame emerges as 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 Rs 53.10 cr Nett BOC. India biz. Gross BOC: Rs 63.21 cr. NON-HOLIDAY RELEASE."
"Avengers: Endgame is SENSATIONAL... Creates HISTORY...Records highest *Day 1* of 2019 *so far*Emerges biggest #Hollywood opener *to date*Crosses *Day 1* biz of 'Thugs of Hindostan', the biggest opener from *Hindi* film industry [Rs 52.25 cr - Hindi Tamil Telugu]," Taran tweets.
Avengers: Endgame beats the record of its second last film 'Avengers: Infinity War' in the MCU which opened with Rs 31 crore at the Indian box-office. It is interesting to note that the predecessor of 'Endgame' opened with 2000 screens while 'Endgame' opened with 2845 screens.
Taran compared the two franchises and wrote, "Avengers Infinity War versus Avengers: Endgame... Day 1 biz...2018: Avengers Infinity War Rs 31.30 cr / 2000+ screens2019: Avengers: Endgame Rs 53.10 cr / 2845 screens#English #Hindi #Tamil #TeluguNett BOC. India biz."
Avengers: Endgame was released on April 26 and marks as the final film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe's current generation, which comprises of 22 films, including 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' and the recently released 'Captain Marvel'.
It will also be the last Marvel movie for some of the key actors, including Chris Evans as Captain America.