Avengers Infinity War expected to smash opening weekend with Rs 1299 crore debut

Avengers: Infinity War, one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the year, is expected to open with Rs 12,99,70,00,000 in its US debut.

Pre-release tracking figures for Avengers: Infinity War, one of the most anticipated movies for the year, suggest that the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will open to between $175-200 million in its US debut.

Robert Downey Jr returns to play Tony Star/Iron Man in Avengers: Infinity War.

According to Variety, the film is exceeding expectations and is lining up for a debut in the range of the first two Avengers movies. Pre-release tracking for Marvel’s previous movie, Black Panther, began at $120 million, but the film ended up making $202 million in its opening weekend in the US. “Only seven other films in history have topped $175 million in their debuts and only five have hit the $200 million mark,” the report notes.

Two of the five movies to have opened to more than $200 million (Rs 1200 crore) include Marvel’s Avengers ($207 million in 2012) and Black Panther. Avengers: Age of Ultron made $191 million in its opening weekend in 2015, and it is followed by Captain America: Civil War’s $179 million debut in 2016.

The film is scheduled for an April 27 release and is expected to kick off a solid summer movie season that includes Solo: A Star Wars Story, Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

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