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India is among Avengers Infinity War’s top 5 biggest box office contributors. Here’s a comparison
India ranks among Avengers: Infinity War’s top 5 biggest box office contributors, according to new data reported by Box Office Mojo. See how it compares to other countries.
As Avengers: Infinity War continues its record-breaking streak at the box office, numbers reveal that India ranks among the film’s top territories in the world. Despite releasing in just 2000 screens in the country - roughly half of a big Bollywood movie - Marvel’s 19th movie has grossed over ₹200 crore in India, breaking records for Hollywood releases on every single day.
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According to Box Office Mojo’s weekend roundup of the film’s international business, Infinity War made $162 million in 54 territories, despite not having released in China, the world’s second biggest movie market yet. Interestingly, India finds itself in the film’s top 5 biggest contributors. Following South Korea ($69 million), UK ($67 million, Mexico ($48 million) and Brazil ($44 million), India comes in at number 5 ($35 million). These are unprecedented numbers for a Hollywood film in India, and Infinity War is all but guaranteed to end up eclipsing Jungle Book’s all-time record.
With a China release scheduled for May 11 - Captain America: Civil War debuted with $98 million there, while Black Panther opened to a solid $66 million - Infinity War will now set its sights on the $2 billion mark globally. Its current total stands at a little over $1.1 billion in just 11 days of release. Only three films have crossed $2 billion in history - James Cameron’s Avatar ($2.7 billion), Titanic ($2.1 billion) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2 billion).
Infinity War is well paced to become the highest grossing entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Iron Man 3 ($1.2 billion), Black Panther ($1.3 billion), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion) and The Avengers ($1.5 billion) in touching distance.
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