Photo: Marvel Studios/APDisney’s superhero flick Avengers: Infinity War has surpassed the net box office collections of its own fantasy adventure The Jungle Book and is now India’s highest grossing Hollywood film. Released in about 2,100 screens, Infinity War also notched up records for the highest opening weekend and day in India. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s war epic Padmaavathad earned Rs75 crore in its opening weekend while action thriller Baaghi 2 earned Rs72.5 crore. Trade website Box Office India reported that the film continued to register high occupancy across India despite a limited release with the screening of the film restricted to DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives)-compliant theatres. Online ticketing site BookMyShow said it had clocked advance sales of a million tickets within four days, the highest ever for a Hollywood film in India and the second highest after war epic Baahubali 2: The Conclusion which released last year.

Source: Mint May 08, 2018 16:30 UTC