The presence of the Bajirao Mastani and Piku star and her promo efforts in India with Diesel ensured a high profile for the launch and initial ticket sales were quite respectable for a Hollywood action film. Paramount did not report figures on Sunday but according to local media the action movie directed by D.J. Caruso rang up 1.75 crore ($263,000) in paid previews on Friday night, 6.25 crore ($939,000) on Saturday and 8.50 crore ($1.2 million) on Sunday. So that would mean a weekend total of 16.50 crore ($2.48 million), a fair figure ahead of the January 20 U.S. debut. Twelve years since xXx: State of the Union, the new film sees Diesel’s reluctant spy Xander Cage coming out of a self-imposed exile, thus proving that rumors of his death had been exaggerated.

Source: Forbes January 15, 2017 22:10 UTC