Avengers: Endgame, a conclusion to arguably the biggest movie franchise, is wreaking havoc at the Indian box office. It has earned Rs 104.50 crore so far. Directed by the Russo Brothers, Endgame is the denouement of the Infinity Saga that began with Iron Man in 2008 and was possible because of 21 preceding movies. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#AvengersEndgame is rewriting record books. Puts up a HISTORIC total on Day 2. Eyes ₹ 150 cr+ weekend. No biggie from *Hindi* film industry has achieved the target so far. Fri 53.10 cr, Sat 51.40 cr. Total: ₹ 104.50 cr Nett BOC. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 124.40 cr." In another tweet, he wrote, “#AvengersEndgame crosses ₹ 💯 cr in *2 days*. #Baahubali2 [#Hindi] crossed ₹ 💯 in *3 days* and so did the biggies from the *Hindi* film industry. #AvengersEndgame is all set to have the highest ever opening weekend. Boxoffice is on 🔥🔥🔥." Taran Adarsh expanded on the craze for Avengers: Endgame in India. He posted on Twitter, "The unimaginable craze for #AvengersEndgame only goes to prove, yet again, that the moviegoers are willing to dig into their wallets/purses and shell out exorbitant money for tickets *if* the film is worth it. The charm of watching a film on big screen will never fade." He continued, "#AvengersEndgame shatters the myth that a massive screen count is the key to collect big numbers on Day 1 #AvengersEndgame has released in 2845 screens, but its occupancy is much, much higher than *Hindi* biggies that open in 4000+ screens." Avengers: Endgame has received highly positive reviews and holds a 96 per cent rating at review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. The Indian Express’ Shalini Langer gave it four-and-a-half stars. A part of her review reads, “Starting with Downey Jr and Evans, the actors put their heart and soul into the goings-on, even when the film gets incredulous over its 3-hour-plus length and sags, like in Infinity War, in the real bang-for-the-buck bits. However, the clear winner hands down is Hemsworth as Thor, now with straggly hair and a paunch, who has let himself go in the years following Thanos’s destruction of the world, wallowing in self-pity and beer.” Also Read | Avengers Endgame review: A spectacular send-off Shalini adds, "Hemsworth has time and again proved that he is the actor with the best comic touch here (forgive us thou Chris Pratt fans), and it is to him that the best line of the film is devoted — when Thor, top undressed and trousers hanging below his bulging stomach, demands to know what is wrong with how he looks, Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) says, “You look like melted ice-cream.” If things go like this, Avengers: Endgame will soon overtake its own predecessor Avengers: Infinity War to become the highest grossing Hollywood film in India.
