‘Spider-Man’ perched at No. 3 spot amongst all Hollywood movies launched in India
By IANS
In simply 18 days since its theatrical launch, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, with Tom Holland and Zendaya enjoying the lead roles, has turn into the third highest grosser amongst Hollywood movies in India, after ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019) and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018).
Till date, the movie, which has globally surpassed the $1-billion-mark, has grossed Rs 259.67 crore in India, netting Rs 202.34 crore after tax. That makes it No. 3 amongst all movies launched in India in 2021, after Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ and the Akshay Kumar-led ‘Sooryavanshi’.
Among Hollywood movies in India, ‘Spider-Man’ is inside leaping distance from the pickings of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (Rs 227.43 crore), however continues to be fairly removed from ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (Rs 373.22 crore).
Analysts count on the worldwide earnings of ‘Spider-Man’ to see a pointy spike after its launch in China, the world’s largest cinema-going market.
The movie’s sudden success would have been a trigger for celebration, however for the shadow of the Omicron surge, which has made the Delhi authorities shut down cinema theatres and a number of other state governments reverting to the 50 per cent occupancy rule.
Two upcoming big-ticket releases — the Shahid Kapoor-led cricket drama ‘Jersey’ and Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli’s multi-lingual ‘RRR’ — have been put within the backburner as a result of their makers want to wait and watch how the Covid-19 surge pans out.
Talking in regards to the success of ‘Spider-Man’, impartial movie commerce analyst Sumit Kadel mentioned: “It was bound to do well because it is a Marvel Studios film. Films coming out of the Marvel universe are hugely popular in India. The coming together of all the actors who had previously essayed the title role, namely, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, also did the trick.”
