Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Beats Baaghi 2, Padmaavat To Become Biggest Opener of 2018

Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, which released in 2,000 screens in India, has set a record for the biggest opener of 2018, by out-grossing Baaghi 2 and Padmaavat. The film, directed by Russo brother, made Rs 40.13 crore at the Indian box-office on day one itself, beating Tiger Shroff starrer and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus which had earnings of Rs 25.10 crore and Rs 19 crore, respectively.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the figures: "East. West. North. South... It’s #AvengersInfinityWar wave across the country... Fri ₹ 31.30 cr. India biz NettBOC... GrossBOC: ₹ 40.13 cr... Sets a NEW BENCHMARK for Hollywood films in India... #Avengers #InfinityWar." (sic)

In another post, he wrote the figures were really marvelous because the Hollywood film was just released in 2,000 screens, whereas Tiger's Baaghi 2 were screened in over more than 3,000 cinema halls.

Avengers: Infinity War is one of the most expensive and elaborate projects in the history of Hollywood, assembling over 22 main heroes from MCU and maybe more in its second part. The film sees Thanos, the Infinity Stones-lusting alien, entering Earth to complete his Infinity Gauntlet and facing the collective force of all the MCU superheroes seen on the big screen so far.