Thor Love and Thunder, which was released in India on July 7, crossed Rs 100 crore at the box office. This is the second Hollywood film starring Chris Hemsworth and Christian Bale, that crossed the Rs 100 crore mark this year after ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’.
The Marvel superhero film earned around Rs 20 crore on its first day of release beating the collection of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ which earned Rs 8 crore on its first day in India in 2017. According to Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh, the film earned Rs 79.07 cr. in 1st week, in 2nd week Rs 14.46 cr., in 3rd week Rs 4.34 cr., in 4th week Rs 1.69 cr., and in 5th week Rs 46 lacs. It should have done more business due to its amazing first-weekend collection but then again the film is already riding on negative buzz making it cross the 100-crore mark is a big achievement in itself.
Hollywood’s highest grossing releases of 2022:
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 130 cr. INR
- Thor: Love and Thunder – 100.02 cr. INR
- Jurassic World: Dominion – 68.56 cr. INR
- The Batman – 48.10 cr. INR
- Top Gun: Maverick – 34.50 cr. INR
Interestingly, compared to previous Marvel releases, Thor: Love and Thunder emerged as the fifth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to gross Rs. 100 cr. club. In fact, the film will join the likes of Avengers: Endgame which collected Rs. 373.22 crores, Avengers: Infinity War which collected Rs. 227.43 crores, Spider-Man No Way Home which collected Rs. 218.41 crores, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which collected Rs.130 crores.
Top 5 Marvel 100 Crore Releases in India:
- Avengers: Endgame – 373.22 cr. INR
- Avengers: Infinity War – 227.43 cr. INR
- Spiderman No Way Home – 218.41 cr. INR
- Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – 130 cr. INR
- Thor: Love and Thunder – 100.02 cr. INR
According to Box Office Mojo, the film has a worldwide collection of USD 700.5 million (INR 5570.39 crore approx.) with USD 383.32 million (INR 3047 crore approx.) internationally and USD 307 million (INR 2521.16 crore approx.) in Canada.
It is unknown whether the movie’s exclusion from Gulf and other Middle Eastern countries hurt its box office performance. The Hollywood movie was accused of featuring LGBT characters, which led to its ban. In a brief statement, the Ministry of Information has decided to stop the screening of one of the films shown in cinema halls in order to preserve and protect the moral values of society.
Despite being one of the worst-reviewed films in the Thor series, it is still number 6 on the list of highest-grossing films of 2022 worldwide.
Recently, the poor box office performance of Bollywood movies has become a topic of discussion among netizens and the film community. As news of Thor: Love and Thunder emerged as a Rs 100 crore grosser at the Indian box office, internet users started trolling Bollywood films like ‘Shamshera’.
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