Last updated on 02 January 2022.
Marvel’s new Superhero assemble movie rocked the box office this Diwali. Check out the Eternals Indian box office collection!
Eternals Box Office Collection in India
Eternals box office collection in India is ₹37 Crores. This is an amazing amount for a Hollywood movie, especially post-pandemic (source).
Eternals was released in India on November 05, 2021. While it was out during the Holiday weekend of Diwali, it got strong competition from Bollywood’s Sooryavanshi.
‘Sooryavanshi‘ shattered the Indian market with ₹77 crores on the opening weekend. This resulted in a lower collection for this Marvel movie. But still, since it is part of the popular MCU franchise, Eternals has a good total collection in India.
It was also an exclusive theatrical release like ‘Shang-Chi’, not the same day OTT release as ‘Black Widow’. Shang-Chi’s box office collection in India was also quite impressive in September.
This MCU movie opened in India for ₹7 Crores on Friday. Then, it went to a total of ₹19 Crores in its first weekend.
#Eternals STAYS STRONG, despite two major opponents [#Sooryavanshi, #Annaatthe]… The hugely popular #Marvel brand cements its status in #India with this one… Fri 7.35 cr, Sat 5.75 cr, Sun 6.05 cr. Total: ₹ 19.15 cr Nett BOC. #India biz. ALL versions. Gross BOC: ₹ 22.80 cr. pic.twitter.com/f984mc6CW8
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 8, 2021
One good thing for Eternals Indian box office was that movie theatre are allowed to work with 100% seat capacity by Central & some State governments before its release.
Also, Cinema halls opened in big states like Maharashtra and Kerala in late October, which makes it’s the first Hollywood movie to have a PAN India release on the same date since April 2021. This widened the movie’s box office potential in the country.
Eternals Box Office Collection Worldwide
The total worldwide collection for Eternals is $401 Million. About $71 million came from USA box office in the first week. (source).
The opening weekend numbers in USA were a bit disappointing because it was behind all three superhero movies that came before it: ‘Black Widow’, ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Venom 2’. This might be due to lower critics ratings before the release.
It is also banned in some countries which will definitely affect its final revenue internationally.
Was Eternals a Superhit in India?
‘Marvel India’ did a huge marketing campaign: ‘Yeh Diwali Eternals Waali’ for this movie.
But a contest from a multi-superstar Bollywood movie was always going to be a challenge. Still, crossing ₹20 Crores should make Eternals a Superhit in India.
The Box-office collection in India for Eternals can be considered good because it had a completely new set of superheroes in it and a tough weekend opposite a big Bollywood release. It is the 3rd highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2021 in India.
It was the 26th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, they have a big Lineup of 2022 releases of Marvel movies in India. Let’s see what the future is going to be for the MCU next year.
Also, Eternals has many Indian references or easter eggs like Indian wedding and the Gupta empire.
In the end, though having a huge cast of Angeline Jolie, Richard Madden and Gemma Chan didn’t contribute much to its final box-office worldwide, this new team might get a second chance on the big screen.
Takeaways
So now you know the total box office collection of Eternals in India. Overall, the movie performed well among Indian audiences.
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