Hollywood films are having a dream run at the box office in India. The recent release Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw is no exception. After Avengers: Endgame broke records this year with its opening day collection at Rs. 53.60 cr, Fast & Furious: Hobbs&Shaw earned Rs. 13.15 cr.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the film’s business on social media. He wrote on his official Twitter handle, “#Hollywood films are having a dream run… #FastAndFurious: #HobbsAndShaw embarks on a flying start on Day 1, braving torrential rains [several parts of the country]… Second biggest #Hollywood opener of 2019… Fri ₹ 13.15 cr Nett BOC. India biz. All versions.”
In this year’s Top 5, opening day openers, Fast & Furious appears on the second number. Captain Marvel follows with Rs. 13.01 cr, The Lion King with Rs. 11.06 cr, and Spider Man: Far From Home with Rs. 10.05 cr.
Hobbs & Shaw is the 9th installment and spin-off of The Fast and the Furious franchise centered around the titular Luke Hobbs( Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw( Jason Statham), characters introduced in the main series.
Directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, Hobbs & Shaw released on August 2, 2019.
#Hollywood films in #India… Top 5 *Day 1* biz – 2019 releases…
1. #AvengersEndgame ₹ 53.60 cr
2. #FastAndFurious: #HobbsAndShaw ₹ 13.15 cr
3. #CaptainMarvel ₹ 13.01 cr
4. #TheLionKing ₹ 11.06 cr
5. #SpiderManFarFromHome ₹ 10.05 cr [Thu]
NBOC. India biz.
All versions.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 3, 2019
#Hollywood films are having a dream run… #FastAndFurious: #HobbsAndShaw embarks on a flying start on Day 1, braving torrential rains [several parts of the country]… Second biggest #Hollywood opener of 2019… Fri ₹ 13.15 cr Nett BOC. India biz. All versions.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 3, 2019