Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated movie Thunderbolts premiered in Indian cinemas on May 1, a day before its global release. The early release strategy, combined with positive fan reaction from recent test shows. Advance bookings bore testimony to the buzz with excited fans flocking to cinemas for the first showings.
Day 1 Box Office Collection
As per reports by Sacnilk, Thunderbolts raked in about Rs. 4 crore on its opening day in India in all language versions. The 3D version of the film was the mainstay behind these figures. Dividing the collections. The English version led the charts with Rs.2.8 crore, followed by Hindi with Rs. 1 crore. The regional versions such as Tamil and Telugu brought in Rs. 10 lakh each.
Ever since the initial screenings, Thunderbolts has enjoyed a wave of positive responses from both fans and critics. Numerous people welcomed it as a new and promising member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with others labeling it as the studio’s resurgence. Overwhelmingly the sentiment has been positive, with audiences acclaiming the narrative performances, and tone of the movie.
Since Thunderbolts was released mid-week, on a Wednesday, the figures are encouraging and indicate an upward trend with the weekend just around the corner. With positive word of mouth and the usual weekend traffic boost, the collections of the film will go through the roof in the next few days.
