‘Superman’ weekend box office collection: James Gunn flick soars high in India

Superman has been dominating the Indian box office this weekend, being a popular pick against recent releases like Rajkummar Rao’s Maalik and Shine Tom Chacko’s Soothravakyam.

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film managed to garner Rs 25.46 crore in the regional market. Maalik, owing to poor reviews, earned an estimated Rs 14.25 crore, while Soothravakyam struggles to cross the one crore mark.

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Superman has been gaining rave reviews from across the globe, many lauding James Gunn’s version of the film true to the original comics. Globally, the film kicked off with a stellar weekend debuting with $217 million since its Friday release. The film was made on a reported budget of $ 225 million. With the way numbers are rising, producers of the film are soon making good returns and more.

In its review of the film, THE WEEK wrote, “David Corenswet is very fortunate, because not only he is pitch-perfect casting as the epitome of good, in a way that you cannot imagine anyone else in the role, but he also gets a movie that does him justice, all thanks to James Gunn's remarkable handling of the material... Superman may be an alien, but Corenswet plays him as a metahuman who feels everything that a human being does. There's a reason why these characters are called 'metahumans'. It's a film that doesn't shy away from giving Superman some assistance in some of the most crucial battles.”

About ‘Superman’

Superman faces his biggest nemesis after Kryptonite, the billionaire Lex Luthor, who is out to annihilate the caped crusader and reclaim global power. Superman must fend off the threat while grappling with the world and governmental scepticism. Directed by James Gunn, the film stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, and Anthony Carrigan.

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