Analyzing 'Godzilla X Kong's Indian performance compared to Hollywood blockbusters
What's the story
The Hollywood blockbuster, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has reached a significant milestone in India by crossing the ₹100cr nett mark at the end of its fifth week.
This achievement makes it the 14th Hollywood film to reach this prestigious benchmark.
Notably, this is the first time a Warner Bros production has accomplished such a feat, joining other major Hollywood studios like Disney, Universal, Sony, and Paramount.
Box office success
'Godzilla X Kong's impressive fifth week earnings
In its fifth week, Adam Wingard's monster film earned ₹5.75cr at the Indian box office, marking a mere 28% drop from the previous week.
This brought its total five-week earnings to ₹125.50cr (₹100.25cr nett).
The film has shown remarkable resilience with less than a 40% drop over the last two weeks, demonstrating its sustained popularity among Indian audiences.
The film is reportedly mounted on a budget of ₹11.25M.
Its worldwide collections stand at $523M.
Regional triumph
Looking at its remarkable success in Tamil Nadu
The success of Godzilla x Kong has been particularly noteworthy in Tamil Nadu, where it is the third highest-grossing Hollywood film ever, reportedly.
It surpassed films like Spider-Man: No Way Home and Avengers: Infinity War, amassing ₹32cr in just five weeks.
Currently, it trails only Avatar 2 (₹70cr) and Avengers: Endgame (₹39cr) in the region's box office earnings.
Future projections
Its potential to break more records
Given its current trajectory, Godzilla x Kong is poised to surpass ₹130cr, potentially making it the third highest-grossing Hollywood film in India over the last two years.
It is currently behind only Oppenheimer and Fast X while overtaking Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.
The list of highest-grossing Hollywood films at the Indian box office comprises Avatar: The Way of Water at ₹467cr, Avengers: Endgame at ₹448cr, and Avengers: Infinity War at ₹297cr, among others.
About the franchise
Know more about 'Godzilla X Kong'
This movie serves as the sequel to Godzilla vs Kong (2021) and marks the fifth installment in the MonsterVerse franchise, as well as the 38th film in the Godzilla franchise and the 13th in the King Kong franchise.
In this installment, Kong discovers more of his species in the Hollow Earth and must join forces once again with Godzilla to thwart the plans of their tyrannical leader from wreaking havoc.