Captain Marvel Box Office Collection India: Brie Larson’s superhero film enjoys a great first weekend

Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson as the superhero released on Friday and was off to a great start. Here’s how much Captain Marvel made at the box office in India over the first weekend.

By Pinkvilla Desk

Updated on Mar 12, 2019 | 12:02 PM IST | 478.9K

Captain Marvel Box Office Collection India: Brie Larson’s superhero film enjoys a great first weekend

Marvel junkies and junkets were looking forward to March 8 as the much anticipated female-led superhero film Captain Marvel released on that day. The film starred Brie Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel who is out to save the day. In the film, we get to see Brie Larson’s super tough avatar as a Marvel superhero who is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior and finds herself stuck in an intergalactic war. Helmed by Anna and Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel had created a lot of buzz much before the release due to its connection with Avengers 4 Endgame.

Talking about its collection, Captain Marvel not only received a massive response from Indian audiences but also got one of the biggest openings on day 1. Coming to the first weekend, Captain Marvel was off to a great start. Brie Larson’s superhero look received applause. Captain Marvel ended up making over Rs 40 crores as per the first weekend at the box office collection in India. This goes to show that Captain Marvel might have the second or third largest opening weekend for Hollywood films in India after The Jungle Book.

Captain Marvel stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law. The film is set in 1995 and showcases how Carol Danvers discovers who she really is and then becomes Captain Marvel. The film has been receiving rave reviews from audiences all over the globe and also has a connection with Avengers 4 Endgame which is slated to release on April 26.