It is expected that Marvel's upcoming movie, Avengers: Infinity War is all set to take the box office by storm, be it worldwide or in India. Avengers as a franchise is much loved by the multiple going audiences here and Infinity War is the biggest there is, be it regarding the scope and the star-cast. Directed by the Russo Brothers, Avengers Infinity War has already opened up to certain sections of the press in the West and has already got some really good reactions.

As Infinity War releases in India, it faces no massive competition from any Indian movie, save for Sudhir Mishra's Daas Dev. It would also be enjoying a long holiday weekend (May 1) and will look to capitalise on that. So can Avengers: Infinity War look to impress the Indian viewers and turn out to be the highest grossing movie in our country? As of now, that record goes to 2016's The Jungle Book (incidentally made by the man, who kickstarted MCU with Iron Man in 2008 - Jon Favreau). That movie collected Rs 183 crore at the box office. Let's look at how the five highest-grossing MCU movies in India fared against this. (the box office data is taken from various sources like Box Office Mojo, Bollywood Hungama and Box Office India).

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Box Office: Rs 111 crore

The sequel to the 2012 blockbuster may have gained less acclaim compared to the original, but still managed to rake in better numbers at least in India. It is the highest grossing MCU movie of all time.

The Avengers

Box Office: Rs 76 crore

The first Avengers movie, along with Iron Man, is what drew Indian audiences closer to the Marvel franchise. The sheer fun of seeing so many superheroes battling aliens for the first time impressed us enough to make us follow the subsequent follow-ups diligently.

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Box Office: Rs 72.25 crore

Spider-Man has always been a favourite superhero property for India. Be it the Sam Raimi series or the Andre Garfield one, both franchises minted huge money here. Spider-Man 3 is one of the highest grossing Hollywood movies in India of all time. Though the reboot Homecoming failed to outscore that or even The Amazing Spider-Man's business, it still managed to make some impressive figures when it came out in 2017.

Iron Man 3

Box Office: Rs 65 crore

Robert Downey Jr's take on Iron Man is a craze in India, and since Iron Man 3 came up right after the highly successful The Avengers, it was bound to be a huge hit. After Black Panther, Iron Man 3 is the solo superhero movie in MCU that managed to gross more than a billion-dollar business worldwide. And in India too, it did some excellent business.

 

Captain America: Civil War

Box Office: Rs 59.50 crore

If Captain America: Civil War was released in India with its much-ridiculed nickname, Avengers 2.5, I am sure it would have done much better business in India. It is not only the best MCU movie in the list, but has the best action sequence ever filmed in a superhero movie - you know, the airport sequence.

Can Avengers: Infinity War beat them all? It is just a matter of days that we will find out the truth. Avengers: Infinity War is scheduled to release in India on April 27.

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