New Delhi [India]: The ‘mighty’ Thor has opened to a thunderous response at the Indian Box Office as the movie went on to beat Sonakshi Sinha-Sidharth Malhotra starrer ‘Ittefaq’ on Day One.
While ‘Ittefaq’ earned Rs 4 crore on Friday at the Box Office, Chris Hemsworth-Cate Blanchett-starrer earned a whopping Rs 9.91 crore.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the figures on his official Twitter account.
#Ittefaq started slow, but picked up towards evening… Sat + Sun biz growth crucial… Fri ₹ 4.05 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 4, 2017
#ThorRagnarok has one of the best starts for Hollywood films in India… Fri ₹ 7.73 cr Nett. GrossBOC: ₹ 9.91 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 4, 2017
But he believes that ‘Ittefaq’s business will perk up over the weekend, riding on good word of mouth.
‘Ittefaq’ is the remake of a BR Chopra film, made in 1969. The original film featured Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the lead roles.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ continues to dominate the domestic Box-Office as the movie earned an impressive USD 46 million on the opening day and the flick is marching towards an opening between USD 115 million – USD 120 million weekend.
‘Ragnarok’ stars Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Goldmblum and Tessa Thompson in pivotal roles. (ANI)