Marvel Studio’s Black Panther , featuring Chadwick Boseman as the superhero, has registered an opening collection of over ₹7 crore in India. The film released in India in English and Hindi on Friday.
“The gross box office collection as of day one is ₹7.18 crore (including paid previews),” read a statement.
Black Panther is among the first films by the house of Marvel Studios which predominantly has a black cast and also shows a number of strong women of substance who work as the protagonist T’Challa’s (Boseman) allies.
Set shortly after Captain America: Civil War , Black Panther shows T’Challa returning home to the isolated, technologically-advanced African nation of Wakanda to become king.
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the movie also features Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B Jordon, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Forest Whittaker and Martin Freeman among others.
According to Variety.com , the film is projected to make at least $170 million in its opening weekend in the US.