Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the most awaited box office movie around the world. Fans have super high expectations from the Doctor Strange series after watching the crazy work of Benedict Cumberbatch in Spiderman: No Way Home. Spiderman: No Way Home rocked the Indian box office at a time when everyone was unsure about the possible effects of lockdown on the box office collection.
Disney controls Marvel’s branding and franchise in India through its owned subsidiary of Disney+ Hotstar in India. Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection will be highly affected by the growing popularity of Marvel shows in India. Let’s analyze Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection.
Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection
The movie was released on Eid, which is a major positive. Not just in India, Eid is a national holiday in many other countries as well with the Indian population. It was smart for Indian actors like Salman Khan to release a movie with conflicting Disney interests. Another Eid prominent Indian Celebrity Shahrukh Khan is already a brand ambassador for Disney in India and hence there was no chance of conflicts there.
Having said that, the Disney India team was successful in giving a clean slate to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in India. With no challenges from any of the superstars in India, Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection
Day 1: During the 1st day of box office release, Doctor Strange cloaked nearly 20 crore rupees from the advance bookings. Spiderman No Way Home was able to Cloak around 15 crore rupees on the first day of release in India and thereof completed 30 crores. Going With the trends Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection for the first day should be anywhere more than 40 crores in India.
Doctor Strange India Occupancy Trends
Doctor Strange India Box Office Collection – Day 1
Occupancy ratio of 80% in Urban and 45% in Rural was observed on Day 1 of the movie. The movie had houseful shows in Eid celebrating neighborhoods.
Disney’s increasing footprint in India was able to support all the MCU film releases. Marvel’s strategic ownership increased the footprint of entertainment houses in India substantially. Spiderman No Way Home was able to make around 150 crores during the first week in India. The movie stayed on blockbuster charts for even longer.
Doctor Strange India OTT Collection
Apart from the release on theaters, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be released on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar after nearly 3-4 months. The movie is expected to close around 500 crores in the box office (OTT+ Cinema) during its run in India.