The Marvel re‑release opens Friday with over Rs 13 crore in advance sales across India and needs under $26 million in China to reclaim the top‑grossing Hollywood slot.
Marvel’s biggest‑ever blockbuster is back on the big screen, this time under the banner Endgame: Encore. The film rolls out on Friday, September 25, after a flurry of advance ticket sales that have already crossed the Rs 13 crore mark in India. The numbers come from a Times of India report that logged Rs 13.23 crore in pre‑bookings and a Rs 5.05 crore gross on the opening day itself. Maharashtra led the charge, followed closely by Delhi and Karnataka, with the English‑language version drawing the biggest crowds in the metros.
And the buzz isn’t limited to the sub‑continent. In China, the re‑issue is positioned to wrest the all‑time Hollywood lead back from Disney’s Zootopia 2. Koimoi’s box‑office analyst Luiz Fernando notes that the original Endgame earned about $632.1 million in the Chinese market, a figure that still sits second to the $657.8 million haul of Zootopia 2. The Encore cut needs less than $26 million in fresh earnings to overtake the animated sequel and reclaim the crown.
Pre‑sales in China have been modest – $2.7 million after six days – but industry trackers expect a $20 million‑plus opening weekend. If those projections hold, the film could comfortably clear the $26 million threshold and re‑establish its historic status.
China: The Final Push
The Chinese market has always been a make‑or‑break arena for Hollywood blockbusters, and Endgame is no exception. The $26 million target is a narrow gap when measured against the $657.8 million total that Zootopia 2 amassed. Yet the Marvel brand’s lingering fanbase, combined with a nostalgia‑driven marketing push, could tip the scales. Analysts stress that the film’s performance will also influence future re‑release strategies for other big‑budget titles.
India: A Domestic Surge
Back home, the re‑release strategy leans heavily on sheer volume. Filmibeat reports that distributors plan to roll Encore across roughly 4,000‑4,500 screens nationwide, a scale comparable to a fresh blockbuster launch. Ticket prices are being set at the higher end of the spectrum – around ₹700 in Bengaluru and upwards of ₹1,500 in Mumbai and Delhi – reflecting both the premium positioning and the willingness of fans to pay for the experience.
The same source says advance bookings have already generated about ₹8 crore, and trade circles predict a day‑one collection of ₹10‑12 crore. If those figures materialise, the re‑release could eclipse the opening day record set by Baahubali The Epic, which pulled in ₹9 crore on its debut.
Lifetime earnings for the original release are still impressive: the English version earned roughly ₹225 crore, the Hindi cut about ₹116 crore, while the Telugu and Tamil versions each added another ₹16 crore, taking the total to around ₹373 crore. Those historic numbers add weight to the expectation that the Encore run could add a healthy chunk to the tally.
The dual‑market push points to a broader trend: studios are mining their back‑catalogues for fresh revenue streams, especially in territories where the original run left untapped potential. For Marvel, the gamble is clear – a successful Chinese comeback could set a template for other franchise re‑issues, while the Indian surge reaffirms the country’s growing clout as a box‑office heavyweight.
So fans in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and beyond will be lining up this Friday, and Chinese cinephiles will be watching the opening weekend numbers with bated breath. The next few days will reveal whether Endgame: Encore can truly rewrite the record books.
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