'Incredibles 2' smashes box-office record to become highest grossing Hollywood animation film in India

MUMBAI: Walt Disney’s ‘Incredibles 2’ has raked in Rs 22.3 crore in India in just five days, topping ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ in box-office collection to become the highest grossing Hollywood animation film in the country.

The film, released in 925 screens across India last week, follows ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, another box-office record breaker from Walt Disney. Animation film ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’, released in 2016, had a lifetime collection of Rs 22.12 crore in the country.

“The remarkable success of ‘Incredibles 2’ is a testament of the growing popularity of animation in the country,” said Bikram Duggal, head – studio entertainment, Disney India.




As per trade sources, the film collected Rs 3.9 crore in net box-office on Friday, June 22. The figures for Saturday and Sunday almost doubled to Rs 6.5 crore and Rs 7.5 crore, respectively, taking the first weekend total to Rs 17.9 crore. On Monday and Tuesday the film collected Rs 2.3 crore and Rs 2.1 crore, respectively.


Of the total collection, 34% came from the film’s dubbed version, which is considered high for animation content. Usually, the dubbed versions get only 20-25%. For ‘Incredibles 2’, Disney had roped in Bollywood actor Kajol to voice Helen (Elastigirl) and promote the film too, which trade pundits believe has helped push up collections.

‘Incredibles 2’ is a sequel to the 2004 film ‘The Incredibles’, which introduced the Parrs, a family of superheroes that was forced to live a quiet suburban life while hiding their powers. In the first film, Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and his son Aryan had given voices for Mr Incredible and his son, Dash.