Godzilla vs Kong fares well at Indian box office, mints Rs 28.96 crore

The recentlyreleased actionpacked film Godzilla vs Kong is proving to be a major force to reckon with at the Indian box office The film which hit the big screens on last Wednesday has registered a good first extended weekendAmid the COVID19 pandemic the film has raked in Rs 2896 crore during its opening weekend Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the box office collection of the movie on his Twitter handleHe tweeted GodzillaVsKong packs a solid punch in its extended weekend Despite Hindi markets Maharashtra mainly not contributing much South dominates Wed 640 cr Thu 540 cr Fri 422 cr Sat 642 cr Sun 652 cr Total Rs 2896 cr NETT India biz All versionsIn another tweet he said that the movie would have easily amassed the Rs 50 crore mark during preCOVID times He added that despite the strong word of mouth coronavirus pandemic is indeed proving to be aroadblock for the filmHe wrote COVID IMPACT GodzillaVsKong wouldve easily amassed Rs 50 cr Rs 55 cr in its extended weekend in preCovid times Underlines the fact that the film hasnt realized its full potential despite strong word of mouth Covid19 is indeed a roadblockIn another tweet he said SOUTH LEADS MUMBAI DULL GodzillaVsKong has fared very well in South specifically approx 6037 6537 contribution Mumbai Thane Pune which generally contribute a fat total are affected due to Covid19 Even Delhi is not optimum in this caseThe muchtalkedabout film earned Rs 640 crores on its first day however it witnessed a slight decline on Thursday minting Rs 540 crores It registered low figures on Friday as well raking in Rs 422 crores The movie recorded good numbers on Saturday and Sunday minting Rs 642 crores and Rs 652 crores respectivelyHelmed by Adam Wingard the movie stars Alexander Skarsgard Millie Bobby Brown Rebecca Hall Brian Tyree Henry Shun Oguri Eiza Gonzalez Julian Dennison Kyle Chandler and Demian BichirThe plot of the film revolves around Kong and his protectors as they undertake a perilous journey to find his true home and with them is Jia a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla cutting a swath of destruction across the globeThe epic clash between the two titansinstigated by unseen forcesis only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the EarthIt is the fourth installment in Legendary Entertainments monster universe following Godzilla Kong Skull Island and Godzilla King of the Monsters Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein have penned the script for the film reported VarietyLegendary Pictures the production company behind the upcoming movie initially announced the project in 2015 as a crossover event between the insanely popular Godzilla and King Kong franchisesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever