“Baywatch” Vs “Wonder Woman” : Priyanka Chopra Starrer Gets More Money In The Opening Weekend In India!

Indian actress Priyanka Chopras maiden Hollywood project “Baywatch” has given tough call to Gal Gadots superhero avatar in “Wonder Woman” at the Indian box office in its opening week.

“Baywatch” has minted more money than the superhero film over the weekend.

According to the numbers provided by the production banner behind “Baywatch”, the film released in India on Friday in 948 screens, and its gross box office figure is Rs 10.1 crore.

On the contrary, talking about Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman”, the film is doing well globally, and topped the box office in North America with an estimated $100.5 million debut weekend, making the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film the biggest ever opening weekend for a female director.

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The action adventure entertainer, based on the DC Comics character, paved its way into the cineplexes in India on Friday in 350 screens.

As per Warner Bros, the film has bagged Rs 7.40 crore (net) in its opening weekend collection in India.

Internationally, “Baywatch”, a Paramount/Viacom Inc product, has fared poorly with critics describing the film as “shallow”, “stupid”, “misguided”, and “wantonly crude”. But the film generated mixed reviews in India with many critics appreciating Priyanka for making her presence felt.

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Directed by Seth Gordon, “Baywatch”, which has been adapted from the 1990s’ popular TV series of the same name, also stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Jon Bass.

Manisha Koirala’s “Dear Maya”, “A Death In The Gunj” and “Dobaara – See Your Evil” released in the Hindi section on Friday.

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