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Having made Rs 1.87 billion in 10 days, the Marvel superhero juggernaut is set to crush Mowgli's Rs 1.88-billion haul at the box office At Rs 1.87 billion (net after tax) box-office collections in the 10 days since its release, Marvel’s  Avengers: Infinity War  is on track to becoming the highest earning Hollywood film in the country. Released on April 27 along with the rest of the world, Infinity War was one of the widest Hollywood releases in the country at 2000 screens, and opened with Rs 400 million, the second highest opening at the box office this year. A product of the Disney stable, Infinity War is the 19th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) which started with the first Ironman film in 2008. The film follows the Mad Titan Thanos in his quest for the Infinity Stones so that he can wipe out half the universe. It stars more than 20 of Marvel’s superheroes, and is the culmination of multiple storylines established in the movies that came in the past...

With Captain America and Iron Man locking horns, the world of superheroes comes alive on screen In March this year, critics had a field day pointing out how and why DC Comics and Warner Bros went wrong with  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . Less than two months later, Marvel’s  Captain America:  Civil War   has hit theatres and this time there is little to complain about. The Russo brothers (Joseph and Anthony) have taken the challenge of a superhero face-off head-on and succeeded in making an entertaining movie that completes the trilogy neatly. Take a leaf out of Marvel’s book, DC — this is how you make a clash-of-the-superheroes movie. For the fans, the movie is a treat, with superheroes walking in and out of the frame. The very presence of so many Marvel characters meant that the movie ran the risk of being rushed and cluttered. The director duo, however, manage to keep things simple, the story and screenplay tight and the pace brisk. In terms of ...