BOX OFFICE: Deepika-Vin Starrer ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Earned Around 30 Cr Already!
Indian audience welcomed Hollywood superstar Vin Diesel with open-arms to the country for the India-first premiere of his latest installment to the action-adventure franchise xXx. Making her Hollywood debut Deepika Padukone, has impressed all her fans as they rushed to the theatres over the weekend to watch the movie.
Viacom18 Motion Pictures held a grand India Premiere event in Mumbai on Thursday, January 12, followed by paid-previews on Friday, January 13, and the official release in 3D and IMAX 3D, in 4 languages across almost 1200 screens in the country on Saturday. Within two and a half days, the movie has successfully garnered a gross box-office collection of almost Rs 30-crore in the country. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is scheduled to release in 2D on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.
Elated on the box office performance of the movie, COO – Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Ajit Andhare said, “The box office from just 3D itself & overall response has validated our confidence in the xXx franchise and xXx: Return of Xander Cage. With Deepika Padukone’ s leading act in the film and Vin Diesel’s successful India visit, Viacom18 Motion Pictures has ensured India remains one of the priority market for Hollywood movies. We will continue to grow Hollywood tentpoles in India. For Viacom18 Motion Pictures, 2017 has started with a bang and we have a lot more in store. We are now opening 2D and adding more screens.”
Vin Diesel reprises his role as the action-adventure outlaw Xander Cage in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, along with recently crowned Asia’s sexiest woman Deepika Padukone who sets the screen ablaze through her daredevilry and heart-stopping action sequences. The movie also stars Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Ruby Rose (Orange is The New Black), Chinese superstar Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Thai action-star Tony Jaa (Furious 7), and Samuel L Jackson (Marvel’s The Avengers).
