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The Indian animated classic Mahavatar Narsimha is having a dream run at the box office following its release on 25 July. The Lord Narsimha mythology-based film in 15 days has generated ₹150 crore globally, said the producers. It even surpassed the record of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Hanuman to emerge as India's highest-grossing animated movie.
Mahavatar Narsimha opened to standing ovations from the public and the critics. Following a 2-week hit run, it still showed a ₹4.7 crore Hindi collection on Friday, reaching its Hindi net of ₹84.44 crore. The holiday weekend helped the film go on collecting the moolah.
Announcing that the film has touched ₹150 crore worldwide, Hombale Films wrote on social media, “Unleashing a divine blaze. #MahavatarNarsimha races past 150 CRORES+ worldwide gross till Aug 8th, and continues setting screens on fire all over. Catch the divine phenomenon, running successfully in theatres near you.”
Producers Kleem Productions and hosts Hombale Films now expect the movie to reach ₹150 crore in India and ₹200 crore globally.
Mahavatar Narsimha is directed by Ashwin Kumar and produced by Shilpaa Dhawan, Kushal Desai, and Chaitanya Desai under Kleem Productions banner, presented by Hombale Films. It was released theatrically in 3D and 2D in Hindi and South Indian languages. It surpassed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Incredibles 2 (2018) and Hanuman (2005) to become the highest-grossing animation film in India.The two production houses have the Gods from Indian mythology as the subject of a slate of animated movies lined up. They have the following in production: Lord Vishnu: Mahavatar Narsimha (2025), Mahavatar Parshuram (2027), Mahavatar Raghunandan (2029), Mahavatar Dhawkadhesh (2031), Mahavatar Gokulananda (2033), Mahavatar Kalki Part 1 (2035), and Mahavatar Kalki Part 2 (2037).
