Mufasa roars on at the Indian box office. With impressive second-week collections of Rs. 53 crore (Rs. 43 crore Nett), which is only 32% off its robust opening week, this holiday period clearly helped the business of the film sustain. Exceptional holds post-holidays show that audience engagement is indeed sound.
Till date, Mufasa has collected Rs. 129 crore (Rs. 106 crore Nett) / USD 15 million in India. It is the fourteenth Hollywood film to collect over Rs. 100 crore nett in the country. The film is also the second highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2024, surpassing Godzilla x Kong, and will also surpass Deadpool & Wolverine.
The film has mainly been successful because of the local dubbed versions, with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu accounting for more than 65% of the total earnings. Star voices like Shah Rukh Khan (Hindi) and Mahesh Babu (Telugu) have added to its appeal. The Hindi version alone accounts for nearly 40% of India’s earnings, while Tamil has grossed over Rs. 21 crore, mainly from a single state. Remarkably, Mufasa is performing better in India than The Lion King did and has reached within 15% of the 2019 blockbuster’s total, whereas globally, the film has experienced a considerable fall.
India is the sixth-largest international market for Mufasa, beating major markets such as China, Korea, and Japan. It leads the chart in viewership with almost 6 million tickets sold within two weeks, making it all the more successful in the region.
