Summary
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Animal
, a controversial Bollywood movie, has achieved a significant milestone by earning $50 million at the global box office in just five days. - Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie revolves around a family conflict between a son and a father and features renowned actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
- Despite the controversy,
Animal
continues to draw audiences and is currently playing in theaters worldwide.
A controversial Bollywood movie, Animal, meets a huge milestone at the global box office. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the Hindi-language epic tale focuses on a family conflict between a son and a father. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Rashmika Mandanna, and is currently in theaters.
Animal has now crossed a global major box office milestone. According to Collider, the Bollywood movie made $50 million at the global box office in just five days of its release. From that total, $30 million came from India, whereas $7 million of the sum was attributable to ticket sales from the U.S. box office. Making $42 million during the opening weekend, these numbers marked the second-largest opening for a Bollywood film this year, the largest of which is Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan.
|
Bollywood Movie |
Opening Weekend Gross |
|---|---|
|
Jawan |
$64 million |
|
Animal |
$42 million |
|
Pathaan |
$37 million |
Why Animal Is Such a Controversial Film?
Despite making an impressive sum at the global box office, Animal is not faring well among critics. So far, Animal holds an ugly 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, showing relatively critical negativity of the movie. This vehement rejection of the film is contrasted by a much higher audience score of 85% on the review site.
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A large portion of Animal’s negative reviews stems from the assertion that the film is misogynist and portrays toxic masculinity. Critics claim that the Bollywood movie is too focused on an utterly vile male protagonist and, in the process, is offensive towards women. Through its action-packed, blood-soaked 204 minutes, Animal seeks to give audiences a thrill while glorifying ruthlessly sexist behavior by turning chauvinist men into action heroes.
As evidenced by the box office success and flourishing audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the controversy is not getting in the way of Animal in terms of interest. These numbers suggest that the controversy may actually be fueling the movie’s success due to audience curiosity. As Animal continues its theatrical run, it will be interesting to see how the controversy and audience perception develop as it continues to sell tickets.
Source: Collider
