'Baahubali' and 'Avengers' in a single frame, courtesy China
What's the story
The release of 'Baahubali 2' and 'Avengers: Infinity War' in China has brought the creative side of the Chinese fans to the fore. WeChat users in China have combined the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati and the results are pretty amusing. As a result, the 'Baahubali' and 'Avengers' memes have gone viral in the neighboring country.
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Have a look at the memes and burst into laughter
Chinese WeChat users (used by nearly 1 billion) are having good time with Baahubaali 2 and Avengers memes. In one baahubali admires black panther's abs, in another Falcon admires Devasena' eye makeup.@htTweets pic.twitter.com/KcMlYuNCsx
— sutirtho patranobis (@spatranobis) May 10, 2018
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Here are some more
So, three more from the "Baahubali-Avengers" series created by Chinese social media users @htTweets pic.twitter.com/cshwUgsaIE
— sutirtho patranobis (@spatranobis) May 10, 2018
Box office
Meanwhile, 'Baahubali 2' is having an underwhelming run in China
'Baahubali 2' was expected to shatter records and create new ones at the Chinese box office. The SS Rajamouli's magnum-opus started on a promising note, raking in approximately Rs. 19 crore on day one. However, it did not show any significant growth post that and the earnings remained on the lower side.
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Here's the first week collection of Prabhas's film in China
#Baahubali2 is disappointing in CHINA... Its biz is likely to get eroded this week, since #AvengersInfinityWar has opened on Thu [$ 9.30 mn]...
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 11, 2018
Fri $ 2.42 mn
Sat $ 2.94 mn
Sun $ 2.30 mn
Mon $ 0.89 mn
Tue $ 0.82 mn
Wed $ 0.77 mn
Thu $ 0.66 mn
Total: $ 10.80 mn [₹ 72.59 cr]
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