Rio 2 box office collection: The animation movie mints Rs 5.7 crore in India

By IANS
| Updated: April 15, 2014 2:21 AM IST

Animated film Rio 2, which opened in cinemas worldwide on Friday, has grossed Rs 5.7 crore in its opening weekend at the Indian box office

Rio 2 is now registered as the second best opening for an animated film in the country. Also Read - Worst Dressed Celebs of the week: Mouni Roy, Soundarya Sharma, Huma Qureshi's outfits missed the mark

"The fun family entertainer bagged Rs 5.7 crore gross (Rs 4 crore net), more than twice the opening of Rio 1 and the 3rd biggest opening for 2014 for any Hollywood film," read a statement from the film's production house Fox Star Studios. Also Read - Sonam Kapoor to Arjun Kapoor: Bollywood actors who gave maximum flop films

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"Rio 2 has garnered the second biggest opening for an animation film after Ice Age 4 in India," added the statement. Rio 2 brings back the lovable, eccentric characters from the first part in an even wilder, rib tickling and more colourful adventure with voiceover by big names like Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg and Jamie Foxx. Also Read - Alia Bhatt, Heeramandi stars Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari and more Bollywood celebs glam up Sanjay Leela Bhansali birthday bash

For the Hindi version, Bollywood stars Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan gave voiceover for main characters Jewel and Blu, respectively.

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ByIANS
| Updated: April 15, 2014 2:21 AM IST