Zack Snyder’s Justice League is back in the spotlight overseas, this time hitting No. 1 on JioHotstar’s Top 10 Movies in India, according to users on social media, just as HBO Max officially launched in the country through its expanded partnership with JioHotstar.
Warner Bros. Discovery and JioHotstar announced the HBO Max rollout in India on April 15, making JioHotstar the exclusive home for HBO Max in that market.
Update: Zack Snyder has confirmed his Justice League shot to #1 in India, posting:
“Zack Snyder’s Justice League just hit #1 on JioHotstar’s Top 10 Movies — right as HBO Max officially launched there!
Beating out Harry Potter, Avengers: Endgame, and more…
The real Justice League is finally available in India the way it was meant to be seen. 4 hours of epicness. Black suit Superman. Full Cyborg story. Darkseid tease.
Who else is firing up JioHotstar right now?
#ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut #HBOmaxIndia”
Previously:
HBO Max now available in India: Zack Snyder’s Justice League #1
India is now getting HBO Max content in one place through JioHotstar, and social media screenshots from users show Zack Snyder’s Justice League sitting in the top spot.
The four-hour 2021 director’s cut is shown ahead of titles including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Batman, Zootopia 2, and even Avengers: Endgame.
Snyder’s DC movies have always played big overseas
As we’ve consistently pointed out, Snyder has long had a strong international following, and the box office numbers back that up.
Man of Steel finished with over $537 million overseas in today’s dollars, while Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice pulled in nearly $750 million from foreign markets alone, again in today’s dollars.
Even the 2017 Justice League theatrical release nearly made about $600 million internationally, in today’s dollars, with foreign grosses making up the majority of its worldwide total.
James Gunn’s Superman has no comparison
Also, as we’ve said, James Gunn’s Superman didn’t exactly deliver at the foreign box office, bringing in only $264.5M.
Gunn’s foreign gross also only made up 42.7% of the total box office, while Snyder’s DCEU movies lean more heavily internationally with an average of around 60%.
Gunn starts to film Man of Tomorrow this week, which will be released July 9, 2027. Warner Bros. has also dated the Minecraft sequel only two weeks later, as it performed much better both domestically and internationally.
Word about Zack Snyder’s Justice League topping the India charts also happened to come on Superman Day.
