X-Men: Dark Phoenix box office collection — Sophie Turner-starrer records Rs 3.10 crore opening in India

X-Men: Dark Phoenix, starring Sophie Turner in the lead role, had a decent opening in India. The film released on the festive occasion of Eid (5 June) across 1480 screens has earned Rs 3.10 crore. Despite facing a clash with Salman Khan’s magnum opus Bharat , the film managed to draw audiences to theatres. Here’s a look at the box office figures of Dark Phoenix:

#XMen: #DarkPhoenix - which also had a midweek release - braves #Bharat wave... Does pretty well on #Eid holiday... Wed ₹ 3.10 cr Nett BOC [1480 screens]. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 3.64 cr. #XMenDarkPhoenix

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 6, 2019

(Also read: Dark Phoenix movie review: Sophie Turner starrer collapses under its own weight, ends X-Men series on underwhelming note) X-Men: Dark Phoenix serves as a new spin on the classic storyline of the Dark Phoenix Saga, that was also explored in X-Men: The Last Stand. The film is the 11th instalment of the X-Men movie franchise and also the last. [caption id=“attachment_5272911” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] A still of Sophie Turner in Dark Phoenix. Youtube[/caption] Besides Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner, X-Men: Dark Phoenix also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Nicholas Hoult among others. The film marks directorial debut of Simon Kinberg. X-Men: Dark Phoenix was released in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu in India.