India Life of Pi returned 5.1× its production cost, earning $609.0M against a $120.0M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Believe The Unbelievable”
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
The 2011–2013 India Window
233 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Life of Pi sits at position #17.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Life of Pi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Life of Pi premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 7m runtime, production spent $945K per minute on screen and earned $4.8M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #228 of 1,983 India films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Adventure productions specifically: #19 of 113 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, India, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Fox 2000 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Haishang Films, Netter Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | November 20, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt0454876 |
| Official Site | www.20thcenturystudios.com |