MUMBAI:Fox Star Studios‘ 3D film Rio has grossed Rs 28 million in its opening weekend in India.

Dubbed in Hindi with voiceovers by Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ranvir Shorey and Vinay Pathak, the Carlos Saldana directed film has got the second biggest opening of 2011 for any Hollywood film.

Featuring the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx, the film has garnered the number one opening for any Hollywood animation film over powering records of such films like Ice Age 3, Toy Story 3 and Shrek 4.

Said Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh, "We are delighted by the consistently positive response to Rio all across the country. The film
has generated a strong word of mouth and is exciting audiences of all ages. It‘s great to see Indian audiences warm up to animation films."

Internationally, Rio set the foreign bo -office on fire with an estimated $55 million intake across 72 countries with handsome collections in Brazil, Russia and Mexico.

The film opens in the US and Canada on 15 April and also in 19 other foreign markets including France, Belgium and Italy.