Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only
1031 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only

Kochi, October 15 - Thalapathy Vijay is about to make box office history for Tamil cinema. The superstar's upcoming action drama Leo is on course to re-write many records, and one of them to emerge as the biggest opener ever for a Tamil title. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" is certain to open 100+ crores worldwide and how far it can go remains to see. Meanwhile, the film is set to become the biggest opening day grosser in the Kerala state and it will do it with the pre-sales only. ## "Leo" has scored approximately 5.50 crores advance booking gross collection in Kerala state so far, and by tomorrow, it will cross the opening day gross of "KGF: Chapter 2", which is currently the biggest first day grosser with 7.40 crores, to emerge the biggest opener ever there for any film. ## The highly-anticipated movie is also certain to become the first double-digit opening-day grosser in God's own country, a record which is likely to stay for a long time. There are still more than 3 days left for the first show, which will commence as early as 4 AM on October 19 in Kerala. ## "Leo" will get approximately 3,000 shows on the first day which is the widest release ever in the state of Kerala. Thalapathy Vijay is the most loved superstar in the state and he is getting the treatment he deserves from his fans.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office
1032 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, October 14 - Less than a week left for Thalapathy Vijay's highly-anticipated action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie marks the second collaboration between the actor and director after the blockbuster "Master" which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, so there are high expectations from the upcoming movie. ## "Leo", produced by Seven Screen Studio, is targeting no less than a record-breaking and historic opening at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. In India, the film will receive the widest release ever for a Tamil title. Though the movie will not receive early morning screenings in the home state, Tamil Nadu, it is still certain to score a record-breaking opening. ## The trade is buzzing with the high possibilities and is projecting "Leo" to score at least 60 crores gross opening day at the domestic box office. If opens to the predicated lines, it will be the second biggest Tamil opener ever domestically, after Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0". ## Overseas, "Leo" is trending well above all other films and is certain to become the biggest Tamil overseas opener ever. The advance booking of the film is running riot in international markets as trade is projecting a minimum of $6 million (50 crores) on opening day, for worldwide 110+ crores start. ## The opening of "Leo" will be the biggest ever for a Tamil movie as no other film has touched the 100 crores mark previously. Rajinikanth and Akshay's "2.0" is believed to be the biggest opener at 95 crores worldwide and this record is certain to be broken by "Leo". ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages, in regular as well as the IMAX format in Tamil version. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office
1033 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office

London, October 13 - After becoming the biggest Tamil opening day grosser ever, Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited Leo goes a step further to emerge as the biggest Indian opener at the UK box office in advance booking itself, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan".## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" has so far grossed £320.5K (3.25 crores) advance booking collection for the opening day with 6 days still to go for the release. SRK's mega-blockbuster "Pathaan" was previously the biggest Indian opener in the UK with £319K, which it scored in January this year. ## Interestingly, in the top 5 biggest Indian openers at the UK box office, "Leo" is the only non-Bollywood movie. SRK's latest blockbuster "Jawan" is the third on the list with £307K, followed by Salman Khan's "Sultan" (£270K), and SRK's "Chennai Express" (£358K).## "Leo" is having an excellent pre-sales response everywhere at the overseas box office and it is certain to emerge as the biggest Tamil opener of all time at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. It could also become the first Tamil movie to score 100+ crores in opening day gross collection worldwide. ## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" stars Thalapathy Vijay in the titular role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, and Mysskin, among others. It will have record wide release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format, only in Tamil language.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Crosses $3 Million At The Overseas Box Office
1035 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Crosses $3 Million At The Overseas Box Office

Chennai, October 11 - The advance booking of Thalapathy Vijay's Leo is continuing with great momentum at the overseas box office, and with still more than a week left for the release, the pre-sales have already crossed $3 million mark for the opening weekend.## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" has scored approximately $1.3 million advance booking collection at the North American box office for the opening weekend, including $750K from 33.2K tickets for the premiere. It has become the biggest premiere day for Thalapathy Vijay in the advance sales itself.## At the UK box office, the movie has grossed over $550K in advance collection for the weekend, including around $400K for the opening day. Similarly, the pre-sales of the film in the Gulf has crossed $400K for the weekend while other region pre-sales is around $550K. ## The total pre-sales of "Leo" at the overseas box office is currently approx. $3.2 million (26.50 crores), including opening day advance booking gross of around 17 crores. The movie is expected to have over 20 crore advance gross for the opening day and over 30 crore for the weekend. ## "Leo" is headed towards scoring over 100 crores gross collection on the opening day on October 19. The film is having a tremendous buzz among fans and neutral movie lovers in India. Produced by Seven Screen Studios, the movie will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages, also in IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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Actor Vishal's First 100 Crore-Grosser 'Mark Antony' Sets Streaming Date On Amazon Prime Video
1036 days ago
Kollywood

Actor Vishal's First 100 Crore-Grosser 'Mark Antony' Sets Streaming Date On Amazon Prime Video

Chennai, October 10 - Actor Vishal and SJ Suryah's science fiction action comedy film Mark Antony has set its post-theatrical streaming date on Amazon Prime Video. The film, directed by Adhik Ravichandran, will start streaming on October 13, four weeks after the theatrical release, in Tamil and Telugu. ## "Mark Antony" has had an excellent run so far in theatres. It is the first ever film for actor Vishal to gross 100 crores or more at the worldwide box office. In 25 days so far, the movie has scored approximately 102 crores worldwide which includes 83 crores at the domestic box office and around 19 crores overseas. ## Produced by Mini Studio, the movie is about two gangsters, Mark and Antony who acquire a mobile phone that has the ability to time travel. It offers a blend of action, humour, and drama, and it received a positive response from both critics and audiences.## "Mark Antony" boasts an impressive ensemble cast, which also includes Ritu Varma, Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Abhinaya, Redin Kingsley, and YG Mahendran in key roles. GV Prakash Kumar scored the music for the movie while the cinematography and editing handled by Abinandhan Ramanujam and Vijay Velukutty.## a laughter fest taking you beyond the dimensions of time! 🕰️#MarkAntonyOnPrime, Oct 13 pic.twitter.com/GmGjSfoku9— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) October 10, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala
1037 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala

Kochi, October 9 - Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited gangster action drama Leo is getting ready to release on October 19 in theatres worldwide. The movie is expected to set the box office on fire in Tamil Nadu as well as in other states and overseas. ## Thalapathy Vijay is one of the most loved superstars in South India, and fans in Kerala state are gearing up to welcome their beloved actor in style. In Kerala, there have already been 425+ fan shows arranged which is the highest ever for a non-Malayalam movie. ## Interestingly, the top 5 fan shows in Kerala all belong to Thalapathy Vijay's movies. Previously, the superstar's "Beast" had 421 fan shows, a record which has now been broken by "Leo". Overall, the upcoming movie currently has the second most fan shows in Kerala, after local superstar Mohanlal's "Marakkar".## "Leo" is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studios. The movie is a part of the director's cinematic universe (LCU) which also includes "Kaithi" and "Vikram". The film stars Vijay as the titular character, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin. ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'
1038 days ago
Kollywood

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'

Chennai, October 8 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is one of the most sought-after actors in Tamil cinema who has made his mark by delivering critically and commercially acclaimed blockbusters. Lokesh previously announced that he will direct only 10 films in his career, of which, 5 films have already been done, and now, he is gearing up for the next films.## After his first three films, Lokesh started his cinematic universe (LCU) with Karthi's "Kaithi", followed by "Vikram". The filmmaker is now gearing up for the third film in the LCU, Thalapathy Vijay-fronted "Leo" which is slated to hit screens on October 19 worldwide. ## During a recent interview, Lokesh revealed the next set of his directorial which will mostly focus on LCU. As announced earlier, the "Master" director will next direct superstar Rajinikanth which will be a standalone movie. It will commence filming next year. ## After Rajini's film, Lokesh will start the much-awaited sequel to "Kaithi" with Karthi. It will most probably will begin by the end of 2024 or early 2025. "Kaithi 2" will be followed by Kamal Haasan's "Vikram 2", and then, a spin-off of Suriya's Rolex character from "Vikram" will be his next directorial.## Apart from the aforementioned films, there have been rumours about Lokesh collaborating with superstar Prabhas and the director has confirmed the same in the recent interview. Prabhas' film with Loki is said to be the 'End Game' of LCU, and will easily be the biggest film of him yet. There is no shooting timeline has been set yet for the movie.## Lokesh also wishes to make more spin-off films from the LCU and he wants other talented directors to direct them as he alone can't direct them all. ## Stay tuned...

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Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records
1040 days ago
Kollywood

Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records

Chennai, October 6 - The highly-awaited trailer of Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, was launched at 6:30 PM on October 5. The movie is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) and is the third film in this after "Kaithi" and "Vikram".## There was huge excitement for the "Leo" trailer, and after it was released online, it broke several viewership and likes records. As reported earlier, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer ever to top 1 million likes, taking just 21 minutes for the same.## Leo Trailer 24 Hours Views and Likes:## Tamil Views: 31,9,11,956 [31.91M]; Likess: 2,642,324 [2.64M] ## Telugu Views: 54,36,107 [5.4M]; Likes: 443,705 [443K] ## Hindi Views: 77,62,487 [7.7M]; Likes: 5,66,724 [566K] ## Kannada Views: 7,12,217 [712K]; Likes: 126,551 [126K] ## Total Views: 45.70 Million; Likes: 3.77 Million ## [It is the fastest Indian movie trailer to score 100K to 2M likes on YouTube]: Here are the details for 100K to 1M Likes time ## It was published on 05 October at 6:30 AM IST## It crossed 100K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 1 minute## It crossed 200K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 minutes ## It crossed 300K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 4 minutes## It crossed 400K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 5 minutes## It crossed 500K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 7 minutes## It crossed 600K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 9 minutes## It crossed 700K likes on 05 Dec 2023 in 11 minutes## It crossed 800K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 13 minutes## It crossed 900K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 16 minutes## It crossed 1 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 21 minutes## It crossed 2 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 hours 43 minutes (163 minutes)## Most Viewed Trailers in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo - 31.91 Million## 2. Beast – 29.08 Million## 3. Thunivu – 25.00 Million## 4. Varisu – 23.05 Million## 5. Valimai – 11.16 Million## Most Liked Trailer in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo: 2.64 Million## 2. Bigil: 1.66 Million## 3. Viswasam: 1.16 Million## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube
1041 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube

Chennai, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama Leo is the most anticipated Tamil movie of the year and a little glimpse of the sky-high buzz was seen after the launch of the trailer which is breaking records on YouTube and other social media platforms.## The trailer of the movie was launched on October 5 at 6:30 PM and within minutes, it started trending on top in every social media platform. On YouTube, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer of all time to reach 1 million likes. ## The "Leo" trailer took just 21 minutes to reach this milestone of 1 million likes, beating the previous record of Thalapathy Vijay's own blockbuster "Bigil" which took around 1 hour to hit 1 million likes on YouTube. ## "Leo" is certain to break the all-time viewership and likes record for a Tamil movie trailer in the first 24 hours. In the first hour, it generated 10 million real-time views and 1.5 million likes. It has been released in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada language while the Hindi trailer will be released at 9 PM on October 5 on Goldmines YouTube channel. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan along with Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Sarja in prominent roles. It will be released on October 19 in multiple languages.## ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office
1041 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office

London, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo advance booking is continuing with great momentum at the overseas box office. Directed by Lokesh Kanagraj's, "Leo", with still more than two weeks left for the release, has sold over 50K tickets for the opening day overseas.## The movie has sold 29K+ tickets worth 3 crore in the United Kingdom so far. The UK was the first to open the advances of "Leo". The original Tamil language is dominating the pre-sales, followed by Telugu while Hindi has a low response so far. Overall, the movie has sold over 40K+ tickets for all days.## The UK aside, "Leo" is also getting a blockbuster response in North America and has already become Thalapathy Vijay's career highest premiere advance sales. It has sold over 20K tickets worth 3.80 crore. The pre-sales so far opened at 320 locations on around 760 shows. ## At the UAE box office, the movie has sold around 8500 tickets worth 1 crore so far. Overall, a total of around 58K tickets sold worth 8 crores in the UK, USA, and UAE for the opening day, including premieres. With still more than two weeks left, the overseas advances of "Leo" are expected to be around 100K tickets. ## About Leo - ## It is a Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote it with Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy. It is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) which also has "Kaithi" and "Vikram". Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role, and Trisha, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin. The movie will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in regular as well as in IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' Crosses Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1044 days ago
Kollywood

Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' Crosses Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, October 2 - Tamil actor Vishal and SJ Suryah's science fiction action comedy film Mark Antony has emerged as a surprise blockbuster at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office as it crosses the 100 crores mark. ## "Mark Antony" crossed the 100 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office on its 18th day. The movie currently stands at around 100.25 crores gross, including 19 crores overseas collection. Vishal, who was going through a lean phase with back-to-back flops, scored his first 100 crores movie ever.## Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the movie has scored approximately 60.50 crores in Tamil Nadu, followed by approximately 9.50 crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), 6.25 crores in Karnataka, and around 4 crores in Kerala. ## The movie was carrying low buzz before the trailer release but after the trailer release, the buzz increased before the movie received positive reviews from critics as well as favourable audience word of mouth. It is one of the biggest box office hits for a tier-2 Tamil actor-led movie.## Produced by Ayngaran International, the story of the movie revolves around two gangsters, Mark and Antony, who contact through a mobile phone which has an extraordinary ability to travel back in time. It stars Vishal and S. J. Suryah in dual roles, alongside Ritu Varma, Sunil, Selvaraghavan and Abhinaya. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Creates All-Time Opening Day Record At The UK Box Office For A Tamil Movie
1046 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Creates All-Time Opening Day Record At The UK Box Office For A Tamil Movie

London, September 30 - Thalapathy Vijay's Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is all set for a massive opening overseas, particularly at the UK box office. The movie is having excellent pre-sales in the entire overseas region whenever it has opened. ## At the United Kingdom box office, "Leo" has become the biggest opener for a Tamil movie ever in the advance booking itself. The gangster drama has so far scored £250.5K or $305K (2.55 crore) advance gross collection for the opening day with 19 days still left for the release, according to LetsCinema.## "Leo" has broken the opening day record of Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1" which scored £250K actual opening day last year. "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" is the third biggest opener with £228.5K, followed by "Jailer" with £222.8K, and "Beast" with £203.2K on opening day. ## The Thalapathy Vijay-starrer tentpole has sold 22K+ tickets for the opening day and overall ticket sales have crossed the 30K mark in advance. It is expected to become the biggest Indian opener of all time in the UK, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan". ## Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" is the third film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) after "Kathi" and "Vikram". It stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin.## The movie is scheduled to release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as the IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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