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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Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Pixar Studios' Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide
699 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Pixar Studios' Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide

Los Angeles, July 10 - After becoming the first billion-dollar grosser of the year, Pixar's mega-hit Inside Out 2 climbs another milestone as it has become the highest-grossing movie of Pixar Animation Studio at the global box office. ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) has been a box-office phenomenon since its debut on June 14 and is currently in the 4th week of its run. On its 4th Tuesday, IO2 has outgrossed Incredibles 2 ($1.24 billion) to become the biggest Pixar blockbuster globally. ## After surpassing Incredibles 2, Inside Out 2 has also become the 4th highest-grossing animated movie of all time, behind Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.36 billion), and Frozen ($1.29 billion). IO2 is projected to finish its run with $1.45+ billion, which will make it the biggest animated grosser of all time. ## As said, IO2 became the first billion-dollar grosser since Margot Robbie's Barbie in July 2023. It also scored the biggest opening of the year at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office after crushing the pre-release box office projections with a mighty $294 million worldwide opening weekend.## Inside Out (2015) did unthinkable to beat the projection as the box office hadn't been at its best this year for Hollywood. Pixar too was feeling the heat with back-to-back low scores since the Covid-19 pandemic but Inside Out 2 did what other movies couldn't to bring the studio back to its old glory.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Eyes $160+ Million Domestic Opening
706 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Eyes $160+ Million Domestic Opening

Mumbai, July 4 - Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated superhero movie Deadpool and Wolverine hits three weeks box office projections which indicate the record-breaking opening for the movie, not only of the year but also for an R-rated title ever. ## According to Deadline (which quoted three-week-in-advance box office tracking services), Deadpool 3 is tracking to open, at least, $160 million - $165 million in its three-day opening weekend (July 26-28) at the North American box office. It will be the biggest start of the year, beating Inside Out 2 ($154.2 million). ## The $160 million - $165 million opening projections could be conservative as a tracking report from tracking service Quorum, projected $200+ million start, and per Deadline, the agency is still sticking to its numbers. Even if Deadpool & Wolverine isn't as sharp as that projection, it's still bound for a fantastic start. ## As said, Deadpool 3 is aiming at the biggest R-rated debut domestically, given the projection stands. The first Deadpool movie made history by opening to $132.40 million domestically in February 2016, which is still the biggest R-rated box office debut. Deadpool 2, released in May 2018, debuted at $125.5 million.## As reported recently, the pre-sales of Deadpool 3 broke the first-day record of 2024 and probably has the highest advance sales so far for any movie of the year. Directed by Shawn Levy, the movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen.## The movie is scheduled to be released on July 26, and in India, it will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Fastest Animated Movie To Top $1 Billion Worldwide
709 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Fastest Animated Movie To Top $1 Billion Worldwide

Mumbai, June 30 - Disney's Pixar mega-blockbuster Inside Out 2 has become the fastest animated movie ever to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office, taking just 19 days to reach the milestone where only 52 movies could reach before. ## The summer blockbuster added another $165+ million worldwide in the 3rd weekend, pushing global telly to $1.015 billion (8460 crores), including $469.3 million (3910 crores) in North America and $545.5 million (4550 crores) through Sunday (19 days). ## IO2 is the 11th animated movie of all time to achieve the feat of $1 billion globally. It is also the first movie since Margot Robbie's Barbie last year to hit the milestone. Among the 11 animated movies in the billion-dollar club, Disney has 8 movies. ## The blockbuster sequel has topped Disney's Frozen 2 which took 25 days to reach the $1 billion mark worldwide. Disney's The Lion King (2019), which is a photorealistic animated remake of the traditionally animated 1994 film The Lion King, is not included in the animated movies list of $1 billion grosser. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Overtakes Original Film's Full Run As It Nears $1 Billion Worldwide
710 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Overtakes Original Film's Full Run As It Nears $1 Billion Worldwide

Mumbai, June 29 - Disney's Pixar movie Inside Out 2 is racing towards $1 billion at the worldwide box office, and in this process, it has topped the full run of the first movie which grossed $859 million and the sequel crossed this in just 16 days. ## The coming-of-age animated blockbuster grossed $863 million (7200 crores) through Thursday (June 27) and it topped $900 million by Friday (official data awaited). It has entered the all-time domestic (North America) animated Top 10 chart with $411.8 million (3435 crores) at the 9th spot.## Overseas, IO2 has grossed $451.3 million (3765 crores) from 45 markets through Thursday. The blockbuster will reach the $1 billion mark by Sunday to become the first film of 2024 and just the 12th animated movie of all time to achieve the feat. ## The Top 10 overseas markets through Thursday (June 27) are as follows - Mexico ($71.1M), the UK ($32.9M), Korea ($32.2M), Brazil ($28M), Italy ($26.3M), Germany ($20.1M), Spain ($20M), Argentina ($17M), France ($17M) and China ($15.2M). In India, it has grossed approximately 23.50 crores ($2.80 million).## IO2 is projected to finish its full run with $1.4+ billion which will make it the third highest-grossing animated movie ever with a chance to finish at the 2nd spot with $1.5 billion ahead of Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion). The Lion King is currently the biggest animated grosser worldwide with $1.66 billion.## Stay tuned...

Warner Bros. Sets Release Dates For 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve's Next and 'Godzilla and Kong 3'
711 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. Sets Release Dates For 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve's Next and 'Godzilla and Kong 3'

Los Angeles, June 29 - Warner Bros. Pictures has set a holiday release for the Dune director, Denis Villeneuve's next feature, described as an "event film". The studio announced that it will hit screens on December 18, 2026, and be produced by Legendary Pictures.## Villeneuve last directed, Dune: Part 2 which was a mega hit. The details about the filmmaker's next have not been revealed yet but it was recently reported that that he was working on a nuclear war and that Dune 3 would not be his immediate next. ## Even though the filmmaker stated that he would not touch Dune anytime soon, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Villeneuve may have had a change of heart and could be turning his attention back to finishing this sci-fi adventure franchise, before taking up the nuclear war movie. ## Dune 2, released in March this year, was a mega box office hit with $711 million worldwide against a budget of $190 million. It is currently the second highest-grossing movie of 2024 worldwide, behind Inside Out 2. The first Dune movie was released during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and grossed $407 million globally while simultaneously having a day and date release on streaming. ## Warner Bros. Pictures has also announced the release date of the Legendary's next MonsterVerse film. Touted as the sequel to another mega hit of this year Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the movie will hit theatres on March 26, 2027. Adam Wingard, however, may not return to direct the next film in the franchise. ## Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), was released in March end this year and grossed $570 million worldwide against a budget of $135 million, and became the highest-grossing film in the MonsterVerse franchise, and currently the third highest-grosser of 2024. ## Stay tuned...

'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?
711 days ago
Hollywood

'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?

Mumbai, June 28 - Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World is getting expensive and if reports are to be believed, it could end up being the costliest Marvel movie ever. It is intended to be the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series and stars Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America. ## According to the report by World of Reel, Captain America 4 initially had a budget of $275 million and was supposed to wrapped filming in 2023 itself. However, the movie went into reshoots after the unsatisfactory output and this has reportedly increased the budget by $75 million - $100 million to make it a $350+ million budgeted blockbuster, in the line of Age of Ultron's $365 million budget (unadjusted for inflation). ## If the rumours budget is true, it will be a massive task for Marvel and Disney to bring the audience to theatres in the numbers they used to before as there is no Chris Evans as Captain America this time even though the brand Marvel is still expected to pull things to some extent. ## There is no official synopsis as of now but Captain America 4 is confirmed to be the continuation of the Disney Plus series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, among others. It will be the big-screen debut of Mackie as the Marvel Superhero. ## Captain America 4, which was originally planned to be released in May 2024, has now been pushed to February 14, 2025. ##

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide
716 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide

Mumbai, June 24 - Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing film of 2024 within just 2 weeks, beating the entire worldwide collection of Warner Bros. Pictures' Dune: Part 2 as the animated coming-of-age heading towards becoming the first billion-dollar grosser of the year. ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) has had an excellent second weekend at the domestic (North America) and worldwide box office with $264+ million, taking its total global cume to $724+ million (6050 crores) in just 12 days, beating Dune 2's $711 million final run. ## IO2 scored $100 million in its second weekend in North America, becoming the first animated movie and 7th overall to do so. The total domestic collection reached $355 million (2965 crores) and the lifetime domestic total is projected to finish around $650 million. ## Overseas, the movie has grossed $369 million (3085 crores) after adding another huge $164+ million in the second weekend. Mexico is the biggest overseas market for the movie with $64 million, followed by the UK with $29.2 million, and Korea with $29 million. In India, the movie has grossed approximately 20 crores ($2.4 million) in 10 days so far. ## Inside Out 2 is projected to finish its worldwide run around $1.5 billion, which will put it among the top 3 highest-grossing animated movies of all time. The first Inside Out film $857 million worldwide in 2015 and it is currently the 20th biggest animated grosser. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Pulls Off Almost $300 Million Worldwide Opening
723 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Pulls Off Almost $300 Million Worldwide Opening

Mumbai, June 16 - Hollywood almost sealed its first $1 billion grosser of the year after Disney/Pixar's animated coming-of-age film Inside Out 2 pulled off almost $300 million in its global opening weekend, smashing industry's projection by a long margin. ## Directed by Kelsey Mann, Inside Out 2 scored a mighty $294.2 million (2455 crores) opening weekend at the worldwide box office, pulling off the biggest opening of 2024 beating Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ($195 million). The final collection of the movie may vary when actuals come tomorrow.## At the domestic (North America), the film grossed a huge $154.2 million (1290 crores), the second-biggest 3-day opening weekend of all-time for an animated movie, behind only Incredibles 2 ($183 million), and the biggest for Hollywood since Margot Robbie's Barbie ($162 million) last year.## Overseas, Inside Out 2 opened in 38 markets this weekend and scored a massive $140 million (1165 crores). For Disney, the global opening of $294+ million is the biggest since Avatar: The Way of Water ($441 million) in 2022. Mexico was the biggest market for the movie outside North America with $30 million, followed by Korea with $15 million and the UK with $14 million. In India, the movie minted approximately 9 crores ($1.07 million). ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) did unthinkable to beat the projection as the box office hadn't been at its best this year for Hollywood. Pixar too was feeling the heat with back-to-back low scores since the Covid-19 pandemic but Inside Out 2 did what other movies couldn't to bring the studio back to its old glory.## Stay tuned...

Marvel Studios 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Early Box Office Projections Reveal $200+ Million Opening
725 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel Studios 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Early Box Office Projections Reveal $200+ Million Opening

Los Angeles, June 14 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine is about to storm the box office and bring the studio back to old glory as the early box office projection of the third Deadpool movie revealed a monstrous start. ## According to Deadline, which quoted The Quorum's projection, Deadpool 3 is looking to open $200 million - $239 million at the domestic (North America) opening weekend. The tracking service is projecting these figures as conservative. ## Deadpool 3 is the first ever R-rated movie to be released by Disney. As said, there has never been an R-rated movie to open over $200 million, so it would be a monumental achievement for the threequel if it manages to do that. ## The current record for an R-rated opening at the North American box office is owned by the original Deadpool which scored $132.4 million in February 2016. As reported recently, the pre-sales of Deadpool 3 broke the first-day record of 2024 and probably has the highest so far for any movie of the year. ## Directed by Shawn Levy, the movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. It is scheduled to be released on July 26. ## Stay tuned...

Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Projected To Earn $135 Million Worldwide In The Opening Weekend
727 days ago
Hollywood

Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Projected To Earn $135 Million Worldwide In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, June 12 - Disney/Pixar's animated coming-of-age film Inside Out 2 is aiming to score the biggest opening of 2024 at the North American box office after debuting in theatres on June 14 as the box office projection revealed. ## According to Deadline, the sequel to Inside Out (2015) is looking at what could be the biggest stateside opening of the year to date with $85 million, and another $50 million overseas for a $135 million worldwide launch.## As of now, Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures' Dune: Part 2 owns the biggest domestic (North America) opening of the year $82.5 million while the same studios' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has the biggest worldwide start of 2024 with $194 million. ## Inside Out 2 is expected to infuse fresh life into Disney's future regarding Pixar movies as many of its films post the Covid-19 pandemic failed to make noise. The upcoming title will be Pixar's biggest opening post-pandemic, beating Lightyear which scored $50 million in 2022.## The official synopsis of Inside Out 2 reads, "Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone". ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Monsterverse Film
730 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Monsterverse Film

Mumbai, June 10 - Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has become the highest-grossing Monsterverse film ever, beating 2017's Kong Skull Island, at the worldwide box office.## Directed by Adam Wingard, Godzilla x Kong has surpassed Skull Island, which grossed $568.6 million at $570 million (4760 crores). The latest blockbuster has minted $196.3 million (1640 crores) in North America and $373.7 million (2120 crores) at the overseas box office. ## Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest-grossing MonsterVerse film in as many as 35 markets, including India where it has grossed 134 crores ($16 million). It is currently the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2024 in India, way ahead of second-ranked Kung Fu Panda 4 which has earned around 50 crores gross. ## It is also the second-highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2024 at the worldwide box office, after Dune: Part 2 which is the number 1 with approximately $712 million. Coming to India again, Godzilla x Kong is Warner Bros.'s biggest grosser of all time. ## Top overseas markets for The New Empire are as follows - Mexico ($33.7M), the UK ($18.1M), India ($16M), France ($12.4M), Australia ($12.3M), Japan ($10.8M), Indonesia ($9.2M), Brazil ($8.4M), Taiwan ($7.7M), and Germany ($7.1M).## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

Box Office: Will Smith's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Clears $100 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide
730 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Will Smith's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Clears $100 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, June 9 - Will Smith's action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die crushed the projection to score $100+ million opening weekend at the worldwide box office. The R-rated flick is the fourth instalment of the Bad Boys series of buddy cop films. ## Directed by Adil & Bilall, Bad Boys 4 has had a strong 3-day opening weekend domestically (North America) with $56 million (470 crores). It is the second-biggest first weekend in the franchise, behind only Bad Boys For Life which opened at $62.5 million in 2020.## Overseas, the movie grossed a solid $48.6 million (405 crores) over 60 markets, pushing worldwide opening weekend to $104.6 million (875 crores). It is the biggest debut in the franchise, Bad Boys For Life ($97.8 million). The movie was projected to earn $70 million - $80 million before release. ## Made on a budget of $100 million, Bad Boys 4 received an A- CinemaScore. The movie will be after Bad Boys for Life which is the highest-grossing title in the franchise at the domestic and worldwide box office with $206 million and $426 million, respectively. ## Stay tuned...

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