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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Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grosser In Hindi In 4th Week; Kalki 2898 AD 5th
747 days ago
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Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grosser In Hindi In 4th Week; Kalki 2898 AD 5th

Mumbai, July 26 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD reached 280 crores net after a good fourth week at the Hindi box office. The film's collection was hit by Bad Newz which scored over 40 crores net in the first week but still, Kalki was the second choice of the moviegoers. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored approximately 14 crores net collection, making it the 5th biggest South Indian grosser in the 4th week in the dubbed Hindi version. Baahubali 2 remains the top South Indian grosser, followed by KGF: Chapter 2, Kantara, and RRR in the 4th week.## Rishab Shetty's Kantara is the new entry in the top 5 South Indian grossers in Hindi in the weekly chart. It was a word-of-mouth sensation which went on to score 85 crores net collection in Hindi in its lifetime run, creating enough buzz for its upcoming prequel to go bang bang in the dubbed version. ## Top 5 South Indian Grossers in Hindi in The 4th Week (Net Collection) - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion - 29.40 crores## 2. KGF: Chapter 2 - 22.75 crores## 3. Kantara - 18.10 crores## 4. RRR - 14.72 crores## 5. Kalki 2898 AD - 13.90 crores## Kalki 2898 AD remains in the race of hitting 300 crores net in Hindi, however, its pursuit to enter this prestigious box office club may get a hit by Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine which has been released on July 26.## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan's 'Game Changer' With Director Shankar To Release On Christmas 2024
751 days ago
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Ram Charan's 'Game Changer' With Director Shankar To Release On Christmas 2024

Hyderabad, July 21 - Telugu superstar Ram Charan's political action thriller Game Changer with director S. Shankar has finally locked its release date after being in production for nearly 3 years. It is the actor's first film since the epic blockbuster RRR in March 2022.## Producer Dil Raju, during the Telugu pre-release event of Dhanush's Raayan, delighted the fans by announcing the Game Changer will be hitting the big screen on Christmas 2024, however, the exact date is not yet revealed.## The Christmas 2024 weekend already has a couple of big movies in the lineup in the form of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's Sitare Zameen Par and Hollywood biggie, Mufasa: The Lion King along with Varun Dhawan's Baby John and Nithiin's Robinhood. ## Game Changer has been in production since October 2021 but due to director Shankar's other commitments, the shoot of the movie was delayed on many occasions before it finally concluded in July this year. It marks Ram Charan and Shankar's maiden collaboration which has Kiara Advani as the female lead. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops Historic 1000 Crore Gross Worldwide; Becomes 7th Indian Movie To Do So
751 days ago
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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops Historic 1000 Crore Gross Worldwide; Becomes 7th Indian Movie To Do So

Hyderabad, July 21 - 7 years after scripting box office history with Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion, Pan India superstar Prabhas has done it again as his Kalki 2898 AD has become the 7th Indian movie and the second for the actor to enter the 1000 crores club at the worldwide box office. ## The sci-fi epic, directed by Nag Ashwin, has done what it was expected to achieve before its release on June 27. It took just 25 days for Kalki to breach the milestone of 1000 crores worldwide gross, making it the 3rd Telugu-origin title and 4th South Indian film to do so. ## Kalki 2898 AD scored an estimated 990 crores gross globally in the first 24 days and on its 4th Sunday (25th day), the movie added another estimated 12 crores gross, taking its worldwide cume to over the magical figure of the thousand crores gross. ## Including the 5th Sunday collection, the epic blockbuster has minted an estimated 733 crores gross in India and 270 crores overseas. It is already the 5th biggest grosser in India and 8th biggest Indian grosser at the overseas box office.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'RRR' To Become Third Highest-Grossing South Indian Movie In Hindi
751 days ago
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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'RRR' To Become Third Highest-Grossing South Indian Movie In Hindi

Mumbai, July 21 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has become the third highest-grossing South Indian movie at the Hindi box office after beating SS Rajamouli's action drama RRR on its 25th day. ## The Prabhas-fronted blockbuster scored approximately 4.85 crores net collection on its 4th Sunday which took its total cume to approximately 276 crores net in 25 days to become the third biggest South Indian movie in the dubbed version.## SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 remains the top South Indian grosser in Hindi with approximately 511 crores net, followed by Yash-starrer KGF: Chapter 2 with 435 crores approx. Kalki 2898 AD is only the third South Indian movie to enter the 200 crores net club in Hindi.## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki has had an excellent run in the dubbed Hindi version which is heading towards finishing around 300 crores. Prabhas now has two movies in the top 3 South Indian grossers in Hindi and in the top 10, he has 6 films which is the highest for any South Indian actor. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grosser In Third Week In Hindi; 'Kalki 2898 AD' 4th
754 days ago
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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grosser In Third Week In Hindi; 'Kalki 2898 AD' 4th

Mumbai, July 19 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD has had another good outing at the Hindi box office in the third week, scoring over 30 crores net collection as one of the biggest third weeks for a South Indian movie in Hindi. ## The Nag Ashwin's directorial, in its third frame, scored an estimated 33 crores net collection. Among the biggest third weeks in Hindi for all movies, Kalki is in the 14th spot and when it comes to South Indian movies, it has the 4th biggest third week in the dubbed version.## SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion remains the biggest third-week grosser (for all movies) in Hindi with approximately 70 crores net. Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 is the second biggest in the list, followed by RRR at third among the South Indian films. ## Here are the top 5 biggest South Indian grosser in the third week in Hindi (net collection) - 1. Baahubali 2 - 69.75 crores## 2. KGF Chapter 2 - 49.14 crores## 3. RRR - 35.20 crores## 4. Kalki 2898 AD - 33 crores## 5. Pushpa - The Rise - 25.06 crores## The total Hindi collection of Kalki 2898 AD is approximately 266 crores net in 22 days and it will be topping RRR (272.80 crores net approx.) by the 4th Saturday or Sunday to become the third highest-grossing South Indian movie in Hindi behind KGF Chapter (435 crores net approx.) and Baahubali 2 (511 crores net approx.). ## Stay tuned...

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Ram Potheneni and Puri Jagannadh's 'Double Ismart' Worldwide Theatrical Deal Locked
756 days ago
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Ram Potheneni and Puri Jagannadh's 'Double Ismart' Worldwide Theatrical Deal Locked

Hyderabad, July 16 - Director Puri Jagannadh and actor Ram Pothineni reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster film iSmart Shankar. It is one of the biggest hits in the career of both Puri and Ram, and now, the duo is looking to repeat the magic with the sequel Double iSmart. ## The last respective films of Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni were box office failures but Double iSmart is expected to bring the duo in winning ways. There is genuine excitement for the movie among moviegoers and the makers have locked record business for the same.## According to Aakashavaani, Prime Show Entertainments, which earlier produced one of the biggest Telugu blockbusters Hanuman, has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights (excluding the Hindi version) of Double Ismart for 60 crores (6 crores recoverable and 54 non-recoverable). The area-wise details are not yet revealed.## The deal is said to be a record for Ram Pothineni and the makers are looking to cash in on the big opportunity upon the film's release on August 15, on Independence Day. The film is produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects. ## The film marks Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's Telugu debut as he plays the antagonist role as Big Bull while Kavya Thapar plays the female lead role. Double iSmart will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi In 2024; 'Kalki 2898 AD' First By A Long Margin
756 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Top 5 Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi In 2024; 'Kalki 2898 AD' First By A Long Margin

Mumbai, July 16 - Kalki 2898 AD has had the biggest third weekend at the Hindi box office, beating horror-comedy Munjya by a good margin. The Prabhas-starrer movie was easily the number-one choice over new releases (Sarfira and Indian 2) this past weekend for the Hindi audience.## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored an estimated 21.70 crores net collection, beating Munjya which minted approximately 15.35 crores net, to score the biggest third weakened of the year in Hindi. Kalki 2898 AD also crossed 250 crores net collection after its third weekend and is now on track to beat RRR (272.80 crores net approx.) to become the third biggest South India grosser in Hindi.## Here are the top 5 third weekends of 2024 in Hindi (net collection) -## 1. Kalki 2898 AD - 21.70 crores## 2. Munjya - 15.35 crores## 3. Shaitaan - 11.15 crores## 4. Fighter - 9.40 crores## 5. Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya - 7.55 crores## At the worldwide box office, Kalki 2898 AD had grossed an estimated 946 crores, including 690 crores in India and 256 crores overseas (updated). It topped 950 crores gross on its third Monday and is on track to reach the milestone of 1000 crores worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 250 Crore Net In Hindi After Very Good Third Weekend
757 days ago
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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 250 Crore Net In Hindi After Very Good Third Weekend

Mumbai, July 15 - Director Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD is a one-horse race at the Hindi box office and is marching towards 300 crores net club after a very good third weekend despite the arrival of new releases in the form of Akshay Kumar's Sarfira and Kamal Haasan's Hindustani 2. ## The Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic remained the first choice of Hindi moviegoers after it scored approximately 21.70 crores net collection, more than the combined opening weekend total of Sarfira and Hindustani 2's 15.80 crores net in the third weekend. ## The total Hindi collection of Kalki 2898 AD has crossed 250 crores net at approximately 255 crores after 18 days. The movie will beat SS Rajamouli's RRR (272.80 crores net approx.) in its 4th weekend to become the third highest-grossing South Indian movie in Hindi after Baahubali 2 (511 crores) and KGF: Chapter (435 crores). ## With new releases not performing to the level of expectations, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to continue to perform well for a couple of weeks and is on track to enter 300 crores net club. There is, however, Dharma Productions' Bad Newz on July 19 which might put some dent in Kalki's progress but it is likely to sail through due to the acceptance in all age groups.## The next big challenge to Kalki 2898 AD will be on July 26 when Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine will hit Indian cinemas.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 950 Crore Worldwide Gross After 18 Days
757 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 950 Crore Worldwide Gross After 18 Days

Mumbai, July 15 - Prabhas-starrer Kalki 2898 AD has had a good third weekend at the domestic box office with approximately 43.50 crores gross collection in all versions. This took the movie's total to 690 crores in 18 days. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic has become the 5th biggest-grosser at the Indian box office after beating Ranbir Kapoor's Animal (660 crore gross approx.) and Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan (657.50 crores gross approx.) over the third weekend. Kalki will top 700 crores in domestic gross in a couple of days.## Overseas, Kalki 2898 AD has grossed an estimated 256 crores, for a worldwide cume of 945.80 crores after the third weekend. The movie will top 950 crores by Monday to become the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie globally of all time. ## The hold in the third weekend has kept Kalki 2898 AD in the race to reach the milestone of 1000 crores gross which only 6 movies have topped previously. If it reaches the milestone, it will become the second movie of Prabhas and 4th South Indian film to do so.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 900 Crore Worldwide Gross; 10th Indian Movie To Do So
758 days ago
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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 900 Crore Worldwide Gross; 10th Indian Movie To Do So

Mumbai, July 14 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has become the 10th Indian movie to top 900 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office after witnessing a massive jump on its third Saturday to score 20+ crores gross worldwide.## Starring Pan India superstar Prabhas, Kalki 2898 AD minted an estimated 17.50 crores gross on its 17th day in India, taking its total domestic collection to approximately 670 crores. Overseas, the movie has grossed an estimated 240 crores for worldwide 910 crores in 17 days.## Kalki 2898 AD will become the 7th highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the worldwide box office after its third Sunday (18th day) collection by beating Secret Superstar (913 crores gross approx.), Animal (915 crores gross approx.), and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (922 crores gross approx.). ## The epic blockbuster is still in the race to become the 7th Indian movie to enter the 1000 crores worldwide gross club but the legs during the weekdays are slowing down which might stop it from achieving this milestone. However, with the new movies not performing to the level of expectations, Kalki 2898 AD can dream of a steady trend in the coming days and if there is no major drop, then it can surely do the job.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 900 Crore Worldwide Gross After Two Weeks
760 days ago
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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 900 Crore Worldwide Gross After Two Weeks

Hyderabad, July 12 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD has had a good second weekend at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated 152 crores, which brings its total collection to an estimated 646+ crores gross in all versions in 15 days. ## After the original Telugu version leading in the first week, it was the Hindi version of the sci-fi epic which drove the biz in the second week as it grossed an estimated 83+ crores gross (70.50 crores net approx.), pushing the total Hindi collection to approximately 277+ crores gross (233 crores net approx.). ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD is only the 8th movie ever to top 600 crores gross collection in India and it is currently the 7th biggest. It will top Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan (657.50 crores gross approx.) and Ranbir Kapoor's Animal (660 crores gross approx.) by tomorrow (third Saturday) to become 5th biggest grosser in India. ## Overseas, the epic blockbuster has grossed an estimated 235 crores, for worldwide approximately 881+ crores gross after 15 days. The movie will top 900 crores worldwide gross by the third Saturday and will become only the 10th Indian movie of all time to achieve the feat.## The magical milestone of 1000 crores worldwide gross of Kalki 2898 AD could be missed due to the arrival of new movies and with legs dropping, however, a steady run could still take it close to the mark and if it manages to score better than expected hold in the coming days, it might touch the milestone which remains to be seen.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grossers in The First Week In Hindi
760 days ago
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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest South Indian Grossers in The First Week In Hindi

Mumbai, July 12 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD, which was released on June 27, has had one of the biggest first-week collections in Hindi for a South Indian film. The sci-fi epic exceeded expectations to score over 160 crores net first week in the dubbed version. ## Kannada superstar Yash-fronted action drama KGF: Chapter 2, directed by Prashanth Neel, remains the biggest first-week South Indian grosser and it is along with SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion are the only two South Indian films to have 200+ crores net first week. ## Top 5 South Indian Films In Hindi In The First Week (Net Collection) - ## 1. KGF: Chapter 2 - 268.63 crores## 2. Baahubali 2 - 247 crores## 3. Kalki 2898 AD - 162.50 crores## 4. Robot 2.0 - 139.75 crores## 5. Adipurush - 132.95 crores## KGF: Chapter 2 is the fifth biggest first-week grosser in the Hindi language, Pathaan, Jawan, Animal, and Gadar 2. Kalki 2898 AD is the 22nd biggest first-week scorer. It is also Prabhas' second movie in the top 3 biggest South Indian first-week earner after Baahubali 2.## Stay tuned...

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