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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Mana ShankaraVaraprasad Garu Box Office Day 2: Chiranjeevi-Starrer Is Rock Solid After Strong Opening
147 days ago
Tollywood

Mana ShankaraVaraprasad Garu Box Office Day 2: Chiranjeevi-Starrer Is Rock Solid After Strong Opening

Hyderabad, January 13 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's action comedy Mana ShankaraVaraprasad Garu has taken a thunderous start at the worldwide box office, registering an excellent 70+ crore gross on its opening day. Despite being a Monday release and pre-Sankranthi launch, the film exceeded expectations. Chiranjeevi's solid pull among family audiences and the positive word of mouth helped the film to score the second biggest opening for the megastar. After the big start, the film is showing excellent hold all over, which shows its acceptance among the audiences. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The film is expected to collect around 30 crore gross worldwide on its second day, which is a superb hold. With this, the worldwide box office collection of MSVPG after two days stands at around₹100 crore, a significant milestone achieved at a brisk pace. Going forward, Mana ShankaraVaraprasad Garu is well on track to dominate the Sankranthi holiday box office, with word of mouth continuing to spread. If the momentum continues through the weekdays and the extended festive window, it could be looking at the all-time biggest grossing title for Chiranjeevi. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab Box Office: The Struggle Is Real For Prabhas-Starrer
147 days ago
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The Raja Saab Box Office: The Struggle Is Real For Prabhas-Starrer

Hyderabad, January 13 - Can you imagine that a film, which opened to 100+ crores gross, would be struggling to even make double of it? Well, it is happening with Prabhas-fronted The Raja Saab, which is in free-fall mode after the big start. And this is not just about this movie only; most of the top Telugu stars' films lose their way if they fail to excite the audience. The Raja Saab, directed by Maruthi, had the opening of 100+ crores gross, but it soon became a thing of the past as daily collection dropped below the 10 crores mark on its 4th day itself. Had it been any other language film, the collection would have been doubled up by now, which is not the case with Telugu films. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) After opening to 100+ crores, The Raja Saab dropped by over 50% on Friday, and another over 26% on Saturday to close the opening weekend at around 160 crores worldwide. The weekend trend itself suggested that the film would struggle to sustain, and the Monday collection proved that with over 65% drop as it collected just around 8.50 crore. With 4 days of collection standing around 169+ crores, The Raja Saab is struggling to reach the 200 crores mark, which is not a milestone anymore for top stars. The Sankranthi holidays may still take it past the double century, but that won't be enough, as it needs way more than that to justify the big budget and star power. The Raja Saab needs to gross over 400 crores worldwide to break-even and emerge as a box office hit. However, given the current trend, the film is likely to finish with a little over half of its target. The film will end up as Prabhas' second-lowest-grossing title since the COVID-19 pandemic, only ahead of Radhe Shyam. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab Box Office: Opening Weekend Comparison With Radhe Shyam, Salaar, Kalki, and Adipurush
148 days ago
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The Raja Saab Box Office: Opening Weekend Comparison With Radhe Shyam, Salaar, Kalki, and Adipurush

Hyderabad, January 12 - Pan India superstar Prabhas' The Raja Saab has opened to a 161 crore worldwide over its first weekend, marking an underwhelming start for the romantic horror entertainer. It was an experimental film for Prabhas, who hadn't anything like this before. However, despite the newness, the film failed to make much impact and scored the second-lowest opening weekend for the actor since the Pan India phenomena, Baahubali. When placed alongside Prabhas' biggest post-pandemic openers, The Raja Saab trails significantly behind Kalki 2898 AD, which delivered a thunderous 341.3 crore Friday to Sunday opening weekend, emerging as his biggest post-COVID debut so far. Similarly, Salaar stormed the box office with 325 crore in its first three days, driven by massive fan frenzy, strong mass appeal, and record-breaking openings in the South Indian markets. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Director Om Raut's Adipurush also enjoyed an enormous initial response with 302 crore over its opening weekend, powered largely by pre-release hype and the devotional angle, even though it plummeted after that due to poor word of mouth. In contrast, Raja Saab has opened closer to Radhe Shyam, which collected 130 crore in its opening weekend and struggled to sustain momentum due to negative audience reception. Overall, The Raja Saab finds itself in the mid-range of Prabhas' post-pandemic box office spectrum. Even though it has escaped the bottom standing, the numbers are still not sufficient given the massive budget and starpower of Prabhas. The film is now dependent on the Sankranthi holidays to bring in some numbers and take it to a respectable position. Prabhas' Post-Pandemic Films' Worldwide Opening Weekend S. No. Movie Year Opening Weekend Collection (Fri–Sun) 1 Kalki 2898 AD 2024 ₹341.30 Cr 2 Salaar 2023 ₹325.00 Cr 3 Adipurush 2023 ₹302.00 Cr 4 The Raja Saab 2026 ₹161.00 Cr 5 Radhe Shyam 2022 ₹130.00 Cr

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Chiranjeevi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Pre-Release Business and Break-Even Target
148 days ago
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Chiranjeevi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Pre-Release Business and Break-Even Target

Hyderabad, January 12 - Megastar Chiranjeevi teamed up with director Anil Ravipudi for the first time for a comedy entertainer Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. The film has been building steady buzz, leading to its premiere, where it scored one of the biggest premiere grosses for an Indian film. The buzz for the movie is palpable, which led to big pre-release business worldwide. According to the trade report, the film managed to fetch 105 crore pre-release business in the Telugu states, including 55 crore in Andhra Pradesh and around 50 crores in Telangana. The overall worldwide pre-release theatrical business of the film is in the range of 120 crores, which means the film will need around 225 crores worldwide to break even. This is said to be a reasonable business given how Chiranjeevi's last few films have performed at the box office. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) MSVPG will score 1/4 of its total business on its opening day itself, and with positive word of mouth, it can easily recover this over the Sankranthi holiday period and emerge as a clean hit. There is, however, intense competition, especially in Telugu states, with multiple films hitting the big screens at the same time. Sankranthi has been a lucrative period for Telugu movies at the box office, and more often than not, multiple films get released during this period. This year, Prabhas' The Raja Saab (January 9), along with Ravi Teja's Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi (January 13), and family entertainer Anaganaga Oka Raju (January 14), are scheduled. Stay tuned...

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Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Box Office: Chiranjeevi-Starrer Scored Huge Paid Premieres Worldwide
148 days ago
Tollywood

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Box Office: Chiranjeevi-Starrer Scored Huge Paid Premieres Worldwide

Hyderabad, January 12 - Megastar Chiranjeevi is back with big openings and seems to be the winner of this Sankranthi festival as his action comedy Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu off to an excellent start at the worldwide box office after the record paid premeires collection in India and North America. MSVPG had a double-digit premiere gross, which started after 5 PM on Sunday in India, with approximately 10.30 crores, including around 8.75 crores gross in Telugu states and 1.35 crores in Karnataka. The move to hold early shows seems to have paid off, as initial word of mouth is positive, which is clearly reflected in its day 1 trend. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) At the North American box office, the Anil Ravipudi's directorial had a stunning premiere gross of $1.5+ million (13.50+ crores) for the worldwide total of around 24 crores, which is easily a record among veteran Indian actors. Earlier, Balakrishna's Akhanda 2 scored over 15 crores gross in premieres last month. Mana Shankara is heading towards 65+ crores worldwide opening day, including premieres, which will be Chiranjeevi's second biggest opening ever after Sye Raa Narsimha Reddy's 85 crores global start in 2019. This is despite the intense competition at the moment with multiple Telugu releases. The worldwide break-even target for the film is around 225 crores gross, and looking at the opening and audience reception, it seems like the film will easily achieve the target and become a big box office winner this Sankranthi festival. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab (Hindi) Box Office: Prabhas' Horror-Comedy Goes Down Again On Day 3
148 days ago
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The Raja Saab (Hindi) Box Office: Prabhas' Horror-Comedy Goes Down Again On Day 3

Mumbai, January 12 - The romantic horror comedy The Raja Saab is heading towards a rare failure for Pan India superstar Prabhas at the Hindi box office after the film dropped further on day 3. There seems to be no way for the movie to rebound, given the mixed to negative word of mouth and strong competition from the holdovers. The Raja Saab had an underwhelming opening with approximately 6 crore net. This was only the second film of Prabhas to score below 10 crore net opening day in Hindi since the Covid pandemic. The movie needed big growth on Saturday and Sunday to cover the lost ground, but things got even worse as it dropped further. The first Pan India biggie of the year scored around 5 crore net on Saturday, followed by around 4.65 crores on Sunday, for the cumulative opening weekend of 15.75 crores net, which is disappointing for a movie featuring Prabhas. Ideally, it should have scored at least 30+ crores net opening weekend, but all it could manage was only half of it, due to poor planning and word of mouth. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The Raja Saab will struggle to touch even 50 crores net, and it will most likely fall below this mark. It will be the second-lowest-grossing film for Prabhas in Hindi since he scored breakout success with his first Pan India blockbuster, Baahubali (2015). The lowest Hindi grosser for the actor is Radhe Shyam, which minted just over 20 crore net in 2022. Not only in Hindi, but The Raja Saab is also struggling in the overall scenario. After taking the opening of 100 crore net, the film has dropped heavily over the weekend to score just around 60 crores gross in the next 2 days. The Sankranthi holiday period is expected to bring some footfalls, but once this period is over, it will be a real struggle for the movie to sustain. Stay tuned...

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Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Advance Booking: Chiranjeevi's Action Comedy Scores 35 Crore Worldwide Pre-Sales For Day 1
149 days ago
Tollywood

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Advance Booking: Chiranjeevi's Action Comedy Scores 35 Crore Worldwide Pre-Sales For Day 1

Hyderabad, January 11 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's much-awaited Sankranthi entertainer Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is all set for a strong start at the worldwide box office after solid advance booking. The film has recorded 35+ crore gross in worldwide pre-sales for Day 1, including premiere shows. Despite a late start, booking opened to a good response across domestic circuits as well as overseas markets, with premiere shows contributing significantly to the total. The festive release window, combined with Chiranjeevi's star power and Anil Ravipudi's commercial storytelling, has driven strong demand, especially in Telugu-speaking regions and the US. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The domestic premiere witnessed sold-out shows with pre-sales hitting 9+ crores, while overall opening day sales topped 24 crores in India and around 11+ crores overseas. The robust booking numbers place Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu among the strongest pre-release openers in Chiranjeevi's recent filmography. With such solid momentum going into release, all eyes are now on the film's opening day collections, as Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, which also stars Nayanthara and Venkatesh Daggubati, looks set for a big Sankranthi box office run. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab (Hindi) Box Office: Prabhas-Starrer Drops On Day 2 As Weak Trend Continues
149 days ago
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The Raja Saab (Hindi) Box Office: Prabhas-Starrer Drops On Day 2 As Weak Trend Continues

Mumbai, January 11 - Superstar Prabhas' romantic horror comedy The Raja Saab dropped on its second day at the Hindi box office, which is not a good sign. After the underwhelming opening day of 6 crore net, the movie needed a big jump to cover the lost ground, but instead, it went down to collect around 5 crore net. The total collection of the film is around 11 crores net (13+ crores gross) after 2 days. It would have been a good collection for most of the South Indian actors, but not for Prabhas, who has proved his mettle at the Hindi box office in the past with multiple big grossers since Baahubali days. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Ideally, The Raja Saab should have scored more than 20 crores net to justify the starpower, but the lack of promotion and poor word of mouth have reduced it to half of it after 2 days. As said, there is an audience for the genre, but the issue is that the makers didn't even try to create awareness among the Hindi audiences, and completely relied on the stardom of Prabhas. The Sankranthi holiday period might help the movie to bring in some numbers, but considering the weak trend, it is going to be hard for the film to sustain the collection. Prabhas has consistently delivered 100 crores grossers in Hindi, but The Raja Saab is unlikely to get there unless some miracle happens. Meanwhile, the Maruthi directorial also had a big drop at the worldwide box office on the second day. After opening to 100+ crores gross, the film plummeted by 65% to score around 35 crores gross worldwide, pushing total worldwide cume to 135 crores. The overall trend remains weak, not just in Hindi but in other languages, and this is not good for the film's box office prospects. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab Box Office (Hindi): Prabhas-Starrer Opens Above Baahubali and Radhe Shyam, But Stays Well Below Double-Digit Mark
150 days ago
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The Raja Saab Box Office (Hindi): Prabhas-Starrer Opens Above Baahubali and Radhe Shyam, But Stays Well Below Double-Digit Mark

Mumbai, January 10 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted The Raja Saab has underperformed at the Hindi box office, staying well below the double-digit mark. This makes it the first film of the actor since Radhe Shyam (2022), and only the second since Baahubali (2015), to not have a double-digit start in the dubbed version. Directed by Maruthi, the romantic horror comedy scored approximately 6 crore net on its first day in Hindi, beating Radhe Shyam's 4.80 crores net start. The opening of The Raja Saab is very much in line with the trade projections, but on the face value, it is an underwhelming start given the way Prabhas' films have performed in the past. Prabhas is easily the most popular South Indian actor when it comes to the Hindi market, as his films have consistently performed well since Baahubali. However, the continued release delay and the lack of promotion eventually came to bite the film's box office prospects, even though it opened better than most of the dubbed South Indian films. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) A decade ago, Baahubali took the opening of 5+ crore net in Hindi with much lower ticket prices and higher taxes, so in that sense, the opening of The Raja Saab is poor as it has barely managed to cross the actor's first Pan India blockbuster. The horror comedy has its audience, but again, the makers didn't promote it well to cash in the opportunity. Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, the film managed to take the opening of 100 crores gross, driven by good performance in the Telugu states. It is the first 100 crores Indian grosser of 2026, and the 6th film of Prabhas to score a 100 crore opening, making him the only Indian actor to achieve the feat. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab Advance Booking: Prabhas-Starrer Clocks 50+ Crore Worldwide Pre-Sales For Opening Day Without Telangana
152 days ago
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The Raja Saab Advance Booking: Prabhas-Starrer Clocks 50+ Crore Worldwide Pre-Sales For Opening Day Without Telangana

Hyderabad, January 8 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted The Raja Saab has excellent pre-sales at the worldwide box office for the opening day, despite a late start and without a key territory, Telangana. The romantic horror-comedy has crossed 50 crore in worldwide pre-sales, which is superb. Advance bookings of the film, especially in Andhra Pradesh, are superb, driven by premiere sales which are 10+ crore. Overseas markets too have seen good momentum on the last day and clocked nearly 22 crores in sales for day 1+premieres. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The achievement becomes even more remarkable as Telangana remains excluded due to ticket pricing and regulatory issues. The pre-sales, however, are not that good in the Hindi belt, which has deliverd consistant good results for past Prabhas-starrers. Directed by Maruthi, The Raja Saab marks Prabhas' return to a fun, mass-friendly genre blending romance, horror, and comedy. With bookings closing on a strong note, expectations are high for a huge opening day worldwide, as the film heads into release backed by solid momentum and strong audience anticipation. Stay tuned...

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The Raja Saab Advance Booking: National Chains Yet To Open Bookings In Hindi Amid Dhurandhar 2 and Toxic Show-Sharing Issue
152 days ago
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The Raja Saab Advance Booking: National Chains Yet To Open Bookings In Hindi Amid Dhurandhar 2 and Toxic Show-Sharing Issue

Hyderabad, January 8 - One of the biggest box office clashes of the year, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2 and Yash-fronted Toxic have already started intensifying, with over two months still left for their release, which is on March 19. And the victim of this clash is Pan-India superstar Prabhas-fronted The Raja Saab. The romantic horror-comedy, directed by Maruthi, is scheduled to hit the big screens tomorrow, January 9, but the full-fledged advance booking in Hindi, especially in national chains, is yet open. As of now, only the single-screen cinemas and independent and smaller chains have begun booking for The Raja Saab. Anil Thadani-backed AA Films is distributing The Raja Saab in Hindi, and according to the report by Bollywood Hungama, the distributors are asking the national chains to give considerable shows to Toxic, which will be distributed by the same distribution house. Only then will these cinemas get to play the Prabhas-starrer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The report further stated that the theatre chains haven't agreed to the demand as Toxic clashes with Dhurandhar 2 on March 19. The theatres have earned a huge amount of moolah because of Dhurandhar's first part, which is still running in cinemas. It's a given that Dhurandhar 2 will have an earth-shattering opening. The theatre chains are also aware of the fact that Toxic is also a big film and is expected to do very well in Hindi. But they don't want to make any deal at this point for the film, and especially do not want to short-change Dhurandhar 2. This is where the matter regarding the Raja Saab booking has been stuck. Meanwhile, The Raja Saab has paid premieres today, January 8, from 9:00 pm onwards, and the bookings for the same are robust in Andhra Pradesh, while Telangana pre-sales will start after the government order regarding the ticket price hikes. The film's worldwide pre-sales for the opening day have crossed 30 crores and are headed to finish around 40 crores before the premiere shows start. Stay tuned...

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Spirit First Look: Prabhas Reacts to Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Film's Official Poster
152 days ago
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Spirit First Look: Prabhas Reacts to Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Film's Official Poster

Hyderabad, January 8 - The recently released first look poster of Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Spirit took the social media by storm, and started a conversation online. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the poster perfectly aligned with the director's raw and unapologetic style of filmmaking. The poster is raw, intimate, and visually arresting. It features Prabhas in a rugged, wounded avatar, his back bearing visible scars and bandages, while Tripti Dimri, who plays the female lead, stands close, lighting his cigarette. The imagery suggests vulnerability, intensity, and emotional complexity, hallmarks of Sandeep Reddy Vanga's storytelling. Rather than a conventional heroic pose, the poster opts for realism and psychological depth. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) During a recent video interaction while discussing his upcoming film, The Raja Saab, Prabhas spoke with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The actor asked Vanga where the idea for the poster originated. In response, the filmmaker shared that he was initially in a dilemma about how to present the star in Spirit, as Prabhas is such a massive star and didn't want to disappoint his fans. Unsure of which version would best capture the character's intensity, Vanga finally chose a moment directly from one of the film's scenes, resulting in the now iconic first look. Prabhas admitted that he was genuinely worried about how the director would present him in the film. Given Vanga's bold and uncompromising approach, the actor was curious and slightly anxious about the poster. However, those concerns disappeared the moment he saw the poster. Calling it a superb poster, Prabhas went on to say that Spirit has his favourite first-look poster of his career so far. His endorsement has only fueled excitement among fans, many of whom praised the poster for breaking away from routine star-driven visuals. #Spirit pic.twitter.com/DDHwpWlf3N— Absolute KCPD (@AbsoluteKCPD) January 8, 2026 Spirit marks the first collaboration between Prabhas and Sandeep Reddy Vanga and is being mounted as a large-scale cop action thriller. With the first look already making a strong statement and the actor himself expressing complete confidence in the director's vision, expectations for the film continue to rise sharply. Stay tuned...

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