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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Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series
1500 days ago
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Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series

Mumbai, July 2 - Netflix's global hit series Stranger Things 4 has set a new weekly streaming record in the USA, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. Season 4 of this science fiction horror drama series has already become the most-watched English series on Netflix with over 930 million viewing hours. ## According to Nielsen, "Stranger Things" scored 7.2 billion viewing minutes for the week of May 30-June 5, which is the highest weekly total for any streaming title since the advent of weekly rankings almost two years ago. ## Nielsen counts all episodes of a series in totaling its streaming rankings, but it is certain that the majority of the 7.2 billion minutes of "Stranger Things" came from the seven episodes of season four released on May 27. ## "Stranger Things" series also has the biggest two-week tally for any streaming show with 12.34 billion viewing minutes. It was watched for 5.14 billion (including more than 75% from S4) minutes in the week of May 23 - May 29. It is also the only series with over 7+ billion viewing minutes in a single week. ## Nielsen's streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don't include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries, and currently only include Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.## Stay tuned...

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Tops Netflix Viewership In Its Second Week
1502 days ago
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Tops Netflix Viewership In Its Second Week

Mumbai, June 30 - Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, after a blockbuster box office outing (still running), has stormed the digital world by taking the number 1 position in the most-watched non-English movie worldwide on Netflix. ## The Anees Bazmee-directed movie debuted on Netflix on 17 June at number 5 with 4.12 million watch hours worldwide in the first 3 days. During the last week (June 20 - June 26), BB2 topped the viewership and was the most-watched non-English film worldwide with 12.29 million viewing hours. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani, BB2 is the 3rd Indian movie in the last two months to score the top position on Netflix after Alia Bhatt's "Gangubai Kathiwadi", and director Rajamouli's "RRR". "RRR", in fact, is the only Indian film to become the most-watched film worldwide for two weeks. It continued to remain in the top 10 for 6 weeks and has scored over 50 million viewing hours so far. ## "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" has been a huge blockbuster at the box office with over 265 crores worldwide in its 5 weeks. It is still playing in theaters on limited screens and currently is the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 after "The Kashmir Files". ## Stay tuned...

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Ms. Marvel Is Lowest Watched MCU Disney Plus Series Ever
1514 days ago
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Ms. Marvel Is Lowest Watched MCU Disney Plus Series Ever

Los Angeles, June 18 - Marvel Studios' latest Disney+ series, "Ms. Marvel" has had a below-par response in the domestic (North America) market. The superhero series got flying reviews from critics but it didn't turn into blockbuster viewership. ## According to Samba TV, a television technology company that offers real-time insights and audience analytics, "Ms. Marvel" was watched by 775K US households in the first five days of the first episode premiere. In comparison, the viewership of the show is almost half that of "Hawkeye", which was watched by 1.5 million in the first 5 days. ## Tom Hiddleston's "Loki", which is the most MCU Disney Plus series ever, is also the most-watched in the first five days with 2.5 million views. "Ms. Marvel", however, was a hit with Gen Z as viewers aged 20-24 watched at the highest rate of any MCU show, and it drew a more diverse audience with Black, Hispanic, and Asian households watching at a higher rate, per Samba TV. ## Created by Bisha K. Ali, the series stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, with Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, Azhar Usman, Rish Shah, Arian Moayed, Alysia Reiner, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha, and Travina Springer. ## It is the seventh series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and it follows Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old fangirl of the Avengers, who struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers. Ali serves as head writer with Adil & Bilall (Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah) leading the directing team. ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things 4 Becomes The Most-Watched English Series on Netflix of All Time
1517 days ago
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Stranger Things 4 Becomes The Most-Watched English Series on Netflix of All Time

Los Angeles, June 15 - America's science fiction horror drama series, Stranger Things 4 has become the most-watched English series ever on Netflix. The series reached the top spot by outscoring "Bridgerton: Season 2" in just 17 days. ## Created by The Duffer Brothers, Volume 1 of Season 4 of the show was released on May 27 and it broke the record of the most-watched English series in the first three days on Netflix. The series was watched for 286.8 million hours on the opening weekend, followed by 335 million viewing hours in the week of May 30 - June 5. ## The seven-episode Part 1 of "Stranger Things 4" remained the most-watched Netflix title from June 6 to June 12 worldwide with 159.24 million viewing hours. This takes the total viewing hours of the series to 781.04 million, which is the highest ever in the first 28 days on Netflix. "Bridgerton: Season 2" is at number 2 with 656.26 million viewing hours. ## "Stranger Things 4" topping the Netflix chart is not surprising at all, considering it was the most hyped Netflix series ever since the season was announced. With the final two episodes, which are said to be nearly 5 hours long, yet to premiere, the series might become the most-watched Netflix title for any language. ## Korea's "Squid Game" is the all-time leader among Netflix series in any language with 1.65 billion viewing hours over its first 28 days of release. Part five of "Money Heist" is the second most-watched Netflix series during the said time with 792.23 million hours. "Stranger Things 4", at the time of writing this piece, has overtaken "Money Heist 5" to become the second most-watched series ever. ## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Tops Netflix Viewership Again
1517 days ago
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SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Tops Netflix Viewership Again

Hyderabad, June 15 - There is no stopping SS Rajamouli's RRR on Netflix. The Hindi version of this period action drama film remained the most-watched non-English movie worldwide for the third consecutive week on the streamer. ## "RRR" had already become the first Indian movie to be the most-watched film on Netflix for two weeks and it continued to do the same in the third week as well. It scored 5.23 million viewing hours in the week (June 6 - June 12) and was the top Netflix non-English movie during the said period. ## The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan starrer epic blockbuster has scored a cumulative 44.71 million viewing hours in 24 days and is the second most-watched Indian movie on Netflix after Alia Bhatt-fronted Gangubai Kathiawadi. "RRR", however, is likely to become the most-watched Indian movie in the coming days. ## "RRR" has been trending in the top 10 in 17 countries. In Bangladesh, it is currently the number 1 movie on Netflix while it continues to be in the top 10 in countries like India, Pakistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia, among others. The movie was trending in the top 10 in 54 countries in the last week. ## Meanwhile, another box office blockbuster, Sivakrathikeyan's Don scores big on Netflix. It debuted at number 3 with 3.64 million viewing hours in the first three days. It is also trending in the top 10 in 9 countries, including number 1 in India and Sri Lanka. ## Mammootty's CBI 5: The Brain landed at number 10 in the most-watched non-English films on Netflix worldwide 1.71 million viewing hours. Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt's "Gangubai Kathiawadi" is out of the top 10 for the first time in 6 weeks. It scored over 50 million viewing hours and is the most-watched Indian movie (post-theatrical) on Netflix. ## Stay tuned...

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Hip Hop Artiste Raja Kumari Calls 'Ms. Marvel' Series A Cultural Landmark
1520 days ago
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Hip Hop Artiste Raja Kumari Calls 'Ms. Marvel' Series A Cultural Landmark

Mumbai, June 12 - Hip Hop artiste Raja Kumari, whose track 'Goddess' in collaboration with Krewella and NERVO features in the newly released Disny+ superhero series "Ms. Marvel", has called the show a cultural landmark as it presents brown or desi culture in its full glory.## Explaining the same, she said, "I have been a fan of the Marvel series. This is one of the ventures that is a cultural landmark for South Asians. In more ways than one, the show is unapologetically brown. It makes frequent references to Shah Rukh Khan".## Talking about what makes the series click with the South Asian people, she said, "It has snippets of the best of South Asian music. Anyone of South Asian descent will instantly identify with the series and may recognize the songs mentioned in the first two episodes".## Speaking of the series' soundtrack, Raja Kumari's 'Goddess' was joined by S P Balasubramaniam's voice, A R Rahman's 'Oh Nanba' from Rajinikanth's Lingaa, Ritviz's 'Sage', music by Kully Bhamra and Ishq Bector, and Angus Campbell's 'Disco Gully'.## Created by Bisha K. Ali, the Marvel series introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. ## The series starring Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel is the highest-rated Marvel title even on Rotten Tomatoes. It also stars Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, and Azhar Usman. The first episode is currently streaming on Disney+.## Stay tuned...

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Ms. Marvel Becomes Marvel Studios' Highest-Rated Title Ever On Rotten Tomatoes
1523 days ago
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Ms. Marvel Becomes Marvel Studios' Highest-Rated Title Ever On Rotten Tomatoes

Los Angeles, July 14 - Marvel Studios' new Disney+ series, "Ms. Marvel" was launched on June 8 with the first episode. The show ended on July 13 with the 6th episode, and not so surprisingly, it become a huge hit on OTT. ## The series, after getting launched with a perfect 100% score, has become the highest-rated Marvel title ever on Rotten Tomatoes. As of writing this piece, "Ms. Marvel" stands with a solid Fresh 98% score by critics, and this is the highest rating ever for a Marvel title, be it series or film. ## "Ms. Marvel" takes the honor of top-rated Marvel title by outshining Ryan Coogler's "Black Panther", which has a 96% score on the site from 250 critics reviews. The audience score, however, is on the lower side with 81% ratings on the site.## Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus reads, "Ms. Marvel is a genuinely fresh addition to the MCU -- both stylistically and substantively -- with Iman Vellani ably powering proceedings with her super-sized charisma". The audience is also loving the show and has given an 88 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes by 1199 users. ## "Marvel Studios' "Ms. Marvel" is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is until she gets super powers like the heroes she's always looked up to. Life gets better with superpowers, right?" the official synopsis for the series reads.## The series stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, with Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, and Azhar Usman. It is created by Bisha K. Ali who also serves as a head writer with Adil & Bilall leading the directing team.## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things 4 Becomes 3rd Most-Watched Netflix Series Ever
1524 days ago
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Stranger Things 4 Becomes 3rd Most-Watched Netflix Series Ever

Mumbai, June 8 - Netflix's Stranger Things 4 has proved to be a global smash hit and it comfortably succeeded its previous parts to become the 3rd most-watched English series worldwide on Netflix.## The science-fiction horror drama series was watched by 335 million hours and was the most-watched Netflix title during the week of May 30 - June 5. The total watch time of "Stranger Things 4" is now 621.80 million through Sunday (June 5). At the time of writing this piece, it has become the most-watched English series ever on Netflix by crossing Bridgerton: Season 2.## "Bridgerton 2", which is an American historical-romance series based on Julia Quinn's collection of novels was watched for 656.26 million hours in the first 28 days on Netflix. "Stranger Things 4" might have beat this record by now to become the number 1 English show and 3rd overall on Netflix. ## Korea's "Squid Game" is the all-time leader among Netflix series in any language with 1.65 billion viewing hours over its first 28 days of release. Part five of "Money Heist" is the second most-watched Netflix series during the said time with 792.23 million hours. "Stranger Things 4" might become the 2nd most-watched series in any language, especially with two episodes still to be released in July. ## Stay tuned...

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RRR Tops Netflix Viewership For Second Week In A Row, Gangubai Kathiawadi Reach 50 Million Viewing Hours
1524 days ago
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RRR Tops Netflix Viewership For Second Week In A Row, Gangubai Kathiawadi Reach 50 Million Viewing Hours

Mumbai, June 8 - SS Rajamouli's RRR continues to rule the digital world after finishing high at the box office. The Hindi version of the period action drama film has topped Netflix's global viewership chart for the second week in a row after debuting in the top 10 on the opening weekend. ## "RRR" scored 13.94 million viewing hours and was the most-watched non-English film worldwide during the week - May 30 - June 5. It was also the number 1 movie worldwide in the last week as well with 18.36 million viewing hours. The total viewing hours of the movie on Netflix has now reached 39.48 million in 15 days.## The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan starrer epic blockbuster was trending in the top 10 in 57 countries on Netflix in the last week while it is currently trending in the top 10 in 54 countries. In America, it is in the top 10 in 21 countries, including the United States. ## Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt-fronted Gangubai Kathiawadi has scored 50 million viewing hours on Netflix after the watch time of 2.84 million in its 6th week (May 30 - June 5). The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film remained in the top 10 throughout the 6 weeks in the most-watched non-English films category. It now reached 50.88 million viewing hours. ## Shahid Kapoor's Jersey also remained in the top 10 for the 3rd week in a row. It attracted 2.11 million watch time hours, pushing the cumelative viewership hours to 11.77 million. Meanwhile, Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam movie Jana Gana Mana also debuted in the top 10 with 2.23 million watch time hours. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'Moon Knight' Season 1 Score 3.7 Billion Viewing Minutes On Disney Plus
1528 days ago
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Marvel Studios 'Moon Knight' Season 1 Score 3.7 Billion Viewing Minutes On Disney Plus

Los Angeles, June 4 - Marvel Studios' Disney Plus series, "Moon Knight", has scored a massive 3.7 billion viewing minutes, as per The Hollywood Reporter. ## The Oscar Isaac-fronted superhero series posted its best viewing time figures for the week of its finale. According to Nielsen's streaming rankings for the week (via THR), the six-episode "Moon Knight" racked up 715 million minutes of watch time from May 2 to 8. ## The viewing minutes of the series in its final week was the highest since its debut on March 30. The show grew in four of the five weeks after its March 30 debut, with only the smallest of dips (638 million minutes to 630 million) in its fourth week.## Among the Marvel Studios' all Disney+ series, "Moon Knight" stands in between "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (4.15 billion) and "Hawkeye" (3.46 billion). Tom Hiddleston's "Loki" is the most-watched Marvel series on Disney+ with 5.23 billion viewing minutes while "Hawkeye" is the least-watched with 3.46 billion. ## The full list of watch time minutes for all five Diesny+'s Marvel shows can be seen below - ## 1. Loki - 5.23B## 2. WandaVision - 4.8B## 3. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - 4.15B## 4. Moon Knight - 3.7B## 5. Hawkeye - 3.46B## Meanwhile, the average watch time of "Moon Knight" is higher than that of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" and "Hawkeye". The recently released series is the shortest (287 minutes) among all five Marvel shows in terms of total runtime, while WandaVision is the longest (357 minutes). ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things 4 Scores The Biggest Opening Weekend Ever For Netflix
1531 days ago
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Stranger Things 4 Scores The Biggest Opening Weekend Ever For Netflix

Mumbai, June 1 - The American science fiction horror drama series, Stranger Things has proved why is one of the most loved shows worldwide as Season 4 of this blockbuster series scored the biggest opening weekend ever for Netflix. ## The Volume 1 of Season 4 was launched on May 27 and according to Netflix's internal measurement, Stranger Things racked up 286.79 million hours of viewing time worldwide during its opening weekend. It stormed past the previous record holder, season two of "Bridgerton", which had 193 million viewing hours. ## With two episodes are still to be released in July, the Season 4 of "Stranger Things" could become Netflix's most-watched English show ever over its first 28 days of release. "Bridgerton" season 2 is currently the most-watched English series on Netflix with 656.26 million hours of viewing across the globe. ## Intrestingly, the season 4 of the series also pushed Netflix viewers to watch the previous seasons as the first three seasons had a combined 84.55 million hours of viewing time during the last week. The all four seasons were among the top 5 English shows globally in the week, May 23 - May 29. ## Korea's Squid Game is the all-time leader among Netflix series in any language with 1.65 billion viewing hours over its first 28 days of release. Part five of Money Heist is the second most-watched Netflix series during the said time with 792.23 million hours while Bridgerton season 2 falls third in the list. ## Stay tuned...

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'RRR' Takes First Position As Most Watched Non-English Movie Globally On Netflix; Jersey & Gangubai Kathiawadi Remain In Top 10
1531 days ago
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'RRR' Takes First Position As Most Watched Non-English Movie Globally On Netflix; Jersey & Gangubai Kathiawadi Remain In Top 10

Mumbai, June 1 - SS Rajamouli's global box office blockbuster RRR Hindi version has stormed the digital world, taking 1st spot as the most-watched non-English film globally during the week of May 23 - May 29 on Netflix. ## The period action drama film was launched on Netflix on May 20, and it debuted in the top 10 with 7.18 million viewing hours in the first 3 days. It completed 8 weeks in theaters and grossed over 315 crores in Hindi at the domestic box office. ## The movie beat all other films on the streamer to take the first position in the following week (May 23 - May 29) on Netflix and scored a huge 18.36 million viewing hours, pushing total viewing hours to 25.54 million. "RRR's" 18.36 million viewing hours is the highest ever for a post-theatrical Indian movie on Netflix in a single week. ## "RRR" starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn along with Olivia Morris, is currently trending in the top 10 in 57 countries on Netflix. In America, it is in the top 10 in 18 countries, including the United States and Canada. The movie continued to be the number 1 movie in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bahrain, among many others. ## Shahid Kapoor's sports drama film is receiving love on Netflix as it broke into the top 5. After debuting at number 7 with 4.17 million viewing hours, the movie scored

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