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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Rishab Shetty To Headline 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'; Release Date Locked
559 days ago
Bollywood

Rishab Shetty To Headline 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'; Release Date Locked

Mumbai, December 3 - Kannada star Rishab Shetty is on a roll with the back-to-back mega-budgeted Pan India films. After the huge success of Kantara, the actor started working on its prequel, Kantara: Chapter 1 and recently was confirmed to headline director Prasanth Varma's highly-awaited Jai Hanuman. ## Now, the national award-winning actor has been locked to play the great warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the epic historical action drama film titled The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, to be directed by producer turned director Sandeep Singh. ## The film was announced on Tuesday, December 3 with the first look poster featuring Shetty as the Maratha King. The makers have also locked the worldwide release date as 21 January 2027 in multiple languages. Top technicians are expected to come on board this mega-movie that will start production by the end of next year or early 2026. ## "This isn't just a film – it's a battle cry to honour a warrior who fought against all odds, challenged the might of the Mighty Mughal empire, and forged a legacy that can never be forgotten", Rishab said on X. ## Our Honour & Privilege, Presenting the Epic Saga of India’s Greatest Warrior King – The Pride of Bharat: #ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj. #ThePrideOfBharatChhatrapatiShivajiMaharajThis isn’t just a film – it’s a battle cry to honor a warrior who fought against all odds, challenged… pic.twitter.com/CeXO2K9H9Q— Rishab Shetty (@shetty_rishab) December 3, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Moana 2', 'Wicked', 'Gladiator 2', and Others Script Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Weekend In North America
560 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Moana 2', 'Wicked', 'Gladiator 2', and Others Script Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Weekend In North America

Los Angeles, December 2—The Hollywood box office is on fire. Americans spent over $400 million in the last five days, an all-time record for the Thanksgiving weekend where Disney's Moana 2, Universal Pictures' Wicked and Paramount's Gladiator II were the chief architect of it. ## Moana 2, a sequel to Disney's near $700 million worldwide grosser, was in the mood to sweep the domestic box office this past weekend. The film grossed a tsunamic $225 million over 5-days, a Thanksgiving record and the biggest opening for an animated title. ## Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led Wicked was the second-best movie during the same frame, which was its second weekend with a gigantic $119.5 million, helping its total domestic cume to reach $262 million in 10 days. Ridley Scott's R-rated epic Gladiator 2 came third with $44 million over 5-days Thanksgiving weekend. ## The combined telly of Moana 2, Wicked, and Gladiator of $387+ million was more than enough to script the biggest-ever Thanksgiving weekend at the North American box office, surpassing 2018's Thanksgiving weekend of $315 million singlehandedly.## It wasn't just about only three aforementioned movies, as the total 5-day holiday weekend this year was approximately $425+ million, including Red One ($13 million), and a few other movies, at the US box office. With the Christmas season approaching, these films are expected to continue with the same momentum to bring more records at the box office.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Moana 2' Scores Biggest Worldwide Opening For An Animated Movie
560 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Moana 2' Scores Biggest Worldwide Opening For An Animated Movie

Los Angeles, December 1 - Dinsey's animated musical adventure film Moana puts itself in the history book with the record-breaking opening at the domestic and worldwide box office over a 5-day Thanksgiving weekend. ## The Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson voiced blockbuster sequel has beaten Frozen 2 ($358 million) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($375.6 million) to score the biggest worldwide opening for an animated title after a massive $389.2 million over 5-day weekend. ## Moana 2 grossed a gigantic $225.2 million over the 5-day biggest Thanksgiving weekend of all time and the biggest opening of 2024 at the domestic (North America) box office. Overseas, the film scored a huge $164 million from 48 overseas markets. ## France was the biggest overseas market for Moana 2 with $18.8 million opening weekend, followed by the UK with $15.5 million, and Mexico at $11.1 million. In India, the film grossed approximately $1.75 million (14.75 crores gross) in the 3-day opening weekend. ## In the post-Covid world, Moana 2 has the 5th biggest opening for a non-Chinese film after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($600 million), Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness ($452 million), Deadpool & Wolverine ($445 million), and Avatar: The Way of Water ($442 million). ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Scores 27 Crore Gross In The Opening Weekend At The China Box Office
560 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Scores 27 Crore Gross In The Opening Weekend At The China Box Office

Chennai, December 1 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has become the 15th highest-grossing Indian movie at the Chinese box office after a very good opening weekend which saw the film crossing the $3 million mark there. ## After scoring $2.30 million (19.50 crores gross) in the first 2 days (including premieres), Maharaja scored approximately 900K (7.50 crores gross) on Sunday, pushing the total collection to around $3.2 million (27 crores) in the opening weekend. ## With $3.2 million, Maharaja has become the 15th highest-grossing Indian movie in China (in terms of dollars) while in Indian currency, it has become the 13th biggest grosser there by beating Drishyam (27 crore gross), Kaabil (23.50 crores gross), and 102 Not Out (22.50 crores gross). ## Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, Maharaja's next target is Aamir Khan's Thugs Of Hindostan which grossed approximately 60 crores in China. If it manages to hold well during the working day, the movie can get close to that target which will be a good result. ## The total worldwide collection of Maharaja is now around 133 crores gross and is heading towards the 150 crores mark. It is one of the biggest Tamil blockbusters of the year and easily the biggest hit for Vijay Sethupathi and director Nithilan. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' and 'Singham Again' Collectively Top 500 Crore Net Collection
561 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' and 'Singham Again' Collectively Top 500 Crore Net Collection

Mumbai, December 1 - After a dull couple of months post-Stree 2's mega success in August, the festival of Diwali brought good luck for the Bollywood film industry in November, thanks to the two of the most-waited films - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again. ## Rohit Shetty's directorial cop action drama Singham 3, starring Ajay Devgn, was the bigger film. However, it was Kartik Aaryan's horror comedy that rocked the show and won the clash with a superb collection in India and worldwide. SA though wasn't too far and did reasonably well at the box office.## Even after 4 weeks of release, both films doing well on a day-wise basis at the domestic box office, and thanks to that, their combined net collection has topped 500 crores making it the biggest Diwali ever at the Indian box office. ## Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has emerged as a super hit and through the 5th Saturday (30th day), it has minted approximately 255+ crores net collection. On the other hand, Singham Again is an average-to-hit venture with around 245 crores net collection in the same number of days. ## As reported earlier, BB3 is the biggest grosser for Kartik Aaryan as well as for director Anees Bazmee and the rest of the main cast. It is expected to finish its run around 260-265 crores net which is excellent. SA is likely to end its box office run around 250 crores net which is good considering the big clash. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Wicked' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Musical Adaptation In North America
561 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Wicked' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Musical Adaptation In North America

Los Angeles, November 30 - A record-breaking Thanksgiving weekend is ongoing at the North American box office with the top 3 films - Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator 2 going all out for the big money. Only these three films alone are projected to earn a gigantic over $375+ million over the 5-day weekend. ## Meanwhile, amid the Moana 2's monstrous opening, Ariana Grande-Butera and Cynthia Erivo's epic musical fantasy film Wicked has breached a major box office milestone at the domestic box office as it has become the highest-grossing musical adaptation and first to reach $200 million in North America. ## Directed by Jon M. Chu, Wicked grossed a strong $32 million on its second Friday, pushing total domestic (North America) cume to $214.3 million. It has beaten Grease (1978) which grossed $190 million to become the biggest musical adaptation grosser domestically. ## Wicked is projected to finish its run, at least, at $450 million with a chance to go past $500 million at the domestic box office. It is also being seen as a serious Oscar 2025 best picture contender with critics going gaga over it.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office Blockbuster 'Amaran' Sets Streaming Release Date
561 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office Blockbuster 'Amaran' Sets Streaming Release Date

Chennai, November 30 - Tamil actor Sivakarthikeyan has taken a giant step towards becoming the next big star in Tamil cinema with his latest war action drama film Amaran which has emerged as the biggest Tamil blockbuster of the year and one of the biggest in recent times. ## Released on October 31, the Rajkumar Periasamy's directorial has bossed the box office, grossing approximately 325 crores worldwide in 30 days so far. It is the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2024 after Thalapathy Vijay's The Greatest of All-Time. ## Amaran has benefitted from the extended theatrical window which has been normalized to just 4 weeks by the industry. The blockbuster run of the film prompted the makers to extend the window by 1 more week and it will now arrive after 35 days which is the first for a recent Tamil title. ## On Saturday (November 30), Netflix announced that Amaran would start streaming from December 5, which is 35 days after the theatrical release. It will be streaming in all 5 languages, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada. ## Produced by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International, in association with Sony Pictures Films India, the film is an adaptation of the book series India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, which contains a segment based on Major Mukund Varadarajan, played by Sivakarthikeyan. ## The film follows Indhu Rebecca Varghese (Sai Pallavi), Mukund's wife, who narrates the life of the Major on her way to New Delhi to receive the Ashoka Chakra, which was awarded posthumously to Mukund.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Big Second Day For Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' In China
561 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Big Second Day For Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' In China

Chennai, November 30 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja is having a fantastic time at the Chinese box office and has crossed 20 crore gross mark in just 2 days (including premieres) and is heading towards a very good opening weekend collection. ## After grossing $633K+ (5.40 crores gross) in the premieres, followed by $550K (4.60 crores gross) on the first day, the Nithilan Saminathan's directorial venture breached the million dollar mark on Saturday (2nd day), thanks the positive word of mouth there. ## According to the local box office platform ENT Group, Maharaja has grossed approximately $1.10 million (9.30 crores gross) on its second day, pushing the total collection to around $2.30 million (19.50 crores gross) at the Chinese box office in 2 days. It has crossed the 20 crore mark including pre-sales for tomorrow.## The film sold over 200K tickets on Saturday and the total admissions so far are 420K+ which is the highest for an Indian title there post the Covid-19 pandemic. The opening weekend collection is probably heading for 30+ crores which is fantastic. ## The worldwide collection of Maharaja is now approximately 126 crores gross, including the Chinese collection and it will be breaching the 150 crores mark soon which is a big achievement. Depending on how the film performs during weekdays, the movie has a chance to go further which remains to be seen. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Tops 10 Crore Gross After Good First Day At The China Box Office
562 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Tops 10 Crore Gross After Good First Day At The China Box Office

Chennai, November 29 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has a $500K+ opening day as total collection crossed $1 million (including premieres) at the China box office. This is the first Indian movie in recent times to cross this particular milestone in China. ## Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, Maharaja minted approximately 5.40 crores gross ($635K or ¥4.6 million) in the premieres. It had a full-fledged release on November 29 and the film grossed $550K+ (4.65 crores gross) on its first day, according to the local box office website, ENT Group. ## The total collection of Maharaja is $1.18 million (10 crores gross). The advances for tomorrow (Saturday) are good which should lead to another good day. The movie also touched 100K admissions on the first day with total footfalls are around 220K so far. ## Including the China collection, Maharaja has crossed 116 crores gross worldwide and depending on how films perform in the coming day there, the movie has a chance to achieve new milestones. It has been the best-performing Indian movie in China in the post-pandemic time. ## Stay tuned...

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Ajith Kumar's 'Vidaamuyarchi' Announces For Pongal 2025 Release
563 days ago
Kollywood

Ajith Kumar's 'Vidaamuyarchi' Announces For Pongal 2025 Release

Chennai, November 29 - Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar's much-awaited action thriller Vidaamuyarchi unveiled the teaser on November 28 at 11:08 PM without the prior announcement. The teaser, which has no dialogue, looks stylish with action-packed visuals. ## Directed by Magizh Thirumeni, Vidaamuyarchi surprisingly has been confirmed for Pongal 2025 release though the exact date is yet to be revealed. It is worth noting that Ajith Kumar's action comedy Good Bad Ugly is also scheduled for the same slot release in Tamil and Telugu. ## Despite the confirmation of the Pongal release, the Tamil media reports suggest that Good Bad Ugly won't be ready to meet the deadline and will most likely be postponed to the March/April release. Mythri Movie Makers will make the official confirmation about the same in the coming days. ## Produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under the banner of Lyca Productions, Vidaamuyarchi reportedly revolves around a man's journey to find his missing wife. The film stars Ajith Kumar, leading an ensemble cast that includes Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Arav, and Regina Cassandra in prominent roles.## ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Censor Certificate and Official Runtime
563 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Censor Certificate and Official Runtime

Hyderabad, November 28 - Superstar Allu Arjun-fronted action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule has been censored with a U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a few minor edits in the dialogue and some replacements.## Directed by Sukumar, the film's official runtime is 200 minutes (3 hours and 20 minutes), making it one of the longest Indian films and easily the longest of the year. The theatrical runtime of the film is close to Ranbir Kapoor's Animal which was 3 hours and 21 minutes long and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters at the box office. ## As said, the CBFC has asked the makers to make some changes or replace certain words to comply with the U/A certificate. It is revealed in the certificate that the word "r**ndi" has been replaced with Lapaki while a couple of violent scenes have also been modified. ## The censor reports are said to be highly positive which has increased the excitement among the audience further. Pushpa 2 is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings and also stars Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil in prominent roles. ## The film is scheduled to be released on December 5 in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Grosses 5+ Crore In Premieres At The China Box Office
563 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Grosses 5+ Crore In Premieres At The China Box Office

Chennai, November 28 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja could be up for rich rewards at the China box office after the film off to an impressive start in the premieres there. The movie is scheduled for a full-fledged release on November 29. ## Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, Maharaja grossed approximately $630K (5.40 crores) in the premieres and sold approximately 118K tickets. The advance booking for the opening day is 100K with 18K tickets sold over 26.8K showings. ## There has been a shortage of Indian titles at the Chinese box office in recent times and those which got released during this period failed to make a mark. Maharaja, with a promising response in the premieres, has a chance to make it big there. ## Maharaja was originally released in June this year and turned out to be a big blockbuster at the worldwide box office with over 105 crores gross collection. It is one of the biggest Tamil hits of the year and it can turn out to be a memorable year if it manages to get success in China. ## Stay tuned...

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