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: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie of All Time
668 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie of All Time

Mumbai, August 16 - Marvel Studios and Disney's superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine has officially become the highest-grossing R-rated (equivalent to A-rating in India) movie of all-time at the worldwide box office, beating Warner Bros. Pictures' Joker. ## Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the titular roles, Deadpool & Wolverine has earned $1.08+ billion globally so far, which takes it past Joker which had grossed $1.07 billion in its lifetime run. These two are the only R-rated movies to top $1 billion worldwide.## As reported earlier, Deadpool 3 is the first Disney-released Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie since Avengers: Endgame in 2019 to top $1 billion globally, and, it is also the first R-rated movie released by Disney. Overall, it is the first MCU title since Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) to reach the milestone.## Earlier, the third Deadpool instalment scored the biggest opening of 2024 at the domestic (North America and Worldwide box office with $211 million and $444 million, respectively. It didn't take much time for it to break into the $1 billion club, making it only the second movie of the year after Inside Out 2 to achieve the feat.## Come again? šŸ‘‚ #DeadpoolAndWolverine is the #1 R-Rated movie of all time ā¤ļøšŸ’› pic.twitter.com/kcgt62t8so— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 16, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Stree 2' Opening Day Early Estimates
669 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Stree 2' Opening Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 15 - Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 has stormed the box office and put all the projections in the backburners to score one of the biggest openings of all time and easily the biggest for a movie released on Independence Day (August 15). ## According to the early estimates, Maddock Films' production is expected to score in the range of 45-47 crores net which is among the top 10 starts in Hindi ever. It just went overdrive with houseful boards everywhere, carrying exceptional occupancies.## It is quite remarkable that a film which was expected to open in the range of 25 crores net max a few weeks back and was up against two other big Bollywood movies, exceeded those expectations to put up these numbers which is easily the biggest ever for a non-superstar title. ## The opening of Stree 2 is almost double that of the previous biggest starters, Kalki 2898 AD and Fighter which opened to 22.50 crores net each in 2024. Earlier, the movie minted approximately 8+ crores net in the previews, making it 53+ crores net on opening day.## The initial word of mouth seems highly positive and with huge demand across all centres, Stree 2 is looking to score 160+ crores net in its 5-day opening weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar-Fronted Blockbuster 'Mission Mangal' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
669 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar-Fronted Blockbuster 'Mission Mangal' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 15 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar was a real deal before the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor was giving hit after hit and one of the biggest of them, Mission Mangal was released on this day in 2019.## Directed by Jagan Shakti, the movie is based on the life of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who contributed to India's first interplanetary expedition Mars Orbiter Mission. It also starred Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi in prominent roles.## Mission Mangal opened to positive reviews from critics and audiences alike which set the tone for the biggest opening for an Akshay Kumar-starrer with a huge 29+ crores net. It sustained well throughout the first week to score 128+ crores net. ## The movie held well after the first week and managed to surpass 200 crores net collection which made it the 4th biggest grosser for Akshay Kumar. Overseas, Mission Mangal scored 52 crores, for a worldwide cume of 290+ crores. It is currently the 6th highest-grossing movie for Akshay Kumar.## Here is the final box office breakdown of Mission Mangal## India Net Collection - 203.00 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 239.00 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 52.00 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 291.00 Cr.## Footfalls - 1.35 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan-Fronted Blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
669 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan-Fronted Blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 15 - 12 years ago on this day, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and director Kabir Khan teamed up for the first time for spy action thriller Ek Tha Tiger which kicked by Yash Raj Films' blockbuster Spy Universe.## Ek Tha Tiger received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike upon its release which led to phenomenal box office success. During its box office run, it broke numerous records and was one of the biggest Indian grossers at that time. ## The movie took an opening of approximately 33 crores net and went on to score 154 crores net (200+ crores gross) in the first week, which was the biggest first week at that time for an Indian movie. After the historic first week, the collection dropped in the following weeks and it finished just below the 200 crores net mark. ## ETT finished its domestic run at approximately 198.75 crores net (263 crores gross) while its overseas collection was 57 crores for a worldwide cume of 320 crores. It was the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2012 and the second-highest overall at that time behind 3 Idiots. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Ek Tha Tiger## India Net Collection - 198.75 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 263.00 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 57.00 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 320.00 Cr.## Footfalls - 2.45 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas-Fronted Epic Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' Completes 50 Days At The Box Office
669 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas-Fronted Epic Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' Completes 50 Days At The Box Office

Hyderabad, August 15 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted epic blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD has completed 50 days at the box office on Independence Day, August 15. Nag Ashwin directs the movie that also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani, in key roles.## Kalki 2898 AD was released on June 27 and scored the third biggest opening for an Indian movie by grossing around 175 crores at the worldwide box office. Since then, the sci-fi epic has been unstoppable and has had one of the longest runs for a Telugu title in recent times.## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie has grossed an estimated 1042 crores, including 767 crores at the domestic box office in 50 days so far. It is the first Indian movie of 2024 and 7th of all time to top 1000 crores worldwide. For Prabhas, Kalki 2898 AD is his second 1000 crore grosser so is for Deepika Padukone and first for Amitabh Bachchan.## Kalki 2898 AD is the first instalment in a planned Kalki Cinematic Universe. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows a select group who are on a mission to save lab subject SUM-80's unborn child, Kalki.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Chennai Express' To Score Biggest Bollywood Previews
670 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Chennai Express' To Score Biggest Bollywood Previews

Mumbai, August 14 - The box office juggernaut of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's horror-comedy Stree 2 has begun as it beats superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action comedy Chennai Express to score the biggest previews for a Bollywood title.## Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 has scored an estimated 8.35 crores net on its Wednesday previews, with shows starting from 9:30 PM. With this, it has beaten SRK's Chennai Express which scored 6.75 crores net preview collection in 2013. ## Stree 2, produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, has excellent pre-sales for the opening day and as per the projection, it is looking to score in the range of 40 crores net first day (excluding previews). It will easily be one of the biggest openings of all time.## It is the 5th movie in the Maddock Supernatural Universe and the sequel to 2018's blockbuster Stree. In the movie, set after the events of Stree, the small town of Chanderi is being haunted by a headless creature who is abducting women.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Is Rock Solid On Day 6
670 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Is Rock Solid On Day 6

Mumbai, August 14 - With new releases about the take centre stage, 6-year-old romantic drama Laila Majnu is putting up a show at the box office after getting re-released recently. The movie is directed by Sajid Ali.## Laila Majnu has surpassed expectations with its re-release as the day-wise trend is excellent. On its 6th day, it has earned an estimated 1 crore gross which is higher than the previous 2 days and the second biggest day of its re-release run so far.## The total re-release collection of the movie is approximately 4.75 crores gross in 6 days. It has already outgrossed its original run of approximately 3.20 crores in India in just 5 days and its full first week is expected to be 5+ crores which is an excellent result.## Laila Majnu will now face tough competition from new releases, starting on August 15. However, it has shown enough power in its re-release run so far to sustain against the new films. It has a chance to beat Ranbir Kapoor-fronted's recently re-released Rockstar which grossed over 10 crores.## Day-Wise Gross Collection of Laila Majnu Re-Release (Updated) -## 1st Day (Friday) - 30 lakh approx.## 2nd Day (Saturday) - 75 lakh approx.## 3rd Day (Sunday) - 1.20 crore approx.## 4th Day (Monday) - 70 lakh approx.## 5th Day (Tuesday) - 85 lakh approx.## 6th Day (Wednesday) - 95 lakh approx.## Stay tuned...

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Disney's 'Frozen 3' Sets A Release Date
670 days ago
Hollywood

Disney's 'Frozen 3' Sets A Release Date

Mumbai, August 14 - Disney's animated blockbuster Frozen III will make its big screen debut in November 2027. ## Walt Disney Animation's chief creative officer Jennifer Lee announced on Wednesday at D23 that the third installment of the musical fantasy franchise will be released on November 24, 2027, according to the report by The Hollywood Reporter.## Frozen 3 was originally scheduled for a 2026 release but the production is getting delayed due to various reasons which made Disney push the film to the Thanksgiving weekend in 2027. Apart from setting the release date of Frozen 3, Jennifer Lee previously confirmed that the fourth movie in the series is also in development.## Frozen has been a money-making franchise for Disney as both the previous films grossed over $1 billion each at the worldwide box office. The first Frozen movie, released in 2013, made $1.29 billion and is currently the 4th biggest animated grosser of all time.## The sequel, Frozen 2 was released in 2019 and bettered its predecessor at the box office by grossing over $1.45 billion globally. It is currently the second biggest animated grosser after Inside Out 2 topped it earlier this year.## Stay tuned...

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Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Opening Day Box Office Expectations
670 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, August 14 - The highly-anticipated horror-comedy Stree 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in the leading roles, is all set to explode at the box office this Independence Day weekend, thanks to the extraordinary pre-sales for the weekend.## The movie is a part of producer Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Supernatural Universe and is the sequel to 2018's film Stree. Apart from the well-received teaser/trailer and songs, being a sequel to the blockbuster movie is proving to be a massive advantage for Stree 2 and the same is being reflected in the advance sales.## The advance booking of Stree 2 for the opening day is already the highest of 2024 in Hindi by a long margin and is looking to score one of the biggest pre-sales for a non-superstar title. As of 2 PM on August 14, the film has sold approximately 450K tickets worth 13 crores gross for the opening day (August 15).## The pace of Stree 2 pre-sales has been excellent since the day it opened and is expected to beat Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki (15.40 crores gross) to score the biggest booking in Hindi since Ranbir Kapoor's Animal in December 2023. The movie is looking to beat Dunki's opening (29 crores net approx.) but considering Stree 2 has more commercial value and huge anticipation, it is expected to score in the mid-3Os.## The film is releasing on Independence Day which will boost walk-ins so there is a good chance of Stree 2 going beyond the 35 crores net mark and an outside chance of touching 40 crores net (optimistic), depending on word of mouth. The movie is clashing with Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa, however, Stree 2 is behaving like a frontloaded solo release as the pre-sales are miles ahead of the rest of the two movies.## Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 will easily become the biggest opener for Shraddha Kapoor as well as Rajkummar Rao, director Kaushik and also for Maddock Films. Meanwhile, the movie has paid previews today (August 14) and booking for the same is excellent.## Stay tuned...

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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Worldwide Theatrical Business Details
670 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Worldwide Theatrical Business Details

Hyderabad, August 14 - Telugu star Ram Pothineni's much-awaited sci-fi action drama film Double iSmart is finally hitting the big screen on August 15 and the movie is looking to make big at the box office during the long holiday weekend due to Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan.## Directed by Puri Jagannadh and also starring Sanjay Dutt and Kavya Thapar, Double iSmart has managed to fetch record theatrical business for Ram Pothineni-starrer. According to T2BLive, the sequel's worldwide theatrical business has been valued at 48 crores and it will need to score around 80 crores gross to emerge as a box office hit.## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the theatrical rights of Double iSmart have been locked at 39 crores, including 15.50 crores for the Nizam area, 6 crores for Ceeded and 17.50 crores for Andhra regions. Outside Telugu states, the film's business is 6 crore while overseas business is 3 crore. ## Double iSmart is the sequel to iSmart Shankar which was a big box office blockbuster. Given the long holiday period, it should be a cakewalk for the sequel to repeat the first film's success if it manages to score positive word of mouth which is a must as business is high for a tier-2 hero film.## Produced by Puri Connects, in the movie, Big Bull, a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality and decides to transfer his memories to "iSmart" Shankar, who already has another person's memories transferred to him, thus setting the stage for the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios Scrapped Plans For 'Eternals 2'
670 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel Studios Scrapped Plans For 'Eternals 2'

Mumbai, August 14 - Marvel Studios has reportedly scrapped plans to develop Eternals 2 after the first movie didn't do well at the box office. The movie was directed by ChloƩ Zhao and introduced new superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.## While the ending (hailed as one of the best in the MCU) of Eternals suggested the character would return in the sequel, Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently said that there are no immediate plans to make Eternals 2 and now, as per Variety, the studio has dropped plans to develop it.## The news of scrapping Eternals 2 comes from Variety reporting on actor Kit Harington discussing his MCU role. The post-credit scene of Eternals was supposed to set up Kit Harington to appear in Blade along with Mahershala Ali, however, Blade has been delayed multiple times and is presently getting retooled.## Eternals was the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and it starred an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. ## The film met with disappointing critics reviews and above-average audience score. Released in November 2021, the movie grossed $402 million at the worldwide box office, well below Marvel's standards. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Outgross Its Original Run In 5 Days
671 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Outgross Its Original Run In 5 Days

Mumbai, August 13 - The re-release box office collection of romantic drama Laila Majnu has outgrossed its original run in the flat 5 days, scoring a big achievement amid the new release duds over the last couple of weeks. ## The Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary-starrer heartbreaking tale of romance has scored an estimated 75+ lakh on its 5th day (Tuesday) which takes its total re-release collection to over 3.60 crores gross in 5 days. The movie had grossed an estimated 3.20 crores in its lifetime original run. ## The day 5 collection of Laila Majnu's re-release is bigger than day 4 (Monday) and day 2 (Saturday) which is excellent. At first, it looked like the movie would run out of time to beat its original run due to the arrival of new releases on August 15 but it did unthinkable to achieve the feat.## The movie is trending much better than anticipated as it went almost unnoticed during its original run back in 2018. Its performance so far indicates a long run at the box office, however, a lot will depend on how much it gets affected by new releases. ## At this point, Laila Majnu is trending better than Ranbir Kapoor-fronted's recently re-released Rockstar and if it manages to stand strong amid the new releases, the movie can surely go past the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer which grossed over 10 crores in India. ## Day-Wise Gross Collection of Laila Majnu (re-release) - Updated -## 1st Day (Friday) - 30 lakh approx.## 2nd Day (Saturday) - 75 lakh approx.## 3rd Day (Sunday) - 1.15 crore approx.## 4th Day (Monday) - 70 lakh approx.## 5th Day (Tuesday) - 85 lakh approx.## Stay tuned...

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