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: 'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Saturday Box Office Collection
680 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Saturday Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 4 - After dropping below the 1 crore net mark (only the third time so far) on its 37th day, Prabhas-fronted epic blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD scored nearly 100% jump on its 6th Saturday at the domestic box office as it closes in the gap with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored an estimated 1.25 crores collection (1.45+ crores gross) on its 38th day which takes its total collection to around 638 crores net (757.50 crores gross) in all versions so far. ## Kalki 2898 AD will cross Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan's 640 crores net (760 crores gross) by today or tomorrow to become the 4th highest-grossing movie ever at the Indian box office, after RRR (782 crores net/916 crores gross), KGF: Chapter 2 (860 crores net/1001 crores gross), Baahubali 2 (1030 crores net/1417 crores gross).## At the worldwide box office, Kalki stands at an estimated 1032 crores gross, including 274.50 crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040+ crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes 15th Hollywood Movie To Top 100 Crore Net In India
680 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes 15th Hollywood Movie To Top 100 Crore Net In India

Mumbai, August 4 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine is putting up a show as it has become the 15th Hollywood movie of all time to surpass 100 crores net collection at the Indian box office. The movie hit 100 crores net collection on its 9th day, becoming one of the fastest to reach the milestone.## The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted superhero comedy witnessed a huge jump of around 75% on its second Saturday to score an estimated 7.50 crores net (9 crores gross) collection. This takes the film's total net collection to over 101.50 crores (127.50 crores gross/$15.2 million) in 9 days.## Deadpool & Wolverine is the second Hollywood movie of 2024 after Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the 15h overall to top 100 crores net in India. It will cross The New Empire (112.50 crores net), along with Jurassic World (101 crores net), Thor: Love And Thunder (104.75 crores net), Fast & Furious 7 (108 crores net), Fast X (109.75 crores net), and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (110 crores net) by today or tomorrow to become the 9th biggest Hollywood net grosser in India.## Meanwhile, Deadpool 3 has crossed $800 million at the worldwide box office on its second Saturday (PST) and it will be topping $1 billion globally sometime during the second week to become only the second movie of 2024 and 55th of all-time to achieve the feat.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). It is also the first Deadpool instalment as well as the first R-rated title to feature in the MCU.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So
681 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So

Chennai, August 3 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan is turning out to be a huge box-office success, crossing 100 crores gross worldwide in just 8 days. It has become only the third Tamil movie of 2024 to hit the box office century after Indian 2 and Maharaja.## Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan grossed approximately 3.50 crores domestically on its second Friday (8th day), taking its total domestic cume to approximately 72.75 crores gross. The movie nears 50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu after 8 days and will cross this figure on Saturday.## At the overseas box office, the A-rated action blockbuster has minted an estimated 32+ crores gross, taking the worldwide cume to over 100 crores mark at 105 crores approx. in just 8 days. Raayan is Dhanush's third 100 crore worldwide grosser after Thiruchitrambalam and Vaathi.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Raayan will become Dhanush's highest-grossing movie by the second Sunday by crossing Vaathi (116+ crores worldwide gross) and Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores gross). All three 100 crores grossers for the actor have come in the last 2 years. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Friday Box Office Collection
681 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Friday Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 3 - Kalki 2898 AD started the 6th weekend with a decent hold though the trend is slowing down. It has been difficult for Telugu movies to sustain for a longer period at the box office in recent times but the Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic has been defying odds to hold its ground. ## The movie scored approximately 65 lakh net collection on its 6th Friday (37th day), dropping under 50% drop from the 5th Friday which is a decent hold. Though the makers announced a heavily discounted offer for the 1 week from August 2nd, it didn't make much difference as it still could have scored this collection with regular prices with a few lakhs here and there. ## The total collection of Kalki 2898 AD stands at an estimated 636.50 crores net (756 crores gross) after 37 days in all versions. At this stage, it looks unlikely for the movie to top 650 crores net, however, it will top Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Jawan's lifetime domestic collection of 640 crores net (760 crores gross) in the coming days to become the 4th biggest grosser at the Indian box office.## At the worldwide box office, the Nag Ashwin's directorial blockbuster stands at an estimated 1030+ crores gross, including 274+ crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040 crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all-time.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Outgross 'The Avengers' To Become All-Time 10th Highest-Grossing Film
682 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Outgross 'The Avengers' To Become All-Time 10th Highest-Grossing Film

Mumbai, August 1 - Disney's Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2 has cracked the all-time top 10 highest-grossing movies at the worldwide box office, after outgrossing Marvel Studios/Disney's The Avengers through 8th Wednesday. ## The coming-of-age film animated tentpole has topped $1.524 billion (12765 crores) after the 8th Wednesday and has crossed The Avengers's $1.523 billion to become the 10th highest-grossing film ever at the global box office.## Directed by Kelsey Mann in his feature directorial debut, Inside Out 2 has grossed $618.7 million (5180 crores) in North America while the overseas collection is $905.3 million (7585 crores). It is already the highest-grossing animated movie worldwide. ## Mexico is the biggest international market for IO2 with $100.5 million, followed by Brazil where it has become the highest-grossing movie ever with $77.3 million. The UK is the third biggest with $65 million while Korea ($58 million) and France ($55.6 million) are at the 4th and 5th spot.## Inside Out 2 was released on June 12 internationally before debuting in North America on June 14. It scored $295 million in its worldwide opening weekend which is the biggest for an animated movie ever. The sequel topped $1 billion gross in just 19 days, again making it the fastest animated title to reach the milestone.## The movie is projected to finish its lifetime run between $1.60 billion and $1.70 billion. If IO2 manages to finish on the higher end of the projection, it will become the 9th biggest grosser by topping The Lion King $(1.65 billion).## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

Box Office Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' OTT Release Date Revealed
683 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' OTT Release Date Revealed

Hyderabad, August 1 - The biggest blockbuster of the year, Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD is nearing its box office run. The sci-fi epic has so far grossed an estimated 1042 crores at the worldwide box office and is currently the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has been in theatres for nearly 5 weeks which is unlike the recent Telugu movies as most the movies have been streaming only within 4 weeks of the theatrical release. It was recently confirmed by the makers that Kalki 2898 AD won't be streaming before 8 weeks of the theatrical release.## Kalki 2898 AD will start streaming on August 22, 2024, which is 8 weeks since the film's theatrical release on June 27. OTT giant Amazon Prime Video has the streaming rights to all South Indian versions, including Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, languages.## Netflix has Hindi language rights to Kalki 2898 AD and the streamer also confirmed that it will start streaming on August 22, the same date as South Indian versions on Prime Video. The film stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani in key roles. ## Produced by C. Aswani Dutt, Swapna Dutt, and Priyanka Dutt under the banner of Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie is inspired by Hindu scriptures and 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...

Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection
683 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection

Mumbai, August 1 - Dharma Production's comedy-drama Bad Newz has surpassed 100 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office. The movie is co-produced by Amazon Prime Video and Leo Media Collective and is directed by Anand Tiwari. ## The movie, which stars Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in the leading roles, topped 100 crores worldwide on its 13th day. The movie has grossed approximately 66.50 crores (55.85 crores net) in India and an estimated 34 crores gross overseas for 100+ crores worldwide cume.## With its entry into the 100 crores worldwide gross club, Bad Newz has become the 13th Bollywood movie and the 8th Hindi title of 2024 to achieve the feat. For Vicky Kaushal, it is his 3rd 100 crores gross out of the last 4 films in the leading roles, after Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and Sam Bahadur. ## In between the aforementioned hits, Vicky Kaushal was also a part of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Dunki which grossed over 400 crores worldwide. The actor played an extended appearance in Rajkumar Hirani's directorial comedy drama. ## Actress Triptii Dimri, who became a nationwide sensation after playing a supporting role in Ranbir Kapoor-led mega-blockbuster Animal, scored her box office hit and 100 crore grosser in the leading role while Ammy Virk too has his first success which is second theatrical Hindi film after Ranveer Singh-fronted 83. Bad Newz is also director Anand Tiwari's first theatrical Hindi release.## Stay tuned...

Netflix Announces 'Squid Game' Season 2 Premiere Date; Full Cast and Official Synopsis Revealed
683 days ago
Digital Media

Netflix Announces 'Squid Game' Season 2 Premiere Date; Full Cast and Official Synopsis Revealed

Mumbai, August 1 - Netflix finally set a premiere date for its highly-awaited Squid Game Season 2 and has also announced the third season which will be the end of the show. ## Written, created, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26 globally this year while the third and final season will premiere in 2025. The release date of this sci-fi survival action thriller show was announced with a video. ## Season 1 of Squid Game, which is the most-watched Netflix title ever (in any category) with 265.2 million views (2.20 billion viewing hours), introduced fans to the K-drama's titular deadly game, which forces citizens to gamble with their lives. In return, they may win a world-changing cash prize — or suffer the dire consequences. ## The official synopsis of Season 2 reads, "Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it".## The upcoming show features the returning cast in Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun while newcomers Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an will all appear as an ensemble of colourful new characters. ## The real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26. Final Season coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/qlek1ogGp9— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 31, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops $500 Million Worldwide
684 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops $500 Million Worldwide

Mumbai, July 31 - Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's Deadpool and Wolverine has stormed past $500 million at the worldwide box office in just 7 days since its international debut on July 24, making it the fastest movie of 2024 to reach the milestone.## The first R-rated MCU blockbuster has grossed $261+ million (2185 crores) at the domestic (North America) box office through Tuesday (5 days) while the overseas collection is $284.80 million (2380 crores), for $545.80+ million (4565+ crores) at the worldwide box office.## Deadpool & Wolverine is the 6th film of the year to top $500 million globally, and with its Tuesday collection, it has surpassed Kung Fu Panda 4's $545.80 million to become the 5th biggest grosser of the year. It has also beaten Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($567.60 million) on Wednesday as the 4th biggest grosser of 2024.## China is the biggest international market for the movie with $30.5 million, followed by the UK with $27.70 million, and Mexico with $23.4 million through Tuesday. In India, the superhero comedy has grossed approximately 100 crores ($11.90 million) so far.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is projected to reach $900 million by the end of the second weekend and is expected to hit the $1 billion mark during the same week. It will become only the second film of the year to enter the billion-dollar club at the worldwide box office, after Inside Out 2. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops 100 Crore Gross In India
684 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops 100 Crore Gross In India

Mumbai, July 31 - Marvel Studios' superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine has crossed 100 crores gross collection at the Indian box office in a flat 5 days, becoming only the second Hollywood movie of the year to achieve the feat. ## The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted blockbuster had an excellent first weekend with approximately 84 crores gross and held well during the weekdays so far to add another 17 crores gross to take the total collection to around 100 crores ($11.90 million) in 5 days. ## Deadpool & Wolverine is only the second Hollywood film of 2024 after Godzilla x Kong: The New Year to enter the 100 crores gross collection in India and is one of the fastest ever to do so. It is also the first A-rated Hollywood film of all time to hit the box office century in the country.## Worldwide, the third Deadpool movie has topped $500 million, including $260+ million in North America. The movie is heading for $1 billion and is expected to achieve this feat in the second week. It will be the second movie of 2024, after Inside Out 2 to top a billion milestone.## Stay tuned...

'Deadpool and Wolverine' Opening Weekend Box Office Records
684 days ago
Hollywood

'Deadpool and Wolverine' Opening Weekend Box Office Records

Mumbai, July 31 - It was a record-breaking weekend for Marvel Studios' R-rated superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine which is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not long before, MCU scored the biggest disaster of its history in Brie Larson-fronted The Marvels with just $206 million worldwide. ## Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, had a monstrous opening weekend which saw it shattering many records at the domestic and worldwide box office. The third Deadpool instalment grossed mighty $211 million in North America in its 3-day opening weekend and $233 million overseas over the 5-day weekend for a massive $444 million worldwide cume.## Here are some of the major box office records created by Deadpool 3 - ## Biggest North America opening for Ryan Reynolds at $211 million, beating $132.4 million of Deadpool.## Biggest North America opening for Hugh Jackman, beating $102.7 million of 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand.## Biggest opening weekend in North America since Spider-Man: No Way Home's $260 million in December 2021.## Highest R-rated opening of all-time both North America and worldwide at $444 million (3720 crores), beating the previous record of 2016 Deadpool's $264 million (including $132.4 million in North America).## Biggest worldwide opening weekend since Spider-Man: No Way Home's $601 million## Biggest July month opening weekend of all-time in North America, surpassing The Lion King's $191.80 million.## Biggest opening weekend ever for an R-rated movie internationally, beating Joker's $147 million on a like-for-like basis.## The 34th consecutive MCU film to debut at No. 1 at the North American box office## Biggest opening weekend for an A-rated (equivalent to R-rating) Hollywood movie in India with 84 crores gross ($10 million).## Biggest opening weekend for an X-Men film in India## (few states via Deadline).## Stay tuned...

James Gunn Shares Shoot Update Of Much-Anticipated 'Superman'
684 days ago
Hollywood

James Gunn Shares Shoot Update Of Much-Anticipated 'Superman'

Mumbai, July 31 - As DCEU is trying to find its footing again, the DC Studios co-head and director James Gunn has announced that Superman movie has wrapped up filming. It is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. ## The principal photography of Superman began on February 29, 2024, which is the canonical birthday of the comic book superhero. Now, after nearly 5 months, the makers have officially announced the shoot wrap as director James Gunn lauds the commitment, creativity, and hard work of the cast and crew while filming for the movie.## "And that's a wrap", Gunn wrote on X. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn't always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I've encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own".## "Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honour. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that, I am forever grateful", the filmmaker added.## Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Nicholas Hoult, Terence Rosemore, Wendell Pierce, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover, and Christopher McDonald. ## In the movie, which is scheduled to be released on 11 July 2025, Superman's journey to reconcile his alien heritage with his human family is explored.## And that’s a wrap.God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis… pic.twitter.com/9Y52HEVXpF— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 30, 2024 ## Stay tuned...