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: 'Inside Out 2' Beats 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' To Become Second Highest-Grossing Animated Film Worldwide
698 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Beats 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' To Become Second Highest-Grossing Animated Film Worldwide

Mumbai, July 17 - Disney's Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2 has become the second highest-grossing animated movie of all time at the worldwide box office after topping Universal Pictures' 2023 mega-blockbuster The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its 5th Tuesday. ## The coming-of-age, Inside Out 2 has crossed $1.36 billion (11365+ crores) to beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie's $1.36 billion and is now behind only Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion) which is projected to be outgrossed by next week for IO2 to become the highest-grossing animated title ever.## Directed by Kelsey Mann, IO2 has so far grossed $575+ million in North America and $785+ million overseas over 47 markets. The movie is projected to finish its worldwide box office run at over $1.5 billion gross, making it the first animated movie ever to do so. It is currently the 16th highest-grossing movie ever.## The sequel to 2015's Inside Out ($858 million worldwide gross), IO2 tells the story of Riley's (played by Kensington Tallman) emotions as they find themselves joined by new emotions that want to take over Riley's head.## Stay tuned...

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After Box Office, Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Debuts On Netflix With Strong 3.2 Million Views
698 days ago
Kollywood

After Box Office, Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Debuts On Netflix With Strong 3.2 Million Views

Chennai, July 17 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has had a strong debut on Netflix after the excellent box office performance which saw it becoming the first Tamil movie of 2024 to top 100 crores gross worldwide. ## The film, directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, started streaming on Netflix on July 12, four weeks after its theatrical release on June 14. In its opening weekend (July 12 - July 14), Maharaja scored a strong 3.2 million views and was the 4th most-watched non-English movie on Netflix during the same week.## Maharaja had one of the biggest opening weekends for an Indian movie of 2024 on the streamer, beating the likes of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2.9 million views) and Laapataa Ladies (2.2 million views), and on par with Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan (3.2 million views), among others.## The movie has been trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates. The word of mouth for the movie is exceptional which should lead to a jump in viewership in the coming days to make it one of the most-watched Tamil movies ever on this platform.## Produced by The Route, Think Studios, and Passion Studios, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the title role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli and Bharathiraja.## Stay tuned...

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Ram Potheneni and Puri Jagannadh's 'Double Ismart' Worldwide Theatrical Deal Locked
699 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Potheneni and Puri Jagannadh's 'Double Ismart' Worldwide Theatrical Deal Locked

Hyderabad, July 16 - Director Puri Jagannadh and actor Ram Pothineni reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster film iSmart Shankar. It is one of the biggest hits in the career of both Puri and Ram, and now, the duo is looking to repeat the magic with the sequel Double iSmart. ## The last respective films of Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni were box office failures but Double iSmart is expected to bring the duo in winning ways. There is genuine excitement for the movie among moviegoers and the makers have locked record business for the same.## According to Aakashavaani, Prime Show Entertainments, which earlier produced one of the biggest Telugu blockbusters Hanuman, has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights (excluding the Hindi version) of Double Ismart for 60 crores (6 crores recoverable and 54 non-recoverable). The area-wise details are not yet revealed.## The deal is said to be a record for Ram Pothineni and the makers are looking to cash in on the big opportunity upon the film's release on August 15, on Independence Day. The film is produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects. ## The film marks Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's Telugu debut as he plays the antagonist role as Big Bull while Kavya Thapar plays the female lead role. Double iSmart will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi In 2024; 'Kalki 2898 AD' First By A Long Margin
699 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Top 5 Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi In 2024; 'Kalki 2898 AD' First By A Long Margin

Mumbai, July 16 - Kalki 2898 AD has had the biggest third weekend at the Hindi box office, beating horror-comedy Munjya by a good margin. The Prabhas-starrer movie was easily the number-one choice over new releases (Sarfira and Indian 2) this past weekend for the Hindi audience.## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored an estimated 21.70 crores net collection, beating Munjya which minted approximately 15.35 crores net, to score the biggest third weakened of the year in Hindi. Kalki 2898 AD also crossed 250 crores net collection after its third weekend and is now on track to beat RRR (272.80 crores net approx.) to become the third biggest South India grosser in Hindi.## Here are the top 5 third weekends of 2024 in Hindi (net collection) -## 1. Kalki 2898 AD - 21.70 crores## 2. Munjya - 15.35 crores## 3. Shaitaan - 11.15 crores## 4. Fighter - 9.40 crores## 5. Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya - 7.55 crores## At the worldwide box office, Kalki 2898 AD had grossed an estimated 946 crores, including 690 crores in India and 256 crores overseas (updated). It topped 950 crores gross on its third Monday and is on track to reach the milestone of 1000 crores worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Despicable Me'/'Minions' Becomes The First Animated Film Franchise To Reach $5 Billion Globally
700 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Despicable Me'/'Minions' Becomes The First Animated Film Franchise To Reach $5 Billion Globally

Mumbai, July 15 - Universal Pictures/Illumination's Despicable Me/Minions becomes the first animated film franchise to reach $5 billion at the worldwide box office after the latest blockbuster Despicable Me 4 crossed $440 million. ## The Despicable Me franchise has 6 films so far, including the two prequel Minions movies (Minions, and Minions: The Rise of Gru). These 6 films have combined grossed $5+ billion, making it the first animated franchise to reach the milestone, according to Deadline. It was, however, already the highest-grossing animated franchise.## Minions (2015) is the highest-grossing film in the franchise so far with a worldwide gross collection of $1.15 billion, followed by Despicable Me 3 (2017) with $1.03 billion, Despicable Me 2 (2013) with $971 million, Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) with $940 million, Despicable Me (2010) with $543 million, and Despicable Me 4 (2024) is currently at the last spot with $441 million. ## News of the $5 billion achievement comes as Universal last week dated Minions 3 for release on June 30, 2027. That film will be written by Brian Lynch (Minions, The Secret Life of Pets films) and directed by Academy Award nominee Pierre Coffin, the filmmaker behind the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions movie.## Stay tuned...

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Abhishek Bachchan To Lock Horns With Shah Rukh Khan In The Action Thriller 'King'
700 days ago
Bollywood

Abhishek Bachchan To Lock Horns With Shah Rukh Khan In The Action Thriller 'King'

Mumbai, July 15 - After conquering the box office in 2023 with three back-to-back big successes, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now gearing up to kickstart his next movie, tentatively titled King with Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh and producer Siddharth Anand. The action thriller, which will mark SRK's daughter Suahana Khan's big-screen debut, has been in the news since last year despite no official announcement from the makers yet. Now, as the movie is gearing up to commence shooting in the next few weeks, the makers are speeding up to lock the rest of the cast. According to the report by Peepingmoon.com, Abhishek Bachchan has been locked in to play the antagonist role to take on Shah Rukh Khan in this big-scale action entertainer. As reported previously, SRK will be playing the role of Don while Suhana Khan will be in the parallel lead, essaying the role of a young girl who finds herself in perilous circumstances after a life-altering incident. It will be the first major negative role for Abhishek Bachchan, who was said to be surprised by the character when it was offered to him but accepted it immediately, intrigued by the depth of the role. It is said to be a special role, and Siddharth Anand, who produces the film with SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, has grand plans to present Abhishek in a manner audiences have never seen before. Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan have previously starred together in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and Happy New Year (2014), but it will be the first time the duo will be pitched against each other. The shoot of King is expected to start in October this year for a late 2025 release. Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 250 Crore Net In Hindi After Very Good Third Weekend
700 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 250 Crore Net In Hindi After Very Good Third Weekend

Mumbai, July 15 - Director Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD is a one-horse race at the Hindi box office and is marching towards 300 crores net club after a very good third weekend despite the arrival of new releases in the form of Akshay Kumar's Sarfira and Kamal Haasan's Hindustani 2. ## The Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic remained the first choice of Hindi moviegoers after it scored approximately 21.70 crores net collection, more than the combined opening weekend total of Sarfira and Hindustani 2's 15.80 crores net in the third weekend. ## The total Hindi collection of Kalki 2898 AD has crossed 250 crores net at approximately 255 crores after 18 days. The movie will beat SS Rajamouli's RRR (272.80 crores net approx.) in its 4th weekend to become the third highest-grossing South Indian movie in Hindi after Baahubali 2 (511 crores) and KGF: Chapter (435 crores). ## With new releases not performing to the level of expectations, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to continue to perform well for a couple of weeks and is on track to enter 300 crores net club. There is, however, Dharma Productions' Bad Newz on July 19 which might put some dent in Kalki's progress but it is likely to sail through due to the acceptance in all age groups.## The next big challenge to Kalki 2898 AD will be on July 26 when Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine will hit Indian cinemas.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jatt and Juliet 3' Nears 100 Crore Worldwide Gross
700 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: 'Jatt and Juliet 3' Nears 100 Crore Worldwide Gross

New Delhi, July 15 - Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa's romantic-comedy Jatt and Juliet 3 crossed 90 crores worldwide gross during its third weekend as it is heading towards becoming only the second Indian Punjabi movie ever to top 100 crores gross. ## Directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, the third instalment of the blockbuster franchise grossed an estimated 3.10 crores in its third weekend at the domestic box office, taking its total India gross to approximately 40.65 crores gross (34.40 crores net) in 18 days.## Jatt & Juliet 3 is the second biggest Punjabi grosser at the domestic box office, after Carry on Jatta 3 (56 crores gross approx.) which will remain the top grosser for now as JJ3 is unlikely to gross another 15 crores in India with legs slowing down. ## Overseas, JJ3 has grossed an estimated 53+ crores, pushing worldwide cume to 93.50+ crores gross. Though the pace of the movie is slowing down it should still reach 100 crores worldwide gross in the coming days in the absence of a notable new Punjabi release. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 950 Crore Worldwide Gross After 18 Days
700 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Nears 950 Crore Worldwide Gross After 18 Days

Mumbai, July 15 - Prabhas-starrer Kalki 2898 AD has had a good third weekend at the domestic box office with approximately 43.50 crores gross collection in all versions. This took the movie's total to 690 crores in 18 days. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic has become the 5th biggest-grosser at the Indian box office after beating Ranbir Kapoor's Animal (660 crore gross approx.) and Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan (657.50 crores gross approx.) over the third weekend. Kalki will top 700 crores in domestic gross in a couple of days.## Overseas, Kalki 2898 AD has grossed an estimated 256 crores, for a worldwide cume of 945.80 crores after the third weekend. The movie will top 950 crores by Monday to become the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie globally of all time. ## The hold in the third weekend has kept Kalki 2898 AD in the race to reach the milestone of 1000 crores gross which only 6 movies have topped previously. If it reaches the milestone, it will become the second movie of Prabhas and 4th South Indian film to do so.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Indian 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2024, Beating 'Maharaja' In 3 Days
700 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Indian 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2024, Beating 'Maharaja' In 3 Days

Chennai, July 15 - Kamal Haasan's vigilante action thriller Indian 2 topped 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office in its opening weekend and has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2024, beating Vijay Sethupathi's actioner Maharaja in just three 3 days.## Directed by S. Shankar, Indian 2 witnessed a continuous drop over the weekend due to mixed to negative word of mouth, but did enough to cross 100 crores worldwide. In India, the movie grossed an estimated 69+ crores gross and overseas, it minted an estimated 40 crores, for 109+ crores worldwide cume, beating Maharaja (105 crores gross approx.). ## Despite the 100+ crores opening weekend, Indian 2 somehow performed underwhelmingly as it was projected to score 100 crore weekend at the domestic box office alone. The movie's 69 crores domestic collection includes an estimated 35.50+ crores in Tamil Nadu and 17 crores in Telugu states.## Language-wise, the original Tamil version grossed an estimated 48.50+ crores, followed by 16+ crores in Telugu, and 4.50+ crores collection in Hindi. The not-so-encouraging word of mouth did dent the movie's business in all areas.## Indian 2 will need to perform well during the weekdays to emerge a success. The failure of the movie could also lower the anticipation of Indian 3 which releases in January 2025.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 900 Crore Worldwide Gross; 10th Indian Movie To Do So
701 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 900 Crore Worldwide Gross; 10th Indian Movie To Do So

Mumbai, July 14 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has become the 10th Indian movie to top 900 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office after witnessing a massive jump on its third Saturday to score 20+ crores gross worldwide.## Starring Pan India superstar Prabhas, Kalki 2898 AD minted an estimated 17.50 crores gross on its 17th day in India, taking its total domestic collection to approximately 670 crores. Overseas, the movie has grossed an estimated 240 crores for worldwide 910 crores in 17 days.## Kalki 2898 AD will become the 7th highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the worldwide box office after its third Sunday (18th day) collection by beating Secret Superstar (913 crores gross approx.), Animal (915 crores gross approx.), and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (922 crores gross approx.). ## The epic blockbuster is still in the race to become the 7th Indian movie to enter the 1000 crores worldwide gross club but the legs during the weekdays are slowing down which might stop it from achieving this milestone. However, with the new movies not performing to the level of expectations, Kalki 2898 AD can dream of a steady trend in the coming days and if there is no major drop, then it can surely do the job.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' Scored Biggest Tamil Opening of 2024
701 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' Scored Biggest Tamil Opening of 2024

Chennai, July 14 - Veteran Kamal Haasan's vigilante action thriller Indian 2, directed by S. Shankar, scored the biggest opening of 2024 for a Tamil movie at the domestic and worldwide box office by a long margin. ## The sequel to the 1996 film Indian, Indian 2 grossed an estimated 30.25 crores in India and 26 crores overseas for 56.25 crores worldwide on opening day. It has beaten Dhanush's Captain Miller, which scored approximately 14 crores on its opening day, to become the biggest Tamil opener of the year.## With the opening day collection, Indian 2 became the 6th highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024 at the domestic as well as worldwide box office, and with the second-day box office figures, it has become the third biggest grosser after Maharaja (104 crores gross approx.) and Aranmanai 4 (99 crores gross approx.) worldwide. ## Indian 2 stars Kamal Haasan, reprising his role as Senapathy, an ageing freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, leading a massive ensemble which also includes Siddharth, S. J. Suryah, Rakul Preet Singh, and Kajal Aggarwal, among many others.## Stay tuned...

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