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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'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?
717 days ago
Hollywood

'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?

Mumbai, June 28 - Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World is getting expensive and if reports are to be believed, it could end up being the costliest Marvel movie ever. It is intended to be the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series and stars Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America. ## According to the report by World of Reel, Captain America 4 initially had a budget of $275 million and was supposed to wrapped filming in 2023 itself. However, the movie went into reshoots after the unsatisfactory output and this has reportedly increased the budget by $75 million - $100 million to make it a $350+ million budgeted blockbuster, in the line of Age of Ultron's $365 million budget (unadjusted for inflation). ## If the rumours budget is true, it will be a massive task for Marvel and Disney to bring the audience to theatres in the numbers they used to before as there is no Chris Evans as Captain America this time even though the brand Marvel is still expected to pull things to some extent. ## There is no official synopsis as of now but Captain America 4 is confirmed to be the continuation of the Disney Plus series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, among others. It will be the big-screen debut of Mackie as the Marvel Superhero. ## Captain America 4, which was originally planned to be released in May 2024, has now been pushed to February 14, 2025. ##

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Box Office: Prabhas Delivers Again In Hindi
717 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Prabhas Delivers Again In Hindi

Mumbai, June 28 - Pan India superstar Prabhas is set for another good ride at the Hindi box office after his sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD off to a superb start with approximately 22.50 crores net collection. The opening of the film is in the range of Hrithik Roshan's Fighter with a minor difference as the joint biggest of the year.## As has often been said in the last few years, Prabhas has emerged as the biggest superstar on the Pan India level and easily the biggest South India-origin star in the North. Despite his films not reaching the high end of the target, the actor has consistently delivered in Hindi, which the Bollywood stars have failed to do regularly. ## Since Baahubali (2015) which opened at 5.15 crores net in Hindi, Prabhas has done 6 movies, including Baahubali 2 and except for Radhe Shyam and Salaar, all the movies have taken an opening of 20+ crores net in the dubbed Hindi version. Radhe Shyam was a major misfire with just 4.80 crores net opening, largely due to the COVID-19 effect. Salaar did open well at around 16 crores net to lead a strong finish of over 150 crores net.## Baahubali 2 remains the biggest opener for Mirchi star in Hindi with 41 crores net, followed by Adipurush with 37.25 crores opening. Though the other movies couldn't come close to the opening of Baahubali 2 or Adipurush, they opened big enough to pave the way for the big lifetime finish. ## As said before, Prabhas is the only South Indian origin actor to have 5 films in the 100 crores net club in Hindi and with Kalki also performing well, the superstar will have 6 movies on the list, including a 500+ crores mega-blockbuster in Baahubali 2. There are only 19 actors with 5 or more films in 100 crores net club, and Prabhas is one of them. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Scored Third Biggest Opening For Indian Film Worldwide
717 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Scored Third Biggest Opening For Indian Film Worldwide

Hyderabad, June 28 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has had a sensational opening day at the domestic box office, clearing 100 crores gross mark and was equally strong overseas to put the movie among the top three biggest Indian openers of all-time. ## In India, the Prabhas-starrer blockbuster grossed approximately 114 crores in all versions. There were expectations of the movie scoring much more but the mass centres in Telugu states didn't show up as expected which kept the movie a little below the projected mark but big enough to set the tone for a massive opening weekend. ## In terms of language-wise gross collection, the original Telugu version scored approximately 78.50 crores, followed by the Hindi version with approximately 27 crores, and the rest of the languages grossed around 8.50 crores. The Telugu version faired below expectations but it is expected to maintain a solid hold over the weekend.## Overseas, Kalki 2898 AD grossed an estimated 61 crores on opening day, for a worldwide 175 crores start which is the third biggest ever for an Indian movie behind RRR (223 crores) and Baahubali 2 (217 crores). Salaar: Ceasefire and KGF: Chapter 2, are the next two biggest openers with 159 crores and 158 crores, respectively. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' First Day Early Estimates
718 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' First Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 27 - Kalki 2898 AD is off to a flying start a the Indian box office and is flirting with a potential 95 crores net collection in all languages. It has easily taken the biggest opening of the year and the biggest since KGF 2 by a long margin. ## Starring Prabhas in the lead role, the sci-fi epic is estimated to gross 65-70 crores in Telugu states, followed by 26-28 crores in North India. In Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, the movie is expected to gross an estimated 18-20 crores, for 110-115 crores (95 crores net) in all versions. ## The Hindi version of the movie is eyeing the biggest opening of the year beating Fighter. The Hrithik Roshan-starrer is currently the biggest Hindi opener of the year with 22.50 crores net and Kalki is looking to score an estimated 22-23 crores net collection. ## The initial word of mouth seems to be positive which should help the movie to consolidate the collection over the weekend. The Hindi version of the movie should easily cross the 75 crore net mark over the 4-day weekend which could go up to 90 crores.## It will be interesting to see how the overall collection fairs over the weekend as the collection in South India tends to drop more than normal on weekdays, however, Kalki 2898 AD could signify a good hold tomorrow before jumping on Saturday and Sunday due to positive WOM. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Punjabi Films With Biggest Opening Day In India; Jatt and Juliet 3 Eyes Second Spot
718 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Top 5 Punjabi Films With Biggest Opening Day In India; Jatt and Juliet 3 Eyes Second Spot

New Delhi, June 28 - 2024 has been a poor year for the Punjabi film industry with only two films (Shinda Shinda No Papa and Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri) able to score double-digit collections at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. ## After the dull first 5 months, the first half of the year is expected to end on a strong note with Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa's Jatt & Juliet 3 which is the third instalment and first since 2013 of the duo's blockbuster romantic comedy franchise. ## Jatt and Juliet 3 scored the highest-ever opening day pre-sales for a Punjabi film with close to 1.50 crores gross. With this sort of advance, the movie could have easily emerged as the biggest Pubjabi opener but it faced a mighty challenge in the form of Kalki 2898 AD which has taken the nation by storm. ## The movie, however, still scored the second-biggest opening ever for a Punjabi title with 3.50 crores net, behind Carry On Jatta 3 which took the opening of a huge 4.55 crores net and went on to become the first Punjabi movie to score 100 crores worldwide gross. J&J3 has beaten Dosanjh's film, Honsla Rakh to take the second-best opening. ## Here are the top 5 Punjabi films with the biggest opening day in India - ## 1. Carry on Jatta 3 - 4.55 crores net approx.## 2. Jatt & Juliet 3 - 3.50 crores.## 3. Honsla Rakh - 2.52 crores## 4. Shadaa - 2.40 crores## 5. Carry On Jatta 2 - 2.35 crores## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'RRR' To Score Biggest Premiere For Indian Film In North America
718 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'RRR' To Score Biggest Premiere For Indian Film In North America

Los Angeles, June 27 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD starring Pan India superstar has outgrossed SS Rajamouli's period action drama RRR to score the biggest premiere for an Indian movie in North America.## RRR, starring Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, scored a $3.3 million gross collection on its North America premiere in March 2022, and now, two years later, Kalki has beaten this record. The movie grossed $3.85 (32.10 crores) on premiere day in NA. ## Kalki 2898 AD scored $4.25 million in pre-sales for the entire weekend and could be among the top 10 movies this weekend in North America. As for the record, SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 is the highest-grossing Indian film in North America with approximately $22 million, followed by Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan and Jawan with $17.50 million and $15.25 million, respectively. Kalki will look to finish in the top 3. ## Meanwhile, the movie has taken an excellent opening in India and is on track to 120+ crores on opening day, and with overseas opening to a strong note, the worldwide opening is expected to be in the range of 200 crores as projected. If it touches 200 crore gross opening day, it will be the third Indian movie to achieve the feat. ## Stay tuned...

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Top 5 Indian Films With Biggest Opening Day Advance Bookings In India
719 days ago
Tollywood

Top 5 Indian Films With Biggest Opening Day Advance Bookings In India

Hyderabad, June 26 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD pre-sales for the opening day will finish as one of the best and easily the best in recent times for an Indian film. The film is looking at one of the biggest Indian openings at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the advance booking gross of Kalki is 50+ crores (without block seats) for all languages for the opening day, which is 4th highest ever for an Indian film after Baahubali 2, KGF Chapter 2, and RRR, or it is the best since KGF 2 which was released in April 2022. ## Here are the top 5 Indian movies with the biggest opening day pre-sales in India for all languages (without block seats) - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 100+ crore gross## 2. KGF: Chapter 2 - 80+ crore## 3. RRR - 58+ crore## 4. Kalki 2898 AD - 51+ crore## 5. Salaar Part 1 - 49 crore## Note: the pre-sales of Baahubali 2 are unconfirmed as there was no proper tracking back then. But it is believed to be over 100 crores after looking at various sources.## As per the rough projection, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to open with 120+ crores gross collection in India and 60+ crores gross overseas for 180+ crores worldwide opening with a chance to touch 200 crores opening day gross. If it does, it will be only the third Indian movie after RRR and Baahubali 2 to achieve the feat.## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie stars Prabhas in the lead role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release on June 27, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, in multiple formats including IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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'Kalki 2898 AD' Set For Record Opening In North America For An Indian Film
719 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' Set For Record Opening In North America For An Indian Film

Los Angeles, June 26 - The stage is set for Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD to take an earth-shattering opening at the domestic and worldwide box office. As per the projection, the sci-fi epic is aiming to open in the range of 200 crores gross globally. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to shatter many records, and one of them is the opening in North America. According to Gulte.com, the film has scored $3.08 million (25.75 crores) in pre-sales in NA for the premiere, which is the highest ever for an Indian movie, beating RRR. ## The movie is heading towards scoring the biggest opening in North America as it needs just $200K from spot booking to beat the total premiere gross of RRR which scored approximately $3.3 million in 2022. The overall pre-sales of Kalki for the entire first weekend have crossed $4.15 million (34.70 crores) in this part of the world.## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie stars Prabhas in the lead role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release on June 27, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, in multiple formats including IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Indian Films With 100+ Crore Worldwide Opening Day
719 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Indian Films With 100+ Crore Worldwide Opening Day

Mumbai, June 26 - In April 2017, SS Rajamouli's directorial Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion, starring Prabhas, breached the 100 crores, and 200 crores worldwide opening day mark for an Indian movie. Since then, only RRR, also directed by Rajamouli, could touch 200 crores opening day box office figure. ## 2 years after RRR, Indian cinema might have its third 200 crore worldwide opener in Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic is tracking to earn 180+ crores opening with a chance to reach 200 crores (rough estimation), depending on the reception it gets upon release. ## Given the opening on the projected lines, Kalki 2898 AD will be the third biggest Indian opener at the box office. There have been 4 Indian films previously to take the opening of 150+ crores gross, and Kalki 2898 AD should be the 5th movie on the list and it will be third for Prabhas to achieve the mega feat.## So far, only 10 Indian films have taken the opening of 100 crores and more at the worldwide box office and Kalki 2898 AD will be the 11th movie in this list. Among the 10 films so far, 5 are of Telugu origin, 3 are Bollywood titles, and 1 each is Tamil and Kannada. ## Indian movies with 100+ crores worldwide opening - approx. data (as of June 26, 2024) - ## 1. RRR - 223 crore## 2. Baahubali 2 - 217 crore ## 3. KGF: Chapter 2 - 159 crore## 4. Salaar: Part 1 - 158 crore## 5. Leo - 142.75 crore## 6. Saaho - 130 crore## 7. Jawan - 129 crore## 8. Adipurush - 127.50 crore## 9. Animal - 116 crore## 10. Pathaan - 105 crore## Prabhas is the undisputed king in taking the blockbuster opening among the Indian actors. In the aforementioned list, the actor has 4 films - Baahubali 2, Salaar, Saaho, and Adipurush. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has 2 movies - Jawan and Pathaan while 1 each for Jr. NTR (RRR), Ram Charan (RRR), Yash (KGF 2), Thalapathy Vijay (Leo), and Ranbir Kapoor (Animal). ##

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'Kalki 2898 AD' Sells Over 1 Million Tickets For Opening Day; Creates All-Time Opening Day Pre-Sales Record In Hyderabad
720 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' Sells Over 1 Million Tickets For Opening Day; Creates All-Time Opening Day Pre-Sales Record In Hyderabad

Mumbai, June 25 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD becomes the first Indian movie of 2024 to sell over 1.8 million tickets for the opening day with a few hours still left for the release and the final ticket count will be over 2 million.## The advance booking gross collection of Kalki is 56+ crores (including block seats) for the first day and it will finish around 60 crores gross before the first show begins which will be among the biggest pre-sales ever for an Indian title. ## The Telugu version is leading the advance booking collection of the sci-fi epic with 40+ crores gross so far, followed by the Hindi version with 7+ crores gross. The Hindi version of the movie has had better pre-sales than Prabhas' last film, Salaar which indicates a very good start in Hindi. ## Meanwhile, Kalki 2898 AD has created an all-time opening day pre-sales record in Hyderabad city by a long margin. It is currently 15+ crores gross, which is around 3 crores higher than the second placed, Salaar which scored approximately 12 crores pre-sales for the opening day in the city.## As per the rough projection, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to open with 120+ crores gross collection in India and 60+ crores gross overseas for 180+ crores worldwide opening with a chance to touch 200 crores opening day gross. If it does, it will be only the third Indian movie after RRR and Baahubali 2 to achieve the feat. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie stars Prabhas in the lead role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release on June 27, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, in multiple formats including IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut Announces New Release Date of 'Emergency'
720 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut Announces New Release Date of 'Emergency'

Mumbai, June 25 - Kangana Ranaut, the recently elected member of parliament, has announced a new release date for his long-awaited biographical political drama Emergency on the day of the 50th year of The Emergency imposed in 1975 for two years by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. ## The movie, which is written, directed and stars Kangana Ranaut as the late Indira Gandhi, was supposed to be released on June 14 but it will now hit worldwide theatres on September 6, 2024, and will have a solo release. Kangana has also produced it under her banner Manikarnika Films with EaseMyTrip. ## Emergency marks Kangana's second directorial venture after Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi which she co-directed with Krish Jagarlamudi in 2019. Apart from the Queen actress, Emergency also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, and Satish Kaushik as various political leaders. ## National award-winning music composer, G. V. Prakash Kumar scored the music for the film while cinematography is done by Japanese cinematographer Tetsuo Nagata.## The Beginning of the 50th Year of Independent India's Darkest Chapter, Announcing #KanganaRanaut’s #Emergency In Cinemas on 6th September 2024.The Explosive Saga of The Most Controversial Episode of The History of Indian Democracy,#EmergencyOn6Sept in cinemas worldwide.… pic.twitter.com/6Ufc9Ba7jw— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) June 25, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Likely To Take 200 Crore Range Opening Worldwide
720 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Likely To Take 200 Crore Range Opening Worldwide

Mumbai, June 25 - We might have the first Indian film since SS Rajamouli's RRR (2022) and third overall to take the opening of 200 crores at the worldwide box office when Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD releases on June 27 as one of India's biggest movies of the year. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic is having tremendous hype among the audience and the advance booking response tells the same. The bookings for the movie opened a couple of days ago and it is already flying high, especially in Telugu states with record-breaking numbers. ## The pre-sales of Kalki 2898 AD for the Hindi version are seeing a good response which reaffirms Prabhas' ever-growing stature among the Hindi audience. The booking in Hindi is trending on par or slightly better than Prabhas' last movie, Salaar: Part 1 and this has assured a good opening. ## Given the pre-sales response and the track record of Prabhas with recent films, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to take the opening of 120-140 crores gross in India. In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the movie is expected to open in the range of 90-100 crores. In North India, it is expected to take an opening of around 20 crores while Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala are likely to give a 15+ crore start to the movie. ## Overseas, Kalki 2898 AD is having excellent pre-sales which certainly makes it a bigger starter than Salaar. It is expected to open somewhere between 60-70 crores, for a worldwide opening of 180-210 crores gross which will be the third biggest opening for an Indian movie ever, behind RRR and Baahubali 2. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie stars Prabhas in the lead role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release on June 27, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, in multiple formats including IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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