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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Female Leads Finalize To Star Opposite Varun Dhawan In Director David Dhawan's Comic Entertainer
720 days ago
Bollywood

Female Leads Finalize To Star Opposite Varun Dhawan In Director David Dhawan's Comic Entertainer

Mumbai, June 25 - Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan is reuniting with his director father David Dhawan, for the fourth time for a comic entertainer. The duo previously collaborated for Main Tera Hero, Judwaa 2, and Coolie No. 1 (direct digital release). ## The yet-untitled upcoming film is said to be an original script unlike the previous three collaborations of the duo and is touted to be a hilarious entertainer. Now according to the report by Pinkvilla, Southern beauty Sreeleela has been roped in to play the female lead. ## Sreeleela has been super busy for the last couple of years in the Telugu film industry and is now set to make her mark in Bollywood with her debut outing opposite Varun Dhawan. The movie will have two actresses and the second female lead is said to be Mrunal Thakur. ## "Much like all David Dhawan comedies, this one is also a love triangle where the humour is a result of confusion in the leading man's life. The team has roped in Sreeleela to play Varun's love interest in the film. It's a pakka-commercial entertainer and Sreeleela also feels that this would be the perfect launch pad for her in the Hindi markets", says the report. ## The movie will be produced by Ramesh Taurani under the banner of TIPS Entertainment. It will go on floors by mid-July this year and will have a theatrical release in October 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Munjya' Crosses 100 Crore At The Worldwide Box Office
721 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Munjya' Crosses 100 Crore At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, June 24 - Maddock Films' Munjya has topped 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office, becoming the 7th Bollywood film of 2024 to achieve the feat. The horror-comedy entered the 100 crores gross club on its 17th day. ## Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, Munjya has approximately 98.35 crores gross (83.30 crores net) in India and an estimated 4.25 crores overseas for 102.60 crores worldwide gross through the third Sunday. It is the second movie in Maddock Films' horror-comedy universe to reach the 100 crores mark after Stree (182 crores).## Starring Abhay Verma, and Sharvari Wagh, Munjya is in the race to top 100 crores net collection. It is expected to reach around 90 crores mark by the end of the second week and then, the race to the century mark will begin thereafter. It will be a major competition next week in the form of Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD which releases on June 27. ## Munjya is the 4th film in the horror-comedy universe of producer Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films after Stree, Roohi, and Bhediya. In the movie, a young man's visit to his native village unveils a family secret and a vengeful spirit, the Munjya, who wants to get married. Now the young man must fight to protect himself and his love from Munjya's clutches.## Stay tuned...

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Director Atlee To Bring Superstars Rajinikanth and Salman Khan For A 2-Hero Action Entertainer: Report
721 days ago
Bollywood

Director Atlee To Bring Superstars Rajinikanth and Salman Khan For A 2-Hero Action Entertainer: Report

Mumbai, June 24 - Tamil director Atlee Kumar is looking to finalize his next film after delivering a massive blockbuster in the form of superstar Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Jawan last year. The filmmaker was supposed to follow with a film with Allu Arjun but he has reportedly backed out. ## After Allu Arjun pulled out of the film, Atlee reportedly approached superstar Salman Khan for his next which is said to be a 2-hero action entertainer. Now, according to the report by Bollywood Hungama, the filmmaker has approached megastar Rajinikanth to headline the film with Salman. ## It is said that the formal meeting of Atlee, Rajinikanth, and Salman Khan will happen next month and things are expected to turn out positive. "Sun Pictures will be producing the film and they share a family-like bond with superstar Rajinikanth. Atlee on the other hand has been in touch with Salman Khan for the last two years. They are confident to get both Rajinikanth and Salman Khan on board", says the report. ## If this once-in-a-generation collaboration gets finalised, the makers are aiming to take the movie on floors by the end of this year. Salman Khan is currently shooting for AR Murugadoss' Sikandar while Rajinikanth will soon start Lokesh Kanagaraj's Coolie. He also has multi-starrer Vettaiyan, scheduled to release in October this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide
721 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide

Mumbai, June 24 - Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing film of 2024 within just 2 weeks, beating the entire worldwide collection of Warner Bros. Pictures' Dune: Part 2 as the animated coming-of-age heading towards becoming the first billion-dollar grosser of the year. ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) has had an excellent second weekend at the domestic (North America) and worldwide box office with $264+ million, taking its total global cume to $724+ million (6050 crores) in just 12 days, beating Dune 2's $711 million final run. ## IO2 scored $100 million in its second weekend in North America, becoming the first animated movie and 7th overall to do so. The total domestic collection reached $355 million (2965 crores) and the lifetime domestic total is projected to finish around $650 million. ## Overseas, the movie has grossed $369 million (3085 crores) after adding another huge $164+ million in the second weekend. Mexico is the biggest overseas market for the movie with $64 million, followed by the UK with $29.2 million, and Korea with $29 million. In India, the movie has grossed approximately 20 crores ($2.4 million) in 10 days so far. ## Inside Out 2 is projected to finish its worldwide run around $1.5 billion, which will put it among the top 3 highest-grossing animated movies of all time. The first Inside Out film $857 million worldwide in 2015 and it is currently the 20th biggest animated grosser. ## Stay tuned...

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'Kalki 2898 AD' Advance Booking Off To Flying Start In India
722 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' Advance Booking Off To Flying Start In India

Hyderabad, June 23 - The Prabhas-mania has begun as the advance booking of the highly-anticipated Pan India movie Kalki 2898 AD is off to a flying start in the Telugu states with tickets getting sold like hotcakes. ## The full-fledged pre-sales of the sci-fi epic, directed by Nag Ashwin, were opened on the evening of June 23 in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. As we speak, the movie has already sold over 200K tickets through the ticketing portal, Book My Show only (will bring a detailed report soon). ## The response pre-sales is currently getting was expected in South India, especially in Telugu states as Prabhas is arguably one of the biggest movie stars with massive fan-following. In North India, where Prabhas easily has the biggest fan base among the South Indian actors, the pre-sales are opening gradually and the initial response is limited. ## Kalki 2898 AD will be aiming the record pre-sales for an Indian movie and if the initial response is anything to go by, it is definitely in the race to do so. However, a lot will depend on how the Hindi version fairs as most of the major Pan India movies in recent times have done very well in Hindi. ## 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: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' On Course To Top 100 Crores Gross Worldwide
722 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' On Course To Top 100 Crores Gross Worldwide

Chennai, June 23 - The Tamil film industry is bouncing back with back-to-back box office success, however, the industry is yet to score its first 100 crores grosser worldwide in 2024. Horror-comedy, Aranmanai 4 came very close to the mark but fell a little short at approximately 99.50 crores gross. ## The second half of 2024 looking bright for Kollywood with multiple potential blockbusters lined up for release, but ahead of that, the industry may score its first 100 crore grosser in the form of Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja which is simply unstoppable at the moment. ## Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, Maharaja has grossed an estimated 75 crores at the worldwide box office, including 55.75 crores in India and 19.25 crores overseas in just 9 days so far and is in a very good position to enter the 100 crores gross club in the coming days. It has already become the second biggest Tamil grosser of the year with its 10th day's collection, beating Ayalaan's approximately 76.60 crores gross. ## Produced by Passion Studios, The Route, and Think Studios, Maharaja stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli, Bharathiraja, Divya Bharathi and others in the supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Pan India Superstar Prabhas' Movies At The Hindi Box Office
723 days ago
Tollywood

Pan India Superstar Prabhas' Movies At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, June 22 - No actor from South India has dominated the North India box office more than Prabhas, arguably the biggest Indian star at the Pan India level. He has been one of the major reasons for popularizing the term, Pan India in the modern era. ## There have been 9 South Indian films to enter the 100 crores net club in Hindi language and 5 of them are headlined by Prabhas. Including Baahubali, the actor has done 6 movies so far and except for Radhe Shyam, all the films emerged as successes in Hindi, making him the only South Indian origin star to do so. ## It all began with maverick director SS Rajamouli's Baahubali - The Beginning back in 2015 when the movie broke the language barrier and left an everlasting mark at the Hindi box office by becoming the first-ever South Indian movie to cross the 100 crores net collection in the dubbed Hindi version. ## Have a look at the performance of Prabhas' films in the Hindi language since Baahubali - ## 1. Baahubali (2015) - The epic action drama was a huge success with 118.50 crores net (150+ crores gross) collection in Hindi while the worldwide collection was 650 crores in all languages. It was the movie which paved the way for arguably the biggest Indian blockbuster of the 21st century, Baahubali 2 The Conclusion. ## 2. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion (2017) - The continuation of the first part, Baahubali 2 shattered box office records, left, right, and centre to emerge a monster blockbuster. The movie earned over 1000 crores net collection in all languages (the only Indian film to do so), including 511 crores net in Hindi. It is the most-watched movie of the 21st century in the Hindi language with approximately 5.25 crores of footfalls.## 3. Saaho (2019) - After Baahubali films, Prabhas' popularity was at an all-time high and this also led to massive expectations from him to continue delivering at the box office. It came Saaho which was termed non-successful despite grossing over 450 crores worldwide. However, it continued Prabhas' success streak in Hindi in which it scored approximately 146 crores in net collection, making it the third straight movie of the actor to cross the 100 crores mark. ## 4. Radhe Shyam (2022) - After Saaho, the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world starting in 2020 and the box office dipped to an all-time low not just in India but everywhere. Radhe Shyam was one of the Pan India movies to get released during the pandemic so there weren't many expectations from it at the box office as far as the Hindi version is concerned. It failed miserably by scoring just around 20 crores net in Hindi and was also a major disaster worldwide with just around 150 crores gross. ## 5. Adipurush (2023) - A film which could have challenged Baahubali 2's footfalls in Hindi, but failed miserably due to the poor attempt at the epic Ramayana. It was a box office failure with a worldwide collection of under 400 crores gross but managed to bring Prabhas back into 100 crores net club in Hindi, scoring approximately 148 crores net. ## 6. Salaar Part 1 (2023) - It was the first movie of Prabhas to emerge overall success since Baahubali 2 with a worldwide gross collection of over 600 crores. In Hindi, it crossed the 150 crores net mark and is currently Prabhas' second biggest grosser in the dubbed version with 153 crores net.## The next up for Prabhas is director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic mixed with mythology, Kalki 2898 AD which is scheduled to release on June 27. It has been one of the most anticipated Pan India movies of the year and the excitement is at its peak ahead of the release. As far as the Hindi version of the movie is concerned, it is expected to take a very good start but if it manages to get positive word of mouth, then it could make really big at the box office.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details
723 days ago
Kollywood

Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, June 22 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is set to hit the big screens on June 27 amid massive expectations. The second trailer, which was launched on June 21, has raised excitement among the fans and trade which is expecting the movie to do wonders at the box office. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has managed to do a huge worldwide theatrical business as the makers locked record deals for all major areas. According to T2BLive.com, the worldwide business of the film has been valued at 370 crores with a break-even target is 372 crores. ## Kalki will need to score over 700 crores gross collection to emerge as a clean hit and if it does not reach its target mark, the makers will need to return the balance amount to buyers to make for their losses, however, the film is expected to project to become one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema.## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Kalki 2898 AD theatrical business has been valued at 168 crores, including 65 crores in Nizam, 27 crores in Ceeded, 21 crores in UA, 14 and 10 crores in East and West, respectively, 12 crores each for Guntur and Krishna and 7 crores for Nallore area. It will need to gross 270+ crores in AP-TG to break even. ## The North India theatrical business has been valued at 85 crores (170 crores gross), followed by 28 crores for Karnataka, 16 crores for Tamil Nadu, and 6 crores for Kerala while the overseas business is 70 crores. It is the highest-ever pre-release theatrical business for a Prabhas-starrer, beating Baahubali 2 which managed to score 350 crores business in 2017. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki is expected to take one of the biggest openings for an Indian movie, and the rest, will depend on word of mouth to reach its box office target. The last movie of Prabhas, Salaar did well at the worldwide box office and the same is expected from Kalki. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Rockstar' Re-Release Earns 7+ Crore Gross In 35 Days
724 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Rockstar' Re-Release Earns 7+ Crore Gross In 35 Days

Mumbai, June 21 - Director Imtiaz Ali's musical romantic drama Rockstar is considered one of the finest films of Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor. Released in 2011, Rockstar won several national and international awards but was deemed average at the box office with a worldwide gross collection of around 110 crores. ## Rockstar gained popularity over the years and it has been more than a month since it was re-released in theatres and is safe to say that the movie has become a force at the box office on the limited showcasing which kept increasing week after week due to demand. ## The movie was re-released on over just 8 shows but due to high demand, it is currently playing on over 400+ shows daily. In 35 days, Rockstar has grossed approximately 7.50 crores (6.50 crores net) with a total of 9000+ shows played so far. The collection of the movie kept increasing with every passing week. ## The 5th-week collection of Rockstar re-release is approximately 2.65 crores gross (2.25 crores net) which is almost 3x of the original 5th-week run. The same trend is expected to remain for at least one more week as the movie is looking to score well over 10+ crores gross. ## Including the original collection (without inflation) with the re-release collection, Rockstar has crossed 115 crores worldwide, including 91+ crores at the domestic box office. The movie has emerged as a big success upon its re-release and it will encourage other films to follow suit. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Pre-Sales Crosses $2 Million For North America Premieres
724 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Pre-Sales Crosses $2 Million For North America Premieres

Los Angeles, June 21 - The sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is heading for a massive start at the North American box office as the countdown begins for the release. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the movie releases on June 27 with premieres scheduled for a day prior. ## The Prabhas-fronted epic is looking to take the biggest opening for an Indian movie in North America after the pre-sales of the film crossed $2 million from over 3600 shows for the premiere with 5 days still left for the first show to start. ## According to Gulte.com, Kalki 2898 AD has sold over 69.6K tickets for $2.06 million (17.20 crores) for the North American premiere. This includes $1.88 million in the USA and $180.7K in Canada. It has crossed the final pre-sales of Prabhas' Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire and is on course to an all-time top 2 premiere day. The overall pre-sales of the movie is nearing $2.5 million (20.90 crores) for all days. ## 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: Mammootty's 'Turbo' Earns 72 Crore Gross Worldwide In 4 Weeks
724 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: Mammootty's 'Turbo' Earns 72 Crore Gross Worldwide In 4 Weeks

Kochi, June 21 - Malayalam superstar Mammootty will have to wait a little longer to score his first 100 crores worldwide grosser as his action-comedy Turbo, which looked promising early on, will finish well below the 100 crores mark but has done enough to earn the hit status. ## Directed by Vysakh, Turbo has grossed an estimated 71.50+ crores at the worldwide box office in 4 weeks (29 days). In India, the movie has minted 39.50+ crores gross while the overseas collection is around 32 crores.## Turbo started on a promising note, grossing over 7 crores on opening day and 21+ crores gross in the 4-day first weekend in India. The movie finished its first full week with 29+ crores gross in India and 57.50+ crores worldwide. After the first week, Turbo looked like it would touch the 100 crores mark but mixed reviews and word of mouth came to dent its chances. ## The movie dropped heavily in the second week (-74%) and couldn't recover from this as it is now nearing its box office run after grossing just 70 lakh in the 4th week in India. Worldwide, the movie is heading towards finishing around 73 crores gross. ## Turbo is currently the 7th highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2024 and it will finish with the same position for now. For Mammootty, it is his third-biggest grosser after Bheeshma Parvam (88.20 crores) and Kannur Squad (82 crores) at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kartik Aaryan's 'Chandu Champion' Scored A Low First Week
724 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Kartik Aaryan's 'Chandu Champion' Scored A Low First Week

Mumbai, June 21 - Kartik Aaryan-fronted biographical sports drama Chandu Champion has had a low first week, scoring 35+ crores net collection. The first-week collection of the movie is lower than the 2 weeks old horror-comedy Munjya's opening week collection which pretty much tells the story. ## Directed by Kabir Khan, Chandu Champion opened to positive reviews and word of mouth but things didn't go the way makers would have hoped for after receiving rave reviews, and as a result, it performed below the expectations. ## Post the COVID-19 pandemic, Chandu Champion has had the second lowest first-week scorer for Kartik Aaryan, ahead of just Shehzada which minted approximately 27.35 crores net first-week and 32 crores lifetime collection. Chandu Champion will need to perform well in the second week to go past the 50 crores net mark. ## First week collection of Kartik Aaryan-starrer post pandemic - ## 1. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - 92 crores net approx.## 2. Satyaprem Ki Katha - 46.50 crores approx.## 3. Chandu Champion - 35.25 crores approx.## 4. Shehzada - 27.35 crores approx.## Produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Kabir Khan Films, Chandu Champion is based on the life of India's first Paralympics gold medallist Murlikant Petkar, a man who faced one adversary after another with an undying spirit. His unwavering zeal and never-give-up attitude led to India's first individual gold medal in any form of the Olympics. ## Stay tuned...

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