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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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only
975 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only

Kochi, October 15 - Thalapathy Vijay is about to make box office history for Tamil cinema. The superstar's upcoming action drama Leo is on course to re-write many records, and one of them to emerge as the biggest opener ever for a Tamil title. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" is certain to open 100+ crores worldwide and how far it can go remains to see. Meanwhile, the film is set to become the biggest opening day grosser in the Kerala state and it will do it with the pre-sales only. ## "Leo" has scored approximately 5.50 crores advance booking gross collection in Kerala state so far, and by tomorrow, it will cross the opening day gross of "KGF: Chapter 2", which is currently the biggest first day grosser with 7.40 crores, to emerge the biggest opener ever there for any film. ## The highly-anticipated movie is also certain to become the first double-digit opening-day grosser in God's own country, a record which is likely to stay for a long time. There are still more than 3 days left for the first show, which will commence as early as 4 AM on October 19 in Kerala. ## "Leo" will get approximately 3,000 shows on the first day which is the widest release ever in the state of Kerala. Thalapathy Vijay is the most loved superstar in the state and he is getting the treatment he deserves from his fans.## Stay tuned...

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Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Movie Scores Massive $95+M Opening Weekend At The North American Box Office
975 days ago
Hollywood

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Movie Scores Massive $95+M Opening Weekend At The North American Box Office

Los Angeles, October 15 - America's pop singing sensation, Taylor Swift announced her arrival as a new box office queen.## Swift's The Eras Tour concert film opened to a mighty $95 million - $97 million at the domestic (North America) opening weekend box office, as per Variety. Depending on the final collection, the 3-hour movie has the potential to set an October box office record, which is currently held by 2019's "Joker" with $96 million.## The film was announced just 6 weeks ago by distributor AMC Theatres and the wasn't even promoted on-ground, relying on Taylor Swift's massive social media fan following. It was originally supposed to be released on October 13, Friday, but Swift surprised fans by bringing it a day early with shows beginning at 6 PM.## With the film's opening weekend gross collection itself, "The Eras Tour" becomes the highest-grossing concert film in domestic (NA) box office history, surpassing the entire $73 million run of "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" in 2011. ## "The Eras Tour" movie will only play in theatres on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as Team Swift wants the film to be experienced with a packed crowd rather than half-empty auditoriums on other days. The movie is riding high with critics' reviews with a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes while the audience gave it an A+ CinemaScore. ## Stay tuned...

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Deepika Padukone Officially Joins Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed
975 days ago
Bollywood

Deepika Padukone Officially Joins Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed

Mumbai, October 15 - Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has officially joined filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Singham Again, fronted by Ajay Devgn. This marks Deepika's debut in Shetty's ambitious cop universe, including Ranveer Singh's "Simmba" and Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi". ## Directed by Shetty, the third instalment of the Singham franchise is currently in production and the shoot is going on in Hyderabad at a brisk pace. Deepika is said to be playing an extended cameo role as Lady Singham while it also stars Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh, reprising their roles as Veer Sooryavanshi and Simmba. ## The makers took to social media and shared the first-look poster of Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham. ## Welcoming Lady Singham @deepikapadukone aka #ShaktiShetty 🔥#SinghamAgain#DeepikaPadukone @RSPicturez @ADFFilms @RelianceEnt #Cinergy pic.twitter.com/A9mXbslUJj— Jio Studios (@jiostudios) October 15, 2023 ## The movie is produced by Rohit Shetty, in association with Ajay Devgn, Jio Studios and Reliance Entertainment. The highly-anticipated film also marks the cop universe debut of Tiger Shroff (cameo) and Arjun Kapoor who plays the main villain role along with Jackie Shroff. Kareena Kapoor also returns to reprise her role from Singham Returns. ## "Singham Again" or "Singham 3" will be released on August 15, 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavath Kesari' Worldwide Pre-Release Theatrical Business Details
975 days ago
Tollywood

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavath Kesari' Worldwide Pre-Release Theatrical Business Details

Hyderabad, October 15 - Veteran Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna teamed with director Anil Ravipudi for the first time on the action drama Bhagavanth Kesari. Produced by Shine Screens, the movie has Kajal Aggarwal, Sreeleela and Arjun Rampal (Telugu debut) in prominent roles.## "Bhagavanth Kesari" is carrying good buzz among the fans as well as trade. NBK is coming after two back-to-back big hits in the form of "Akhanda" and "Veera Simha Reddy" which are also his only two films to cross the 100 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office. Anil Ravipudi too has proved his mettle with films like "Sarileru Neekevvaru" and "F2 & F3", so the combo of the actor and director is working well in the trade. ## The upcoming movie, which is scheduled to hit theatres on October 19, is among the top movies of NBK in terms of the pre-release theatrical business. According to a report by Track Tollywood, the film has done a pre-release business of around 70 crores worldwide. ## The Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) rights are said to be sold for 59 crores, including 15 crores for the Nizam area. The Rest of India theatrical rights have been done at approximately 4.50 crores while overseas business is around 6 crores. The movie will need to score 70 crores share or 110+ crores gross worldwide to break even and emerge as a clean hit. ## "Bhagavanth Kesari" will have to face stiff competition from the fellow Telugu movie "Tiger Nageswara Rao", slated on October 20, and Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" (dubbed) on October 19. ## Stay tuned...

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Indian Box Office Attracts 6+ Million Footfalls On National Cinema Day 2023
976 days ago
Bollywood

Indian Box Office Attracts 6+ Million Footfalls On National Cinema Day 2023

Mumbai, October 14 - The Multiplex Association Of India (MAI) said in a statement that National Cinema Day 2023 attracted an estimated 6+ million (60+ lakh) footfalls at the Indian box office on October 13. The second NCD received a big thumbs-up from moviegoers on over 4000 screens nationwide. ## The National Cinema Day 2022 scored 6.5 million (65 lakh) footfalls and was a massive success after the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the ticket prices were kept as low as Rs. 75 for NCD while this year the prices were increased to Rs. 99 per ticket for this particular day.## The participating theatre chains on NCD 2023, included PVRINOX, Cinepolis, Miraj, Mukta A2, Movie Time, Wave, M2K, MovieMax, Rajhans, NY Cinemas, and Delite, among many others which offered movie ticket prices for Rs. 99 for the whole day and for any movie.## The biggest gainers on NCD 2023 were Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster "Jawan", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", Excel Entertainment's comic caper "Fukrey 3", Telugu comedy "Mad", and Mammootty's "Kannur Squad", among others. The 6+ million footfalls on October 13 also make it the second most attainted day of 2023 in theatres. ## MAI is happy to confirm that the second edition of National Cinema Day this year received a big thumbs up from the cinemagoers across the country with a record number of 6+ million moviegoers visiting their local cinema yesterday.#NationalCinemaDay2023 pic.twitter.com/xLSCOGrSTi— Multiplex Association Of India (@MAofIndia) October 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office
976 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, October 14 - Less than a week left for Thalapathy Vijay's highly-anticipated action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie marks the second collaboration between the actor and director after the blockbuster "Master" which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, so there are high expectations from the upcoming movie. ## "Leo", produced by Seven Screen Studio, is targeting no less than a record-breaking and historic opening at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. In India, the film will receive the widest release ever for a Tamil title. Though the movie will not receive early morning screenings in the home state, Tamil Nadu, it is still certain to score a record-breaking opening. ## The trade is buzzing with the high possibilities and is projecting "Leo" to score at least 60 crores gross opening day at the domestic box office. If opens to the predicated lines, it will be the second biggest Tamil opener ever domestically, after Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0". ## Overseas, "Leo" is trending well above all other films and is certain to become the biggest Tamil overseas opener ever. The advance booking of the film is running riot in international markets as trade is projecting a minimum of $6 million (50 crores) on opening day, for worldwide 110+ crores start. ## The opening of "Leo" will be the biggest ever for a Tamil movie as no other film has touched the 100 crores mark previously. Rajinikanth and Akshay's "2.0" is believed to be the biggest opener at 95 crores worldwide and this record is certain to be broken by "Leo". ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages, in regular as well as the IMAX format in Tamil version. ## Stay tuned...

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National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj', And 'Jawan' Score 15 Crore Net Collection
977 days ago
Bollywood

National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj', And 'Jawan' Score 15 Crore Net Collection

Mumbai, October 14 - The National Cinema Day 2023 witnessed a very good response as a large number of audiences thronged to cinemas to watch the movies at a price as low as Rs. 99 per ticket. The major running films scored a big jump in footfalls as well as in collection. ## Bollywood particularly has a very good outing today as almost all the films scored a big jump, including the comic caper "Fukrey 3", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", and Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan". The combined collection of these three films scored an estimated 15+ crores net which is fantastic.## "Fukrey 3" has its 16th day at the box office today, and thanks to NCD, it scored a jump of over 400% for an estimated 5.25 crores net collection. This takes its total collection to over 86.50 crores net, keeping the movie in the race to top 100 crores net lifetime collection.## Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", which has otherwise been a dismal show so far, got the full use of NCD 2023 and scored an estimated 5 crores net on its 8th day/second Friday, jumping around 300% from yesterday's collection. This pushes to total collection to around 23.50 crores net in 8 days which is still a low total.## The action thriller "Jawan" has truly been a sensational blockbuster. Today is the movie's 6th Friday/37th day, and thanks to NCD, it jumped over 550% for an estimated 5 crores net collection, pushing the total collection to around 632.50 crores net in 37 days.## It will be interesting to see if the makers opt for similar ticket prices going forward as it could hugely benefit the overall collection, especially to "Mission Raniganj" which is scoring much with normal prices. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office
977 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office

London, October 13 - After becoming the biggest Tamil opening day grosser ever, Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited Leo goes a step further to emerge as the biggest Indian opener at the UK box office in advance booking itself, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan".## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" has so far grossed £320.5K (3.25 crores) advance booking collection for the opening day with 6 days still to go for the release. SRK's mega-blockbuster "Pathaan" was previously the biggest Indian opener in the UK with £319K, which it scored in January this year. ## Interestingly, in the top 5 biggest Indian openers at the UK box office, "Leo" is the only non-Bollywood movie. SRK's latest blockbuster "Jawan" is the third on the list with £307K, followed by Salman Khan's "Sultan" (£270K), and SRK's "Chennai Express" (£358K).## "Leo" is having an excellent pre-sales response everywhere at the overseas box office and it is certain to emerge as the biggest Tamil opener of all time at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. It could also become the first Tamil movie to score 100+ crores in opening day gross collection worldwide. ## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" stars Thalapathy Vijay in the titular role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, and Mysskin, among others. It will have record wide release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format, only in Tamil language.## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Release Date Locked On Diwali Day, November 12
977 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Release Date Locked On Diwali Day, November 12

Mumbai, October 13 - Superstar Salman Khan's highly-awaited spy action thriller Tiger 3 has been locked to release on the day of the Diwali festival, on November 12, according to Pinkvilla. ## There have been many speculations around the release date of the movie. It was previously reported that the makers were looking to release the movie on either November 10 or 13, but now, it has been locked on November 12 in India as well as internationally.## It will have a Sunday release on Diwali, a unique strategy adopted by Yash Raj Films keeping everything in mind. "The release of Tiger 3 will coincide with Diwali and YRF is looking to adopt a unique pattern for the film's release. The studio is looking to maximise the benefit of the long holiday period. ## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" is said to be the biggest film in the YRF Spy Universe and it is set after the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War", and "Pathaan". The movie marks the return of Salman Khan as RAW agent Tiger aka Avinash Singh Rathore alongside Katrina Kaif as ISI agent Zoya. Emraan Hashmi is playing the main antagonist role. ## "Tiger 3" will be released on November 12, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'The Marvels' Early Box Office Projections Revealed
977 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel Studios 'The Marvels' Early Box Office Projections Revealed

Los Angeles, October 13 - Marvel Studios' highly anticipated film The Marvels, starring Brie Larson, is tracking a lower-than-expected opening at the domestic (North America) box office. The movie is a sequel to 2019's "Captain Marvel" which was a massive box-office blockbuster.## Directed by Nia DaCosta, "The Marvels" is the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) Phase 5, and the first since "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" in May 2023. Being a sequel to a highly successful blockbuster, the upcoming movie carries big expectations as far as the box office is concerned but the early projections are indicating otherwise.## According to Box Office Pro, the superhero sequel is tracking to earn $50 million - $75 million in the domestic (North America) opening weekend, which is less than half of $153.4 million opening of 2019's "Captain Marvel". The pre-sales of the movie are legging much behind "GoTG3" and "Ant-Man 3" which opened over $100 million each. ## MCU has been experiencing lacklustre box office response of late. It is still early, but if the lower-end box office projections of "The Marvels" don't improve then it will be a major setback for the movie, given the fact that its predecessor grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. ## "The Marvels" is a continuation of the television miniseries "Ms. Marvel" (2022), and the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, alongside Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Samuel L. Jackson.## In the film, Danvers, Rambeau, and Kamala team up after they begin swapping places with each other every time they use their powers. The movie is scheduled to release on November 10, 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj' and 'Jawan' Set For Big Gains
978 days ago
Bollywood

National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj' and 'Jawan' Set For Big Gains

Mumbai, October 12 - The National Cinema Day 2023 is set to welcome Indian patrons to watch the movies on the big screens at prices as low as Rs. 99 on October 13. NCD was a big success last year which saw over 6 million people visit theaters to watch the films and the same is expected this time as well. ## As far as the Bollywood movies are concerned, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Jawan", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", and comic caper "Fukrey 3" are set for big gains. All three films have combined sold over 5 lakh tickets for tomorrow and the numbers are increasing rapidly with each passing hour. ## Action thriller "Jawan" has already completed 5 weeks with a domestic gross collection of around 745 crores till now. The NCD 2023 will give the audiences a chance to watch this mega-blockbuster on the big screen at such low prices. The movie has sold over 3 lakh tickets for NCD.## Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj" has a dismal show so far with a domestic gross collection of just 21.50 crores in 7 days. The advance booking for NCD, however, is excellent as it has sold around 3.25 lakh tickets which is excellent for a film performing low at the box office.## "Fukrey 3" is leading the advance booking with around 4 lakh tickets for NCD which is its 16th day. It has so far grossed around 96 crores in India and after NCD, collection will be around 100 crores gross. ## The overall collection of the aforementioned three films can be double what they earned yesterday, a day before NCD. The main objective of NCD is to attract non-regular cinema-going audiences to theatres and in this pursuit, "Jawan", "Mission Raniganj", and "Fukrey 3" are looking to succeed. It will be interesting to see if all the movies can match the footfalls of last year's NCD which was widely celebrated. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Streaming Date Revealed On Netflix
978 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Streaming Date Revealed On Netflix

Mumbai, October 12 - The heroic box office run of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan is continuing to march ahead as the movie is nearing 1125 crores globally. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the movie was released on September 7, and since then, it has been unstoppable.## "Jawan" has completed five weeks at the box office and it is still minting around 1 crore collection in India each day. It has been one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time and the same is expected after its digital release on Netflix. ## According to the latest reports, the action thriller film will start streaming on Netflix on November 2, 2023, on the occasion of Shah Rukh Khan's birthday. "Jawan's" post-theatrical streaming right was sold for over 150 crores to Netflix, making it the biggest post-theatrical streaming deal ever in India.## The movie will start streaming on Netflix after 8 weeks of the theatrical release. Netflix usually sign deals with studios to secure a 4-week theatrical window, a move which is becoming common for South Indian movies. "Jawan" is one of the rare films to have an 8-week post-theatrical deal with the streamer. ## Produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment, the movie stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son doppelgängers who team up to rectify corruption in society. Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover, among others, feature in key roles, while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play cameo roles.## Stay tuned...

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