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: OMG 2 Second Monday Early Estimates
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 21 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama OMG 2 has a drop of around 70% today on its second Monday which is a bit higher but the overall collection remains decent considering various factors.## Directed by Amit Rai, OMG 2 scored an estimated 3.75 crores net collection on its second Monday/11th day. This takes the total collection to around 117.50 crores net to date. The trend in multiplex centers is strong while mass centers continue to perform low for the movie.## OMG 2 will reach around 125 crores net mark by the end of the second week. The movie will have additional competition in the coming weekend in the form of Dream Girl 2, however, it should be able to retain maximum screens, especially in multiplexes.## It will be interesting to see if OMG 2 can go near the 150 crores mark as that should be its target from now on. Nonetheless, the movie has already emerged as a big box-office success against all odds and should add another 20-30 crores or maybe more to its total which will be a fantastic result. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar Part 1 - Ceasefire' Post-Production Shifts To A New Location
1030 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar Part 1 - Ceasefire' Post-Production Shifts To A New Location

Bengaluru, August 21 - Piracy has been a big issue for the film industry as it has become a challenge for filmmaker to keep their projects safe from getting leaked in parts. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", which is scheduled to release on September 7, has faced such challenges as many set pics as well as video clips have been leaked online, and to prevent such things, makers had to take a legal route.## Prabhas-fronted "Salaar Part 1 - Ceasefire", which is probably the biggest Pan India movie of the year at the moment, has reportedly shifted the post-production to a different place to safeguard the movie. According to Pinkvilla, "Jawan" leakage made other filmmakers aware and they are now taking extra steps in this regard.## "It's a formidable task to safeguard films' scenes and visuals as the leaks can originate from anywhere, despite all the implemented protections. Director Prashanth Neel has adopted a robust approach to protect the content of Salaar while it's in post-production. He has relocated all post-production activities to Basroor village in Karnataka, where the studio of the film's music director, Ravi Basrur, is located", says the report.## Directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films, "Salaar - Ceasefire" is just a little over a month to go. The makers haven't started the fill-fledged promotions which are expected to begin from early September. The teaser was recently launched and the team is now working on the trailer which is expected to be released in the first week of September.## "Salaar" features Prabhas in the title role alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Tinnu Anand, and Sriya Reddy, among others in key roles. The movie is scheduled to release on September 28, in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara 2' Shooting Details Revealed
1030 days ago
Sandalwood

Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara 2' Shooting Details Revealed

Bengaluru, August 21 - In 2022, the Kannada film industry had a major box office success besides Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 in the form of an action thriller "Kantara". Rishab Shetty's directorial movie, which also featured Shetty in the lead role, grossed over 400 crores worldwide against a budget of just around 15 crores. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" is one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian cinema of all time, and very rightly so, the second part of the movie was also officially confirmed earlier this year. Now, according to Pinkvilla, "Kantara 2" will go on floors in November this year in Mangalore.## The script work of the movie has been completed and the makers are now busy with the pre-production work. "While the first part was shot in Shetty's hometown in Kandapura, Kantara 2 will prominently be shot in Mangalore. This location encompasses the required elements of jungle, land, and water as dictated by the script", says the report.## The movie will be shot over a period of 4 months on a bigger scale than the first part. The film has got bigger in budget and cast as well this time as makers plan to make it a proper Pan India blockbuster. "Kantara 2" is a prequel that explores the backstory of the folklore featured in the first part. The hyper-local story will delve into the origin of the deity, Panjurli Daiva.## "Kantara" was a massive success in Hindi as well with a gross collection approx. 100 crores, making it the second highest-grossing Kannada movie in the Hindi language. It is also the second biggest Kannada movie of all time at the worldwide box office, behind KGF 2. ## "Kantara 2" is expected to release in late 2024 in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan To Play Army Officer In Director Vishnu Vardhan's Next, To Be Produced By Karan Johar?
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan To Play Army Officer In Director Vishnu Vardhan's Next, To Be Produced By Karan Johar?

Mumbai, August 21 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has reportedly locked his next film with director Vishnu Varadhan and it will be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It was recently reported that the shoot of the movie will commence in November this year while it will be hitting cinemas on Christmas 2024.## Now, according to Bollywood Hungama, the superstar will be playing an Army officer in Vishnu Vardhan's next. It is said that Salman Khan will be working towards attaining a perfect body type and physique for the film and will be sporting an Army Cut, the look he was spotted in recently during an event.## Vishnu Vardhan's last directorial, "Shershaah" (2021), starring Sidharth Malhotra, was also an army-based movie, a biographical war film based on the life of PVC Vikram Batra, martyred during the Kargil War. The movie was a direct-to-digital release that won critical acclaim. ## The upcoming movie of Vishnu Vardhan will be Salman Khan's immediate next after the highly-awaited "Tiger 3" which is slated for Diwali release this year. Meanwhile, Salman-Vishnu Vardhan's maiden collaboration will be clashing with Akshay Kumar's "Welcome 3" which was recently announced to release on Christmas 2024.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Oppenheimer Becomes The 5th Biggest Movie of All-Time On IMAX
1030 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Oppenheimer Becomes The 5th Biggest Movie of All-Time On IMAX

Los Angeles, August 21 - Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" has become the 4th highest-grossing film of the director, surpassing "Interstellar" ($715 million) at the worldwide box office. The latest R-rated historical drama has generated $718 million globally through the fifth weekend. ## Meanwhile, "Oppenheimer" is now the fifth highest-grossing movie in the IMAX format of all time. The Cillian Murphy-led movie has generated $146.4 million worldwide, including $80.8 million domestically (North America) and $146.4 million overseas after the 5th weekend.## "Oppenheimer" surpassed the final IMAX gross collection of Marvel Studios' "Avengers Infinity War" which made $143 million in this premium format. James Camron's "Avatar" (2009) and "Avatar: The Way of Water" are the top 2 biggest films in IMAX, followed by "Avengers: Endgame", and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at number 3 and 4, respectively.## Have a look at the IMAX gross collection of the top 5 movies of all time (as of August 20, 2023) - ## 1. Avatar - $256 million (including re-release grosses)## 2. Avatar 2 - $252.2 million## 3. Avengers: Endgame - $220+ million## 4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $215+ million## 5. Oppenheimer - $146.4 million## Interestingly, the top 4 movies in IMAX grossed over $2 billion each overall at the worldwide box office. Avatar is the highest-grossing movie of all time, followed by Endgam, and Avtar 2 as the second and third biggest while The Force Awakens is the fifth highest-grossing movie in the world. Camron's Titanic is the 4th biggest on this list.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Blue Beetle' Scores Second Lowest Opening In The DCEU
1031 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Blue Beetle' Scores Second Lowest Opening In The DCEU

Los Angeles, August 21 - DC Studios' latest superhero movie "Blue Beetle" has a lower opening than expected at the domestic (North America) box office. The movie, however, dethroned Margot Robbie's mega-blockbuster " Barbie" to claim the number 1 spot during the weekend of August 18-20.## "Blue Beetle" scored $25.4 million in its opening weekend, which is the second lowest opening in the modern DC era, ahead of just "Wonder Woman 1984" ($16.7 million) which had a debacle day and date release on HBO Max during the peak of covid-19 pandemic in December 2020.## Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, "Blue Beetle" was expected to project to score $30 million which would have still made it the lowest DC starter in 2023, behind "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" which grossed $30.1 million earlier this year.## At the international box office, "Blue Beetle" starring Xolo Maridueña as the alien symbiote, added $18 million from 63 markets. With $43 million globally, it's one of the softest starts in the history of the DC Cinematic Universe. In India, the movie has one of the lowest superhero openings with just around $720K (6 crores gross) in the 3-day weekend.## The audience word of mouth is positive for the movie with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaScore is B+. The movie, however, will need to perform strong legs going forward to justify its budget which is around $120 million.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates; Rampage Continues
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates; Rampage Continues

Mumbai, August 20 - Mega blockbuster Gadar 2 scored a sensational second weekend at the domestic box office, showing a drop of just around 30% from the first weekend. The second-weekend hold for the movie is nothing short of extraordinary considering the first weekend itself was massive.## The Anil Sharma's directorial movie scored an estimated around 40 crores net on its second Sunday, showing a massive jump of around 30% from Saturday. The jump over the second weekend is massive, especially on Saturday and Sunday where collection nearly jumped by 1.5x from the previous day which is phenomenal.## The second Sunday estimates of the movie take the total collection to around 377 crores, which makes it the 4th highest net-earning movie in Hindi of all time, beating Aamir Khan's Dangal which scored 374 crores net in Hindi languages. The second-weekend collection of Gadar 2 is around 91 crores, which is the highest second weekend of all time by a huge margin.## Gadar 2 will go past 400 crores net mark by the second Tuesday or Wednesday and it will be crossing KGF: Chapter 2 in the third weekend to become the third biggest Hindi movie of all time, behind Pathaan and Baahubali 2. As of now, the movie is on track to become the biggest film in Hindi of all time.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 20 - OMG 2 has a very good second weekend, dropping just around 30% from the first weekend which is a fantastic hold. The movie scored a jump of around 20% on its second Sunday from the second Saturday collection. ## The early estimate suggests a second Sunday/10th-day collection of OMG 2 around 12.50-13 crores net which takes the total collection to over 114 crores net. The second-weekend collection is over 29 crores net which is one of the highest for a mid-budget Bollywood movie this year.## OMG 2 has been excellent in multiplex chains as the majority of its collection has come through those chains while smaller centers continue to remain low due to the domination of Gadar 2. The low performances in single screens have reduced OMG 2 to around its current total otherwise it could have easily around 150 crores net by now. A solo release would have done that for it.## The movie is the first 100 crores net scorer for director Amit Rai as well as Pankaj Tripathi who plays the center role in the movie. Akshay Kumar, who features in the movie in the extended role, delivered his 16th 100 crores movie, joint highest ever with Salman Khan.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1031 days ago
Kollywood

Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, August 20 - Superstar Rajinikanth's latest blockbuster "Jailer", directed by Nelson Dilipkumar has become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time. It surpassed the lifetime collection of 2022's blockbuster "Ponniyin Selvan - 1" (488 crores) on its 11th day. ## "Jailer" has been running riot at the box office since its debut on August 10, and till its second Sunday (11 days), it grossed approximately 507.50 crores worldwide, including 329.50 crores at the domestic box office, and 178 crores overseas collection.## The movie, with its second Sunday collection, has surpassed the 500 crores gross mark, becoming only the second Tamil and sixth South Indian film of all time to achieve this rare milestone. Interestingly, both top 2 Tamil grosser now belong to Rajinikanth as his "2.0", which also has Akshay Kumar in the parral lead, is the number 1 with approximately 745 crores. ## Among the 6 highest-grossing South Indian movies, 3 films have come in the last one-and-a-half years which shows the giant steps taken by non-Bollywood prominent Indian film industries over the last couple of years.## Territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (11 days) -## Tamil Nadu - 150.50 Cr## AP/TG - 68.15 Cr## Karnataka - 55.40 Cr## Kerala - 43.25 Cr## Rest of India - 12.00 Cr## Overseas - 178 Cr## Worldwide - 507+ Cr Stay tuned...

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Superstar Mohanlal's 'Barroz 3D' and 'Malaikottai Vaaliban' Release Date Locked
1031 days ago
Mollywood

Superstar Mohanlal's 'Barroz 3D' and 'Malaikottai Vaaliban' Release Date Locked

Kochi, August 20 - Malayalam superstar Mohanlal finally has confirmed the release date of his long-awaited fantasy "Barroz". The film is directed by Mohanlal who is also playing the main role in the movie that is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. ## "Barroz", which is based on Jijo Punnoose's novel Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure, will be hitting worldwide cinemas on December 21, 2023, during the Christmas week. The movie will reportedly be released in over 60 countries. ## The story of Barroz revolves around a 400-year-old spirit who is assigned to guard D'Gama's treasure which can be handed over to D'Gama's true descendant. The movie is touted to be a fantasy thriller and the core story is provided by the My Dear Kuttichathan fame Jijo Punnoose.## Meanwhile, another highly-anticipated film of Mohanlal, "Malaikottai Vaaliban" will be released in March 2024. It was earlier anticipated to release on Christmas but now, it has been pushed to March next year, on the occasion of Malayali New Year.## The movie is directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and produced by Shibu Baby John, Mohanlal, and Lijo Jose Pellissery. "Malaikottai Vaaliban" is a period action drama film that stars Mohanlal in the lead role alongside Sonalee Kulkarni, and Hareesh Peradi, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Becomes The First Malayalam Movie To Feature On Times Square
1031 days ago
Mollywood

Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Becomes The First Malayalam Movie To Feature On Times Square

New York, August 20 - Dulquer Salmaan's highly-awaited action drama film "King of Kotha" has created history by becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to get featured on New York Times Square billboards. Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, and entertainment hub. ## Zee Studios South took to social media to share the video of "King of Kotha" featuring on Times Square amid hundreds of people present there. "We are still on the lookout for words to describe this epic moment! @dulQuer's #KingOfKotha has made history by becoming the first-ever Malayalam film to hit the prestigious New York Times Square billboards", the studio said in a tweet.## We are still on the lookout for words to describe this epic moment! 🔥@dulQuer’s #KingOfKotha has made history by becoming the first-ever Malayalam film to hit the prestigious New York Times Square billboards.#KOK @AishuL_ @actorshabeer @Prasanna_actor #AbhilashJoshiy… pic.twitter.com/NzCcfUgHph— Zee Studios South (@zeestudiossouth) August 20, 2023 ## "King of Kotha", directed by Abhilash Joshiy, stars Dulquer Salmaan as Kotha Rajendran alias "Raju". It also stars Shabeer Kallarakkal, Prasanna, Gokul Suresh, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nyla Usha, Chemban Vinod Jose, Shammi Thilakan, Saran, and Anikha Surendran in key roles.## The official synopsis of the movie reads, "In a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a transformative turn of events".## Produced by DQ's Wayfarer Films in association with Zee Studios, KOK is scheduled to release on August 24, during the festival of Onam, in Malayalam along with the dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Pre-Release Business Details
1031 days ago
Tollywood

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, August 20 - Veteran Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna is flying high with back-to-back box office success. While the actor's "Akhanda" (2021) became his first 100 crores worldwide grosser, his "Veera Simha Reddy" topped it earlier this year and emerge NBK's biggest grosser yet.## Nandamuri Balakrishna is now gearing up for his next blockbuster, titled "Bhagavanth Kesari". Directed by Anil Ravipudi, the action comedy-drama is one of the most-anticipated Telugu movies of the year. The movie is expected to continue the winning streak for the actor, and considering the hype around it, the makers have been able to fetch record pre-release theatrical business for the same.## According to Telugu media reports, the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) theatrical rights have been sold at approx. 62 crores. Renowned producer Dil Raju is said to have bought Nizam area rights for approx. 14 crores while Ceded area rights are reportedly sold to Abhishek Reddy for approx. 12.50 crores. ## Overall, the worldwide theatrical business of the movie is said to be locked at around 72 crores which is in the same range as "Veera Simha Reddy". "Bhagavanth Kesari" will need to gross 120+ crores worldwide in order to break even, which should be a cakewalk unless it receives poor reception.## "Bhagavanth Kesari" is produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner of Shine Screens banner. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Sreeleela, and Arjun Rampal, who is making his debut in Telugu cinema. The soundtrack and background score is composed by Thaman S.## The movie is scheduled to release on October 19, 2023, on the occasion of Dussehra.## Stay tuned...

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