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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Superstar Yash's Both Blockbuster KGF: Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2 Set Release Date In Japan
1108 days ago
Sandalwood

Superstar Yash's Both Blockbuster KGF: Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2 Set Release Date In Japan

Tokyo, July 11 - Superstar Yash's blockbuster KGF franchise (KGF: Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2) is getting ready to release in Japan this July by Twin Movies which also distributed SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster "RRR" last year and scored a massive blockbuster. ## Twin Movies will release both KGF 1 and KGF 2 simultaneously on July 14. The Japanese version poster and trailer with Japanese language subtitles were released last month confirming the 14th July release. ## Meanwhile, Yash shared a video message to promote both movies among the Japanese audience. The video was shared via Hombale Films' social media accounts. "We are thrilled to announce that the much-awaited release of #KGFChapter1 & #KGFChapter2 is happening in Japan for the FIRST time ever! Experience the breathtaking journey of Rocky Bhai as he rises to power and takes on the world of crime! Mark your calendars and get ready to witness the cinematic marvel that has captured hearts worldwide!", the caption read.## 日本の皆さんこんにちは 🇯🇵Save the Date, #Japan! July 14th is the day! We are thrilled to announce that the much-awaited release of #KGFChapter1 & #KGFChapter2 is happening in Japan for the FIRST time ever! Experience the breathtaking journey of Rocky Bhai as he rises to… pic.twitter.com/Qyq67pyqNT— Hombale Films (@hombalefilms) July 10, 2023 ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, KGF2 was released in April last year and went on to become the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year and 3rd highest of all time with a worldwide gross collection of over 1200 crores. KGF1, which was released in 2018, grossed around 237 crores worldwide and was the highest-grossing Kannada film at that time. ## The franchise tells the story of the "KGF," the "Koral Gold Fields," and the protagonist, Rocky played by Yash. Produced by Hombale Films, the second installment also stars Sanjay Dutt as the main antagonist alongside Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Hits $200+ Million In The Opening Weekend At The Worldwide Box Office
1109 days ago
Hollywood

'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Hits $200+ Million In The Opening Weekend At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, June 4 - Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse scored a stellar opening weekend at the worldwide box office, beating all the expectations. ## The superhero movie was number one this weekend at the domestic (North America) box office with a stunning $120.5 million, more than thrice of the first movie "Into The Spiderverse" which opened to $35+ million in 2018. ## In beating expectations, "Spider-Verse 2" scored the second-biggest domestic opening weekend of the year, behind only "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" which opened at $146 million, also the third-biggest opening weekend for any "Spider-Man" film.## Internationally, the latest blockbuster minted $88 million over 44 markets for a total global cume of $208.6 million opening weekend. The first movie took the start of $56.4 million before finishing its run to an outstanding $384 million worldwide.## The top overseas markets of "Across The Spiderverse" are as follows - China ($17.3M), Mexico ($11.6M), the UK ($11.5M), Australia ($5.3M), Brazil ($3.7M), France ($3.7M), India ($3M), Italy ($2.7M), and Spain ($2.5M). ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' Third Day and 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Fourth Day Early Estimates
1109 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' Third Day and 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Fourth Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 4 - Maddock Films production's comedy-drama Zara Hatke Zara Bachke clocks a very good opening weekend at the domestic box office after seeing another good jump of around 25% on Sunday. ## As per the early estimates, ZHZB scored around 9-9.50 crores net on Sunday, pushing the 3-days opening weekend to over 21.50 crores which is a good result. The movie has the advantage of the buy one get one ticket offer which ends today. ## ZHZB has done well in the opening weekend and now, it all boils down to Monday. If it manages to hold well tomorrow, then the movie has a bright chance to emerge a hit as it will get at least, one more free week run before The Flash and Adipurush arrives in mid-June. ## Just like ZHZB, the animated Hollywood superhero movie Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse has also done well in the 4-day opening weekend by scoring around 21 crores net. On Sunday, it scored around 6.75-7 crores net in all versions.## "Across The Spiderverse" has already grossed more than thrice of the total collection of the first film "Into The Spiderverse" in India. The audience's word of mouth is positive for the movie which should ensure a healthy lifetime total if it holds well on Monday. ## Stay tuned...

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New Leaks Intensify Hype Around Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' With Sandeep Reddy Vanga
1109 days ago
Bollywood

New Leaks Intensify Hype Around Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' With Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Mumbai, June 4 - Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor will soon be seen in director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's gangster drama Animal which is one of the most-anticipated Indian movies of the year. ## The movie has been in production since 2021 and Reddy Vanga is leaving no stone unturned to make it a brutal commercial entertainer. Previously, Ranbir's couple of rugged bearded looks got revealed which created huge hype around the movie, and now, the latest leak gives a different look of the actor. ## Since yesterday morning, Ranbir's charming look from the movie has been going viral on social media which has intensified the already sky-high hype. In the new leaked video, the actor can be seen rocking a lean and clean look wearing a white shirt with a red tie and having a conversation with his director in a classroom.## As per the reports, Ranbir is playing two different characters in the film, including the role of a lecturer, however, the leaked video doesn't clear if he is playing a student or a lecturer. Whatever the role, the new leak has delighted the fans who are now eager to watch more of his this look in the movie. ## Handsome Hunk Ranbir Kapoor from last year's schedule of Animal ♥️#RanbirKapoor pic.twitter.com/iA9U7OVa3I— Ranbir Kapoor Universe (@RanbirKUniverse) June 2, 2023 ## As per the rumored synopsis of "Animal", Ranbir plays the role of a physics teacher who turned into a gangster. Reddy Vanga previously said that "Animal" is the most violent film of him yet and it might invite controversy as well. ## It is produced by T-Series and Vanga's Bhadrakali Pictures and also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Shakti Kapoor in prominent roles. The movie is scheduled to release on August 11 this year in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Becomes The Highest-Rated Comic Book Movie On IMDb
1109 days ago
Hollywood

'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Becomes The Highest-Rated Comic Book Movie On IMDb

Mumbai, June 4 - Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is soaring high with critics and audience ratings apart from conquering the box office numbers worldwide.## The animated superhero flick scored the opening day of the year with $51.80 million Friday which also included Thursday previews. Not just the box office, "Across The Spiderverse" also broke the all-time record for a comic book movie in IMDb ratings. ## Barely a day after its release, "Across the Spider-Verse" climbed its way to the top of IMDb's user ratings. At the time of writing this piece, "Spider-Verse 2" has a 9.1 rating, making it the highest user-rated superhero movie on IMDb. ## Though the number of users who voted for the movie so far is around 33K while other top-rated movies on the platform were voted for by more users, including the second-ranked "The Dark Knight" which has nearly 3 million votes. So, it is likely the ratings might get changed when more users vote for the latest web-slinger blockbuster, but as of now, it is enjoying the title of being the top-rated comic book or superhero movie of all time. ## Have a look at the list of top-rated superhero movies on IMDb## - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 9.1/10## - The Dark Knight - 9.0/10## - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 8.4/10## - Avengers: Endgame - 8.4/10## - Avengers: Infinity War - 8.4/10## - The Dark Knight Rises - 8.4/10## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' Second Day and 'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Third Day Early Estimates
1110 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' Second Day and 'Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse' Third Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 3 - It is proving to be a happy Saturday for the Hindi film industry as Zara Hatke Zara Bachke is showing big gains at the box office as the business is up by over 30%-35% from Friday opening day. ## The comedy-drama film had a good start with 5.49 crores net collection and as per the early estimates, the movie scored around 7-7.50 crores net on its second day/first Saturday. This takes the total collection to approx. 13 crores in two days. ## The fact that trade wasn't expecting ZHZB to put these sorts of collections, 13 crores in two days is something the makers will be really happy with. The buy one get one ticket offer is undoubtedly benefitting the biz which is applicable till Sunday (June 4). ## The Maddock Films production is looking to score 20-22 crores net opening weekend which will be a very good result for ZHZB. The real test of the movie will begin on Monday and if it manages to hold well, the movie has a great chance of emerging as a clean box-office hit. ## Meanwhile, the animated Hollywood superhero movie Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse is also having a good opening weekend. After scoring around 8.20 crores net in the first two days, the movie has scored over 60% jump today for an estimated 6.50-7 crores net.## "Across The Spiderverse" has already crossed the lifetime collection of the first film "Into The Spiderverse" which scored just 6.50 crores net in India in 2018. The latest blockbuster has already scored around 15 crores net in three days and the 4-day weekend is looking to be over 20 crores in all languages. ## Stay tuned...

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A New Action Packed Trailer of 'Adipurush' To Be Launched On June 6
1110 days ago
Bollywood

A New Action Packed Trailer of 'Adipurush' To Be Launched On June 6

Mumbai, June 3 - Director Om Raut's highly-awaited Pan India movie Adipurush is getting ready to release in less than two weeks. The hype around is movie is huge after the positive reception to the trailer, followed by two songs. ## Now, ahead of the release, the makers are gearing up to release the second trailer to give the last push to the already high buzz. According to Pinkvilla, an action-packed 2-minute 27-second trailer of "Adipurush" will be launched on June 6 at a mega event in Tirupati in the presence of fans and the media. ## "While the first trailer was about the emotions of Shri Ram, the second one will dive into the world of big-scale action that the film has to offer. The trailer will focus on the epic battle between Lord Ram and his nemesis, Raavan", says the report.## Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Bhushan Kumar, Om Raut, and others will be there at the event to present the trailer and will kick start the countdown to the film's release and also put forth the details on advance booking which opens next week. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the movie stars Prabhas as lord Ram, Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman. It is scheduled to release on June 16 in multiple languages in 2D and 3D. ## Stay tuned...

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Siddharth Anand and Ayan Mukerji's Remuneration For YRF's 'Tiger Vs Pathaan' and 'War 2' Revealed?
1110 days ago
Bollywood

Siddharth Anand and Ayan Mukerji's Remuneration For YRF's 'Tiger Vs Pathaan' and 'War 2' Revealed?

Mumbai, June 3 - Earlier this year, director Siddharth Anand delivered the biggest blockbuster of his career in the form of "Pathaan" starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie broke many box office records for a Hindi movie and also brought Yash Raj Films into the game after back-to-back flops. ## Before "Pathaan", Siddharth Anand scored a massive blockbuster with YRF's "War" starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. He has now become a bankable asset for the studio and continuing their blockbuster collaboration, YRF has hired him to direct its biggest movie yet, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Tiger vs Pathaan". ## "Tiger vs Pathaan" will start shooting in January 2024 and it will be Anand's third film in the YRF's Spy Universe. According to Bollywood Hungama, the mass filmmaker has been paid a whopping 40 crores remuneration to helm this mega-budget movie. With this, Anand has become the highest-paid director at Yash Raj Films. ## Apart from "Tiger vs Pathaan", YRF is also working on the sequel to "War" which will be directed by Ayan Mukerji who previously directed "Brahmastra Part One - Shiva". It is another massive film in the Spy Universe that will be headlined by Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR who marks his Spy Universe as well as Bollywood debut with this. ## Ayan has proved his capabilities to handle such a mammoth project and YRF is betting big on him to do justice to the franchise and star power involved in it. It was recently reported that Mukerji has been paid a mouth-watering around 32 crores fee to direct "War 2" which makes him one of the highest-paid directors in Bollywood. ## "War 2" will start shooting in November this year and it is said to be the continuation of Salman Khan-fronted "Tiger 3" which releases this Diwali. ## Stay tuned...

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IPL 2023 Sets A New Television Viewership Record On Disney Star
1111 days ago
TV

IPL 2023 Sets A New Television Viewership Record On Disney Star

Mumbai, June 2 - The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has turned out to be a massive blockbuster on television. The recently concluded cricket mega event set a new viewership record on Star Sports chennals. ## As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data shared by the official broadcaster Disney Star, IPL 2023 recorded 496 million (49.6 crores) viewership till the play-off stage on Star Sports, breaking the previous record set during IPL 2020. ## The 496 million viewers spent a total of 40.9 billion minutes in order to watch the tournament on TV and this doesn't include the final match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.## According to the numbers provided by the network (via Outlook India), the Qualifier 2 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans recorded a peak concurrency of 61 million (6.1 crores), making it the most viewed IPL playoff match ever. ## Previously, the highest concurrency (5.6 crores) for the current edition was recorded during the Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans match. The playoff matches recorded a 44% jump compared to the last season. ## Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney Star, said, "We are overjoyed that friends, families & communities have come together to enjoy IPL on Disney Star and want to thank all fans for their overwhelming support".## MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings emerged the winner of this highly successful tournament, beating Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans in the final. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke First Friday/Opening Day Early Estimates
1111 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke First Friday/Opening Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 2 - After the slow start in the morning, Maddock Films' Zara Hatke Zara Bachke picked up well during the day to post a healthy opening day at the box office. ## The movie had scored a decent advance booking which indicated a 3 crores start. However, the buy one get one offer helped the film to do well during the day as early estimates suggest around 5.50 crores net opening day. The number might reach 6 crores net which remains to see. ## Considering the low pre-release buzz, the opening of 5.50-6 crores can be termed very good for a movie featuring Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan. The last theatrical release of Kaushal "Bhoot – Part One" took the opening of 5.10 crores and that was in the pre-pandemic era. ## Should the movie actually open at 5.50 crores or with a little difference here and there, it is good news as the industry really needed the mid-range films to at least, open well before word of mouth comes into the play and ZHZB has been able to do that.## Apart from the buy one get one offer, the trade believes that keeping the low ticket prices has also helped the movie on its opening day and is up for a good opening weekend. It will be interesting to see how it goes after the weekend is over. ## Stay tuned...

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Rana Daggubati Feels Prabhas' 'Project K' Will be Bigger Than 'Baahubali' and 'RRR'
1111 days ago
Tollywood

Rana Daggubati Feels Prabhas' 'Project K' Will be Bigger Than 'Baahubali' and 'RRR'

New Delhi, June 2 - Telugu actor Rana Daggubati believes that superstar Prabhas' upcoming film Project K with director Nag Ashwin will open new territories for Telugu cinema worldwide. ## Daggubati, who played the main antagonist in SS Rajamouli's blockbuster "Baahubali" films, took part in India Today Conclave South 2023 in which he spoke about the growing reputation of the Telugu film industry.## During the event, Rana said that "Project K" has the potential to become the next big thing in Indian cinema and could break boundaries that Rajamouli couldn't with his "Baahubali" and "RRR". "We celebrate each other's cinema fully. Like there is another film called Project K, which Nag Ashwin is directing with Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone, that's a film we are really looking forward to in Telugu", he said.## Both "Baahubali" and "RRR" are considered path-breaking films where the former opened the gate for Telugu cinema to score big in other languages while the latter took things internationally and gave Rajamouli global fame. ## "That film will, I think will, break the boundaries that both Baahubali and RRR haven't done", Rana further said adding "Pushing that boundary to the next edge. I am really looking forward to that film, and it could really become a global film from Telugu (cinema)".## "Project K", which is a sci-fi, is currently in production for January 2024 release. There are reports that the movie may release in two parts, however, the makers haven't made that official yet. It also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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All-Time Blockbuster '2018' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Domestically
1111 days ago
Mollywood

All-Time Blockbuster '2018' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Domestically

Kochi, June 2 - All-time Malayalam blockbuster 2018 soaring to new heights at the box office, be it domestic or overseas. Having already broken most of the box office records, "2018" has now claimed another milestone. ## Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, "2018" has grossed 101.30 crores through the 4th Thursday (24 days) which makes it the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of all time at the Indian box office, beating Mohanlal's "Pulimurugan" which grossed an estimated 100 crores (numbers might be manipulated). ## The Malayalam trade sources are divided over "Pulimurugan's" box office collection as some of them claim that it didn't cross 100 crores domestically while some claim otherwise. Taking average numbers of Mohanlal-starrer into account, then "2018" is the second 100 crores grosser Malayalam movie ever in India. ## The worldwide box office collection of "2018" has reached 170 crores, including approximately 68.70 crores of overseas collection. As reported earlier, the movie is already the highest-grossing Malayalam title worldwide and internationally along with some other records to its name. ## "2018", produced by Kavya Film Company and PK Prime Production, is based on actual events during the 2018 Kerala floods. It stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Lal, and Narain with an ensemble supporting cast. ## Stay tuned...

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