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Mumbai, December 13 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue was the most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix during the week of December 4 - December 10, and also crossed 10 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. ## Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, "Mission Raniganj" scored 5.7 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views on Netflix during the said week. It was the 5th most-watched non-English title on the streamer in its opening weekend with 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views.## The total viewing hours of the movie are now 11.20 million from 4.9 million views. The film is trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India, Oman, and Pakistan. Outside Asia, "Mission Raniganj" is trending at number 10 in Nigeria and number 6 in Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, Zoya Akhtar's "The Archies" which was directly released on Netflix on December 7, scored 5.2 million viewing hours from 2.2 million views in its opening weekend and was the third most-watched non-English film worldwide. The movie received poor reviews from critics and OTT audiences. ## Another Indian film in the top 10 was Bhumi Padnekar and Shehnaaz Gill's "Thank You for Coming" at number 7. It scored 2.9 million viewing hours from 1.5 million views and is trending at number 3 in India, behind "The Archies" and "Mission Raniganj". ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 6 - Thalapathy Vijay's box office blockbuster Leo had its worldwide debut on Netflix on November 28 in all versions, however, only the Hindi version of the film could make it to the streamer's top 10 viewership chart. Netflix released its weekly chart in which two Indian films finished in the top 5 during the week of November 27 - December 4. ## The Hindi version of "Leo" scored 6.8 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views and was the third most-watched non-English film in the world on Netflix in its first week. The film is trending in the top 10 in 9 countries, including number 1 in Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.## Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue also started on a decent note on Netflix and was the 5th most watched non-English title on the streamer in the week of Nov 27 - Dec 3. The film had a below-average outing in its theatrical run despite getting positive reviews and now trying to find some attraction on OTT. ## "Mission Raniganj" was released on Netflix on December 1st and scored 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views in its first three days. It is trending in the top 10 in 12 countries, including number 1 in India. The film is getting a good reception from OTT audiences which should help it to garner good viewership going ahead. ## Meanwhile, Yash Raj Films' production web series The Railway Men - The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984 crossed 30 million viewing hours (32.6 million total) from 8.2 million views. It was the 5th most non-English web show in the world during the last week and continues to trend in the top 10 in 15 countries, including number 1 in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 30 - The second instalment of the anthology film Lust Stories has been the most popular Indian streaming film of 2023 so far, as per the IMDb rating which is determined by the page views on the website. The movies on the list are the ones released between the period of January 1 - November 6. ## Lust Stories 2, which was released on June 29, scored 18.5 million viewing hours in the first three weeks on Netflix. Even though the numbers are lower than many films released this year on Netflix, the film attracted audience attention due to its solid casting and content. ## Kareena Kapoor's Jaane Jaan is the second most popular Indian streaming movie of the year. It was a big success for Netflix and in the first three weeks, it scored 38 million viewing hours. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, it is the crime investigation thriller which marked Kareena's OTT debut. ## The third most popular streaming movie of the year is Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's spy actioner Mission Majnu, which is again a Netflix movie. The movie was originally announced for the theatrical release before makers changed their plans to release it directly on OTT. ## Amazon Prime Video's Bawaal starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor is the 4th most popular Indian streaming title. Just like "Mission Majnu", this Nitesh Tiwari's directorial was also meant for theatrical release but was made available on Prime Video. Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal's Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, which is one of the most-watched movies of the year on OTT, is ranked 5th as the most popular movie of 2023. ## Here is The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Films (Streaming) of 2023 - ## 1. Lust Stories 2 (Netflix) - Kajol, Tamannah Bhatia, Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Varma## 2. Jaane Jaan (Netflix) - Kareena Kapoor, Vijay Varma## 3. Mission Majnu (Netflix) - Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Malhotra## 4. Bawaal (Prime Video) - Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor## 5. Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (Netflix) - Yami Gautam, Sunny Kaushal, Sharad Kelkar## 6. Bloody Daddy (Jio Cinema) - Shahid Kapoor## 7. Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (ZEE5) - Manoj Bajpayee## 8. Gaslight (Disney+Hotstar) - Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh## 9. Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery (Netflix) - Sanya Malhotra## 10. Mrs Undercover (ZEE5) - Radhika Apte, Sumit Vyas## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 23 - The final of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 between host India and Australia broke viewership records on television and digitally.## Jay Shah, honorary secretary of BCCI and president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced via X/Twitter that the final match was watched by 30 crore fans which is an all-time record for any kind of event on Indian television. ## The peak concurrency on television during the final reached a staggering 13 crores which is also the highest ever. Meanwhile, Disney Plus Hotstar also recorded a peak concurrency viewership of 5.9 crores which is the highest ever in the world on any streaming platform. ## Disney+Hotstar had earlier breached the peak concurrency viewership of 4 crores, 4.50 crore, and 5 crore during the tournament and it nearly touched 6 crores in the final. Disney streamed the tournament free for mobile users which hugely benefitted it. ## The World Cup 2023 proved a historic sporting event which saw over 12.50 lakh people attending it in the stadium, the highest ever for an ICC tournament. ## A staggering 30 Crore fans watched the @cricketworldcup 2023 Final on TV making it the most watched event of any kind in Indian television history. Peak TV Concurrency also reached a historic high of 13 Crore (peak digital concurrency was 5.9 Crore, also a world record).We are… pic.twitter.com/v5YCp0l04D— Jay Shah (@JayShah) November 23, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 21 - After the box office, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan is breaking records on OTT as well. ## The Atlee Kumar's directorial flick premiered on Netflix after 8 weeks of theatrical run and now, it has become the most-watched film in India in the first 2 weeks of launch, across all languages, on Netflix, the streamer announced. The streamer, however, didn't reveal the viewership data in India. ## Shah Rukh Khan expressed his delight at this big success and said (via The Hindu), "I am thrilled to share that Jawan is the most-watched film in India on Netflix. Releasing the extended version was our way of expressing gratitude to our fans for extending their unwavering love and support to the film".## "The overwhelming response we’ve received from Netflix audiences only reaffirms the brilliance of Indian Cinema. Jawan is not just a film, it's a celebration of storytelling, passion, and the vibrant spirit of our cinema and I couldn't be prouder of its success on Netflix", he added.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" told the story of a vigilante and his crew taking on corrupt institutions in bed with a deadly arms dealer. It stars SRK in a dual role alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and Deepika Padukone in key roles.## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is awaiting the release of Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki". The film also stars Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani and Vicky Kaushal, will hit the screens during the Christmas weekend this year.## Vikram Rathore has hijacked our hearts and records! ❤️‍🔥 📈Jawan is now the most watched film in India in the first 2 weeks of launch, across all languages, on Netflix! Watch Jawan in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, now streaming on Netflix#JawanOnNetflix @iamsrk @Atlee_dir… pic.twitter.com/0uRkbFhr0t— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 21, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, November 20 - Thalapathy Vijay's action blockbuster Leo is nearing its box office run after debuting in theatres on October 19. The Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial has grossed over 600 crores at the worldwide box office and is currently the third highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time. ## There is not much gas left in the film to fire at the box office, and as pre-scheduled, the gangster drama is gearing up for its streaming debut on Netflix. "Leo" will be streaming on Netflix after 5 weeks in all the languages in which it was released in theatres. ## On Monday (November 20), Netflix officially confirmed that the film will start streaming from November 24 in Hindi and November 28 globally, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages. Due to the pre-agreement with Netflix, "Leo" couldn't get a theatrical release in the multiplex chains in Hindi as exhibitors demanded an 8-week window which the makers weren't ready for. ## Nonetheless, despite the short window and without multiplex release, "Leo" has done well to score over 26 crores net collection which is easily Thalapathy Vijay's biggest grosser in the Hindi language. It is now expected to have a good run on the streamer. ## "Leo" is produced by Seven Screen Studio and it stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Mysskin, and others in key roles. ## The wait is finally over!! We have some Bloody Sweet news for you. 🍫 Naa Ready! Are you?🔥#Leo is coming to Netflix on 24th Nov in India and 28th Nov Globally in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada & Hindi. pic.twitter.com/zkiPFmGRaJ— Netflix India South (@Netflix_INSouth) November 20, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 16 - During India's thumping win over New Zealand in the first Semi-Final of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, Disney Plus Hotstar created an all-time viewership record, not just once but twice in the world as a large set of the audiences tuned in to watch the match on the streamer. ## Disney Plus Hotstar is streaming this ongoing World Cup for free for mobile users and this move is getting it massive viewership numbers. During India's batting in the first innings, Hotstar recorded peak live concurrency viewership of 5 crores (50 million) which was the highest ever in the world. ## Any streamer in the world never recorded 5 crore concurrent viewers before this record was broken during the second innings when New Zealand was batting. Hotstar announced that 5.3 crore (53 million) live viewers tuned in to watch the nail-biting second innings, which is now the highest peak concurrent viewership in the world. This record can be broken in the final when India will take on either Australia or South Africa on November 19th. ## This is not the first time Disney+Hotstar had a historic viewership in this World Cup. Earlier, the streamer breached the 3.50 crore, and 4.40 crore viewership mark to begin the record-breaking streak which is expected to set new records in the final as well. ## Thank you #TeamIndia fans and Disney+ hotstar users for breaking the record, yet again! 🎉🥳Now, that’s what we call a knockout performance! 🏏🔥#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/kIez9YAEDy— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) November 15, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 15 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega box office blockbuster Jawan had another solid week (November 6-12) on Netflix as it claimed third spot among the most-watched non-English films worldwide. The film's extended version is streaming after its theatrical release in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Directed by Atlee Kumar, the action thriller recorded 10.6 million viewing hours from 3.7 million views for the Hindi version during the week of November 6 - November 12. The movie scored 14.90 million viewing hours from 5.2 million views during its opening weekend upon its release on November 2nd. ## "Jawan" has scored 25.50 million viewing hours from 8.9 million views so far in just 11 days, making it one of the fastest Indian movies to reach 25 million viewing hours on Netflix. The movie is trending in the top 10 in 17 countries, including number 1 in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and 4 other countries. ## Meanwhile, the Tamil and Telugu extended cuts of the film are also trending in the top 10 on Netflix in India, however, the streamer didn't provide the viewership data for both the dubbed versions. The Hindi version continued to the top, followed by the Tamil movie "Irugapatru" in India. ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is an action thriller, revolving around the social injustice in society and the corruption done by the politicians. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son who team up to rectify corruption in society. Nayanthara plays the female lead while Vijay Sethupathi appears as the main antagonist.## Deepika Padukone plays an extended cameo appearance in the movie alongside Sanjay Dutt in a cameo role. Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, and Mukesh Chhabra have also appeared in other prominent roles in the film.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 13 - Sunny Deol's mega box office success Gadar 2 extends its blockbuster run on the digital platform ZEE5. Directed by Anil Sharma, the period action drama grossed around 685 crores at the worldwide box office upon its release on August 11 and became one of the biggest blockbusters of all-time. ## The film was made available on ZEE5 after the 8 weeks of theatrical run on October 6. "Gadar 2" is one of the most watched films in the first week on ZEE5 as it has so far scored 400+ million viewing minutes on the streamer and the numbers are expected to increase in the coming days. ## The huge digital viewership of "Gadar 2" speaks about the popularity of the franchise among Indian households. During its theatrical run, over 3.40 crores of tickets were sold in India which makes it one of the most-watched Indian films in the recent past and now, with the OTT release, it is perfectly setting the base for "Gadar 3" which is rumoured to be getting ready for 2025 release. ## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, "Gadar 2" is a sequel to the all-time blockbuster "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001). It stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprise their roles from the previous film while Simrat Kaur marked her Bollywood entry with this and Manish Wadhwa played the main villain. ## In the film which is set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) returns to Pakistan to rescue his imprisoned son Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh (Utkarsh Sharma). ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 8 - The highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023 Jawan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, debuted on Netflix with a staggering viewership. The movie grossed over 1150 crores at the worldwide box office during its theatrical run and was released on OTT after 8 weeks on November 2nd with an extended version. ## Directed by Atlee Kumar, the Hindi version of the action thriller scored 14.9 million viewing hours from 5.2 million views during its opening weekend of November 2 - November 5. It was the 4th most non-English movie worldwide on Netflix during the week of October 30 - November 5. The movie is trending in the top 10 in 18 countries, including number 1 in India, Sri Lanka, UAE, and 8 other countries. ## The Tamil and Telugu extended cut of "Jawan" also made it to the top 10 most-watched films in India during the same week, however, the viewership numbers for both weren't revealed by Netflix. In India, the Hindi version of the film easily topped the viewership chart, followed by the Telugu movie "Mad". ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is an action thriller, revolving around the social injustice in society and the corruption done by the politicians. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son who team up to rectify corruption in society. Nayanthara plays the female lead while Vijay Sethupathi appears as the main antagonist.## Deepika Padukone plays an extended cameo appearance in the movie alongside Sanjay Dutt in a cameo role. Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, and Mukesh Chhabra have also appeared in other prominent roles in the film.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 27 - Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor's digital debut Jaane Jaan has had a blockbuster start on Netflix. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, the mystery thriller movie emerged as the most-watched non-English film title worldwide during the week of September 18-24 on Netflix.## "Jaane Jaan" had the biggest opening weekend viewership for an Indian movie on Netflix with 18.8 million viewing hours from 8.1 million views in the first three days. It was also the second most Netflix movie (English and Non-English) during the same week, behind "Love at First Sight" (23 million viewing hours).## Produced under the banner 12th Street Entertainment and Northern Lights Films in association with Kross Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures, "Jaane Jaan" is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. It stars Kareena Kapoor as a single mother involved in a murder, alongside Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma.## The second most-watched Indian movie worldwide during the week of September 18-24 was megastar Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar". The Hindi version of the movie debuted at number 8 in the non-English category with 2.3 million viewing hours from 900K views while other versions also scored 2.3 million viewing hours. The total viewership of the movie has reached 6.9 million viewing hours from 2.7 million views.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, September 19 - Disney and Pixar's computer-animated romantic comedy-drama film Elemental, which witnessed a box office rebound earlier this year, has made an impressive post-theatrical streaming debut on Disney Plus.## According to Variety, the movie, directed by Peter Sohn, took a strong start on Disney+ with 26.4 million views in its first five days. This makes "Elemental" the most-watched movie premiere of the year on the streamer and among the top 10 movie premieres Disney has ever had. ## Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime, which means "Elemental" scored approximately 2.87 billion viewing minutes in its first five days of availability on Disney+. It has also become the most-viewed animated movie premiere since Disney and Pixar's "Turning Red" was released in March 2022.## Earlier, "Elemental" witnessed a box office rebound after the low opening at the domestic (North America) as well as the worldwide box office. Released in June, the movie scored $29.5 million domestically and $44.5 million globally, by far the worst opening weekend in Pixar's 28-year history.## The movie was written off as a flop after the low opening, but it somehow managed to rebound at the box office. As things stand today, "Elemental" has grossed an impressive $154.3 million domestically and $332.4 million overseas for $486.7 million worldwide cume, per Box Office Mojo.## Stay tuned...