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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Complete Star Cast of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted 'King'
405 days ago
Bollywood

Complete Star Cast of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted 'King'

Mumbai, May 14 - After the blockbuster comeback with three continues blockbusters in 2023, superstar Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up to start his film King, to be directed by Siddharth Anand. The movie has maintained the hype despite no official announcement. There is massive curiosity among the fans for King, which is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day, with its casting. It was already confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan would be making her big screen debut with King, before Abhishek Bachchan and Munjyaa fame Abhay Varma joined them. Recently, it was revealed that Arshad Warsi came on board the film to play a pivotal role, marking his maiden film with Shah Rukh Khan. A few days ago, reports confirmed that veteran Anil Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, along with Jackie Shroff, have also joined King for a key role in the film. Now, according to the recent reports, Rani Mukerji and Jaideep Ahlawat, along with Raghav Juyal, have joined the cast of King. Rani reunites with Shah Rukh Khan after doing films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, among others and will be playing an extended but crucial cameo role in the movie. "King has one of the biggest ensembles for a feature film in modern times, as every character has been cast to perfection with actors who fit the bill to the T. Apart from this ensemble, King will also feature some more actors to play relatively small but important roles in the film". King features Shah Rukh Khan as an assassin, and the makers have gone all out to design a theatrical extravaganza for the audience. There will be more actors joining the cast, and the details about them will be revealed soon. The shoot of the film is expected to commence next week, around May 20, 202,5, as the team is eyeing worldwide release in the last quarter of 2026. Stay tuned...

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Mega Blockbuster 'Thudarum' Hits Historic Hundred At The Kerala Box Office
406 days ago
Mollywood

Mega Blockbuster 'Thudarum' Hits Historic Hundred At The Kerala Box Office

Kochi, May 13 - The Kerala box office is witnessing a history to unfold as superstar Mohanlal's drama thriller Thudarum has become the first film ever to enter the 100 crore club in the state. It took just 19 days to achieve the historic milestone. ## Thudarum was released on April 25 and scored a fantastic 5+ crore gross opening in the home state. The positive word of mouth helped the movie to score big gains over the weekend, followed by the sensational hold during the weekdays, as it scored approximately 47 crores gross in Kerala in the first week. ## Even after the big first week, the Tharun Moorthy's directorial remained a strong force at the box office and grossed a solid approximately 36.75 crore in the second week, followed by another 11.75 crore gross in the third weekend. On its 3rd Tuesday, the film enters the 100 crore club in Kerala and scripts a red-letter moment for the state's box office. ## With this, Kerala has become the 5th South Indian state after Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka to have a 100 crore grossing film. Given the movie market of Kerala, which is not as big as the other South Indian markets, this record is truly special. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, Thudarum has grossed approximately 208 crores, including 118 crores in India and 90 crores overseas in 18 days. The film is on the verge of becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam title in India, by topping Empuraan, which is currently the number 1 grosser with approximately 124.50 crores collection. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thudarum' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide In 17 Days, Becomes Third Malayalam Movie To Do So
408 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: 'Thudarum' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide In 17 Days, Becomes Third Malayalam Movie To Do So

Kochi, May 11 - A day after becoming the highest-grossing film ever in Kerala, superstar Mohanlal's drama thriller Thudarum has topped 200 crores at the worldwide box office and emerged the third Malayalam movie of all-time to do so. ## The film has taken just 17 days to pull off the double century, which makes it the second fastest Mollywood title after Empuraan to do so. Directed by Tharun Moorthy, Thudarum is estimated to have grossed around 205 crores globally, including 115 crores in India and around 90 crores overseas through the third Sunday (17 days). ## Before Thudarum, Mohanlal's Empuraan (267 crore) and Manjummel Boys (241 crores) achieved the milestone of a 200 crore Mollywood grosser. Empuraan, which was released in March this year, is also the highest-grossing Malayalam film and the domestic as well as overseas box office. ## The Kerala gross collection of the latest blockbuster is nearing 95 crores, and it will be entering the 100 crores club this week to become the first film to achieve the milestone in the state. The movie is expected to remain strong in the coming days, but it needs to be seen if it can top the top 2 grosser to claim the first spot. ## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Advance Booking Off To Strong Start In India
408 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Advance Booking Off To Strong Start In India

Mumbai, May 11 - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is once again set to display his stardom among the Indian audience as his spy action thriller, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is heading for a big opening at the Indian box office upon its release on May 17. ## The Christopher McQuarrie's directorial sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) is hitting fantastic advances in India. With 6 days still to go before the release, the blockbuster has sold over 12,000 advance tickets in the three multiplex chains (PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis) for the opening weekend. ## For the opening day alone, The Final Reckoning has sold over 8K tickets in PIC, which is fantastic. The pre-sales are mainly scoring in the premium format. It needs to be seen how the pre-sales progress leading up to the release date, but the early signs are super positive. ## Dead Reckoning was a big hit and took the opening of approximately 15 crore gross in India. Here, the upcoming tentpole to expected to hit 20 crores gross or higher opening, given that it will be released on Saturday (May 17) and also be the final film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. ## As said, the predecessor was a big success with the lifetime gross collection of 131+ crores in India. If the Final Reckoning manages to score the positive word of mouth, it will easily gross more than the previous film to emerge as Tom Cruise's biggest grosser in the country. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In Kerala; Nears 100 Crore Gross
408 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In Kerala; Nears 100 Crore Gross

Kochi, May 11 - Superstar Mohanlal's mega blockbuster drama thriller Thudarum has become the highest-grossing film ever at the Kerala box office, beating 2023 blockbuster survival thriller 2018 Movie in just 16 days. ## The film, directed by Tharun Moorthy, grossed approximately 90.25 crores in Kerala in 16 days and surpassed the lifetime Kerala gross of 2018, which was around 88.50 crores. The movie is now marching towards the rare 100 crore club in the state, and it is expected to achieve the feat this week. ## At the worldwide box office, Thudarum is set to cross 200 crores gross collection today, on its 17th day after grossing approximately 196 crores in the first 16 days (through the third Saturday). It will become only the third Malayalam movie of all time after Manjummel Boys (241 crore) and Empuraan (267 crore) to enter the 200 crore club. ## In 16 days so far, the movie has minted around 109 crore gross in India, which is the third highest for a Malayalam movie, and around 86 crore gross at the overseas box office. It is a back-to-back 200 crores grosser for Mohanlal after the recent blockbuster Empuraan. ## Stay tuned...

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'Godzilla x Kong' Sequel Gets Official Title and Release Date
409 days ago
Hollywood

'Godzilla x Kong' Sequel Gets Official Title and Release Date

Los Angeles, May 10 - Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced the official first look title of its next Monsterverse film, the sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). ## Directed by Grant Sputore, the film has been titled as Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, and it is currently in production. The movie will hit the big screen on March 26, 2027, the studio re-confirmed its previous release date announcement. ## Along with the title announcement, a short teaser was also released, which shows an office for Monarch, the shadowy organisation that tracks the gigantic, city-destroying monsters called Titans, where a computer gives a real-life hotline that fans can call to receive an automated message. The phone number, Call (240) MON-ARCH.## "Thank you for calling the Monarch Community Support Hotline, your global resource for Titan response and relief. Your help reporting Titan sightings plays a critical role in keeping our world safe", the call says.## Supernova is the sixth film in the Monsterverse franchise, also serving as the 39th film of the Godzilla franchise and 14th in the King Kong franchise. It stars Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Stevens, Jack O'Connell, Matthew Modine, Delroy Lindo, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Sam Neill in key roles.## Please stand by. Your call is very important to us.#GodzillaXKong: Supernova | Now in production. Only in theaters March 26, 2027 Report a Titan Sighting. Call (240) MON-ARCH pic.twitter.com/IpqgRTTK4r— Godzilla x Kong (@GodzillaXKong) May 9, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' Hits 100 Crore India Net Collection In 9 Days
410 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' Hits 100 Crore India Net Collection In 9 Days

Mumbai, May 9 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn-fronted crime drama thriller Raid 2 has topped 100 crores net collection, becoming the 4th Bollywood movie of the year to do so. It achieved the milestone of 100 crores net on its second Friday (9th day). ## Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, the sequel is looking to score around 5 crore net today, which will take its total collection to around 101 crore in 9 days. The movie has shown a strong hold with almost zero drop today, which indicates a strong second weekend. ## Raid 2 is the 4th Bollywood film of 2025 after Sikandar (110 crores), Sky Force (113.50+ crores), and Chhaava (600+ crores) to enter the coveted 100 crores net club. It has become the 129th Hindi film and 15th for Ajay Devgn to achieve the feat. ## It is among the very few Bollywood titles of the year to emerge as a box office hit. The lack of competition has been a big advantage for the movie, and it will enjoy a free run for the next few weeks. However, it needs to be seen how things go from here on, as there is war war-like situation emerging which might affect the film's business.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Third-Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Of All Time
411 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Third-Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Of All Time

Kochi, May 8 - Superstar Mohanlal's drama thriller Thudarum is super strong in its second week and is marching towards the 200 crores club at the worldwide box office. In this process, it has become the third-highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. ## Directed by Tharun Moorthy, Thudarum has crossed Tovino Thomas' 2023 survival thriller 2018 Movie (180 crores) as I type this on its 14th day to become the third biggest grosser, behind only Manjummel Boys (241 crores) and Empuraan (266.50+ crores). ## Thudarum had scored approximately 120 crores gross in its first week, while the second week is heading towards around 65 crores with less than 50% drop, which is excellent. It will be entering the 200 crores club the third weekend and will become only the third Malayalam movie ever to do so. ## Produced by Rejaputhra Visual Media, Thudarum has also topped 100 crores gross collection at the domestic box office today, making it the third Malayalam movie after Pulimurugan (100 crores), 2018 (110.50 crores) and Empuraan (123+ crores) to do so. ## The movie is expected to become the biggest Mollywood grosser domestically during the third week and will also look to top 100 crores gross in the home state, Kerala. It will become the first movie ever to achieve the rare milestone of 100 crores gross in this particular state. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' Trailer And Theatrical Runtime Details Revealed
412 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' Trailer And Theatrical Runtime Details Revealed

Mumbai, May 7 - One of the most anticipated films of the year, superstar Akshay Kumar-fronted comedy entertainer Housefull 5 is all set to hit the big screen on June 6. The makers recently launched the first song, Laal Pari, which set the internet on fire, and now, the next promotional content is ready to be released. ## According to the reports, the makers will release a song from Housefull 5 in the next few days, followed by the all-important trailer on May 27. Earlier, the teaser was launched, which increased the hype, and the trailer is expected to take it to the next level. ## The report also states that the first cut of Housefull 5 has been locked, and the approximate length of the film is 2 hours and 40 minutes. This makes it the longest film of the franchise. The runtime seems to be apt, given the massive star cast it involves, along with a scale bigger than any other previous films of the franchise.## The film, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, features a huge ensemble cast which also includes Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Chunky Pandey, and Johnny Lever in key roles.## Housefull 5 is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It is the costliest film of the Housefull franchise with an estimated budget of around 350 crores. It will hit the big screen on June 6. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Monday (Day 5) Early Estimates
413 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Monday (Day 5) Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 5 - After the very good opening weekend at the domestic box office with around 71 crores net collection, Ajay Devgn-led crime drama thriller Raid 2 has passed the first real test with flying colours after the very good hold on its first Monday. ## The Rajkumar Gupta's directorial movie is showing a drop of around 60% today from the Thursday opening day, which had a partial holiday, and around a 35% drop from Friday, as early estimates suggest the first Monday collection to be in the range of 7.50-8 crores net. ## The total collection of Raid 2 is around 79 crores net in 5 days, as the first 8-day week could hit the 100 crores mark, which is fantastic. The hold on the first Monday has confirmed the film's hit status and also its longevity, especially with not much competition at the moment. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' Scores A Very Good Opening Weekend Worldwide
414 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' Scores A Very Good Opening Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, May 5 - Ajay Devgn-fronted crime drama thriller Raid 2 has a very good opening weekend at the worldwide box office with close to 100 crores gross collection. The movie performed better than expected to score the second biggest opening weekend of the year for Bollywood. ## Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, Raid 2 took a very good opening domestically to score approximately 23 crores gross (19.25 crores net) upon its Thursday release before showing strong hold over the weekend. It grossed approximately 85 crores (71.50 crores net) in India in the 4-day weekend, which is the second biggest weekend of the year after Chhaava.## At the overseas box office, Raid 2 performed low to score 13.50 crores gross, for the worldwide opening weekend of around 98.50 crores. It will be entering the 100 crores club worldwide today, and will become the 6th Bollywood film of the year to do so. ## Meanwhile, Raid 2 is on course to become the 4th Bollywood title of 2025 to score 100 crores net collection after Sikandar, Sky Force, and Chhaava. The movie is likely to achieve this feat during the second weekend as the second fastest of 2025 to do so. ## The last few weeks have been good for the Hindi film industry, which saw decent successes in the form of mid-range films like Jaat and Kesari: Chapter 2, while Raid 2 is on course to emerge a hit at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thunderbolts' Strikes With $160+ Million Worldwide Opening
414 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Thunderbolts' Strikes With $160+ Million Worldwide Opening

Los Angeles, May 5 - Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts has finished the first weekend at the worldwide box office with $162+ million, slightly under industry projection. The movie, however, is expected to have solid legs with positive word of mouth and critics' reviews by its side. ## The Jake Schreier's directorial blockbuster ignited the domestic (North America) box office with a $76 million 3-day opening weekend, higher than the industry projection. Marvel movies tend to open with much higher collections, but this is a very good start for a new superhero movie, which features lesser-known Marvel heroes. ## The domestic opening of Thunderbolts* is in line with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75 million) and Eternals ($71 million), which also introduced newer Marvel protagonists. As per Variety, the film will have a strong run due to WOM and reviews, which are among the highest for a Marvel tentpole. ## The overseas box office, Thunderbolts, came below the industry's projection with $86 million during the 5-day weekend in 53 markets. This is lower than Enternals ($90 million) but better than Shang-Chi ($56 million). The film struck $162 million worldwide opening weekend, which is on par with Eternals. ## China was the biggest international market for the film with $10.4 million, followed by the UK ($7.7 million) and Mexico ($7.3 million). In India, Thunderbolts had a low first 4-day weekend with under $2 million, which is among the lowest for a Marvel title. ## Stay tuned...

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