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: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' On Course To Top 100 Crores Gross Worldwide
732 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' On Course To Top 100 Crores Gross Worldwide

Chennai, June 23 - The Tamil film industry is bouncing back with back-to-back box office success, however, the industry is yet to score its first 100 crores grosser worldwide in 2024. Horror-comedy, Aranmanai 4 came very close to the mark but fell a little short at approximately 99.50 crores gross. ## The second half of 2024 looking bright for Kollywood with multiple potential blockbusters lined up for release, but ahead of that, the industry may score its first 100 crore grosser in the form of Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja which is simply unstoppable at the moment. ## Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, Maharaja has grossed an estimated 75 crores at the worldwide box office, including 55.75 crores in India and 19.25 crores overseas in just 9 days so far and is in a very good position to enter the 100 crores gross club in the coming days. It has already become the second biggest Tamil grosser of the year with its 10th day's collection, beating Ayalaan's approximately 76.60 crores gross. ## Produced by Passion Studios, The Route, and Think Studios, Maharaja stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli, Bharathiraja, Divya Bharathi and others in the supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Pan India Superstar Prabhas' Movies At The Hindi Box Office
733 days ago
Tollywood

Pan India Superstar Prabhas' Movies At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, June 22 - No actor from South India has dominated the North India box office more than Prabhas, arguably the biggest Indian star at the Pan India level. He has been one of the major reasons for popularizing the term, Pan India in the modern era. ## There have been 9 South Indian films to enter the 100 crores net club in Hindi language and 5 of them are headlined by Prabhas. Including Baahubali, the actor has done 6 movies so far and except for Radhe Shyam, all the films emerged as successes in Hindi, making him the only South Indian origin star to do so. ## It all began with maverick director SS Rajamouli's Baahubali - The Beginning back in 2015 when the movie broke the language barrier and left an everlasting mark at the Hindi box office by becoming the first-ever South Indian movie to cross the 100 crores net collection in the dubbed Hindi version. ## Have a look at the performance of Prabhas' films in the Hindi language since Baahubali - ## 1. Baahubali (2015) - The epic action drama was a huge success with 118.50 crores net (150+ crores gross) collection in Hindi while the worldwide collection was 650 crores in all languages. It was the movie which paved the way for arguably the biggest Indian blockbuster of the 21st century, Baahubali 2 The Conclusion. ## 2. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion (2017) - The continuation of the first part, Baahubali 2 shattered box office records, left, right, and centre to emerge a monster blockbuster. The movie earned over 1000 crores net collection in all languages (the only Indian film to do so), including 511 crores net in Hindi. It is the most-watched movie of the 21st century in the Hindi language with approximately 5.25 crores of footfalls.## 3. Saaho (2019) - After Baahubali films, Prabhas' popularity was at an all-time high and this also led to massive expectations from him to continue delivering at the box office. It came Saaho which was termed non-successful despite grossing over 450 crores worldwide. However, it continued Prabhas' success streak in Hindi in which it scored approximately 146 crores in net collection, making it the third straight movie of the actor to cross the 100 crores mark. ## 4. Radhe Shyam (2022) - After Saaho, the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world starting in 2020 and the box office dipped to an all-time low not just in India but everywhere. Radhe Shyam was one of the Pan India movies to get released during the pandemic so there weren't many expectations from it at the box office as far as the Hindi version is concerned. It failed miserably by scoring just around 20 crores net in Hindi and was also a major disaster worldwide with just around 150 crores gross. ## 5. Adipurush (2023) - A film which could have challenged Baahubali 2's footfalls in Hindi, but failed miserably due to the poor attempt at the epic Ramayana. It was a box office failure with a worldwide collection of under 400 crores gross but managed to bring Prabhas back into 100 crores net club in Hindi, scoring approximately 148 crores net. ## 6. Salaar Part 1 (2023) - It was the first movie of Prabhas to emerge overall success since Baahubali 2 with a worldwide gross collection of over 600 crores. In Hindi, it crossed the 150 crores net mark and is currently Prabhas' second biggest grosser in the dubbed version with 153 crores net.## The next up for Prabhas is director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic mixed with mythology, Kalki 2898 AD which is scheduled to release on June 27. It has been one of the most anticipated Pan India movies of the year and the excitement is at its peak ahead of the release. As far as the Hindi version of the movie is concerned, it is expected to take a very good start but if it manages to get positive word of mouth, then it could make really big at the box office.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details
733 days ago
Kollywood

Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, June 22 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is set to hit the big screens on June 27 amid massive expectations. The second trailer, which was launched on June 21, has raised excitement among the fans and trade which is expecting the movie to do wonders at the box office. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has managed to do a huge worldwide theatrical business as the makers locked record deals for all major areas. According to T2BLive.com, the worldwide business of the film has been valued at 370 crores with a break-even target is 372 crores. ## Kalki will need to score over 700 crores gross collection to emerge as a clean hit and if it does not reach its target mark, the makers will need to return the balance amount to buyers to make for their losses, however, the film is expected to project to become one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema.## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Kalki 2898 AD theatrical business has been valued at 168 crores, including 65 crores in Nizam, 27 crores in Ceeded, 21 crores in UA, 14 and 10 crores in East and West, respectively, 12 crores each for Guntur and Krishna and 7 crores for Nallore area. It will need to gross 270+ crores in AP-TG to break even. ## The North India theatrical business has been valued at 85 crores (170 crores gross), followed by 28 crores for Karnataka, 16 crores for Tamil Nadu, and 6 crores for Kerala while the overseas business is 70 crores. It is the highest-ever pre-release theatrical business for a Prabhas-starrer, beating Baahubali 2 which managed to score 350 crores business in 2017. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki is expected to take one of the biggest openings for an Indian movie, and the rest, will depend on word of mouth to reach its box office target. The last movie of Prabhas, Salaar did well at the worldwide box office and the same is expected from Kalki. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Rockstar' Re-Release Earns 7+ Crore Gross In 35 Days
734 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Rockstar' Re-Release Earns 7+ Crore Gross In 35 Days

Mumbai, June 21 - Director Imtiaz Ali's musical romantic drama Rockstar is considered one of the finest films of Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor. Released in 2011, Rockstar won several national and international awards but was deemed average at the box office with a worldwide gross collection of around 110 crores. ## Rockstar gained popularity over the years and it has been more than a month since it was re-released in theatres and is safe to say that the movie has become a force at the box office on the limited showcasing which kept increasing week after week due to demand. ## The movie was re-released on over just 8 shows but due to high demand, it is currently playing on over 400+ shows daily. In 35 days, Rockstar has grossed approximately 7.50 crores (6.50 crores net) with a total of 9000+ shows played so far. The collection of the movie kept increasing with every passing week. ## The 5th-week collection of Rockstar re-release is approximately 2.65 crores gross (2.25 crores net) which is almost 3x of the original 5th-week run. The same trend is expected to remain for at least one more week as the movie is looking to score well over 10+ crores gross. ## Including the original collection (without inflation) with the re-release collection, Rockstar has crossed 115 crores worldwide, including 91+ crores at the domestic box office. The movie has emerged as a big success upon its re-release and it will encourage other films to follow suit. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Pre-Sales Crosses $2 Million For North America Premieres
734 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' Pre-Sales Crosses $2 Million For North America Premieres

Los Angeles, June 21 - The sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is heading for a massive start at the North American box office as the countdown begins for the release. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the movie releases on June 27 with premieres scheduled for a day prior. ## The Prabhas-fronted epic is looking to take the biggest opening for an Indian movie in North America after the pre-sales of the film crossed $2 million from over 3600 shows for the premiere with 5 days still left for the first show to start. ## According to Gulte.com, Kalki 2898 AD has sold over 69.6K tickets for $2.06 million (17.20 crores) for the North American premiere. This includes $1.88 million in the USA and $180.7K in Canada. It has crossed the final pre-sales of Prabhas' Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire and is on course to an all-time top 2 premiere day. The overall pre-sales of the movie is nearing $2.5 million (20.90 crores) for all days. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie stars Prabhas in the lead role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release on June 27, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, in multiple formats including IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Mammootty's 'Turbo' Earns 72 Crore Gross Worldwide In 4 Weeks
734 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: Mammootty's 'Turbo' Earns 72 Crore Gross Worldwide In 4 Weeks

Kochi, June 21 - Malayalam superstar Mammootty will have to wait a little longer to score his first 100 crores worldwide grosser as his action-comedy Turbo, which looked promising early on, will finish well below the 100 crores mark but has done enough to earn the hit status. ## Directed by Vysakh, Turbo has grossed an estimated 71.50+ crores at the worldwide box office in 4 weeks (29 days). In India, the movie has minted 39.50+ crores gross while the overseas collection is around 32 crores.## Turbo started on a promising note, grossing over 7 crores on opening day and 21+ crores gross in the 4-day first weekend in India. The movie finished its first full week with 29+ crores gross in India and 57.50+ crores worldwide. After the first week, Turbo looked like it would touch the 100 crores mark but mixed reviews and word of mouth came to dent its chances. ## The movie dropped heavily in the second week (-74%) and couldn't recover from this as it is now nearing its box office run after grossing just 70 lakh in the 4th week in India. Worldwide, the movie is heading towards finishing around 73 crores gross. ## Turbo is currently the 7th highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2024 and it will finish with the same position for now. For Mammootty, it is his third-biggest grosser after Bheeshma Parvam (88.20 crores) and Kannur Squad (82 crores) at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kartik Aaryan's 'Chandu Champion' Scored A Low First Week
734 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Kartik Aaryan's 'Chandu Champion' Scored A Low First Week

Mumbai, June 21 - Kartik Aaryan-fronted biographical sports drama Chandu Champion has had a low first week, scoring 35+ crores net collection. The first-week collection of the movie is lower than the 2 weeks old horror-comedy Munjya's opening week collection which pretty much tells the story. ## Directed by Kabir Khan, Chandu Champion opened to positive reviews and word of mouth but things didn't go the way makers would have hoped for after receiving rave reviews, and as a result, it performed below the expectations. ## Post the COVID-19 pandemic, Chandu Champion has had the second lowest first-week scorer for Kartik Aaryan, ahead of just Shehzada which minted approximately 27.35 crores net first-week and 32 crores lifetime collection. Chandu Champion will need to perform well in the second week to go past the 50 crores net mark. ## First week collection of Kartik Aaryan-starrer post pandemic - ## 1. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - 92 crores net approx.## 2. Satyaprem Ki Katha - 46.50 crores approx.## 3. Chandu Champion - 35.25 crores approx.## 4. Shehzada - 27.35 crores approx.## Produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Kabir Khan Films, Chandu Champion is based on the life of India's first Paralympics gold medallist Murlikant Petkar, a man who faced one adversary after another with an undying spirit. His unwavering zeal and never-give-up attitude led to India's first individual gold medal in any form of the Olympics. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Munjya Tops Bhediya To Become Second Highest-Grosser In Maddock Films' Horror-Comedy Universe
734 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Munjya Tops Bhediya To Become Second Highest-Grosser In Maddock Films' Horror-Comedy Universe

Mumbai, June 21 - Director Aditya Sarpotdar's horror-comedy Munjya has become the second highest-grossing film in Maddock Films' horror-comedy universe, behind only Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's Stree. ## The fourth film in the horror-comedy universe, Munjya has scored approximately 68 crores net collection in 2 weeks (14 days) and it will be crossing Bhediya (69 crores net) today to become the second biggest grosser in the series. Stree is currently on top with approximately 130 crores net. ## Munjya has had an excellent hold in the second week, dropping just 7.50% from the first week for approximately 32.65 crores net, despite the release of Kartik Aaryan's Chandu Champion which is a much bigger movie in terms of scale, budget and star power and also with positive reviews and word of mouth. ## The Abhay Verma and Sharvari Wagh-starrer are expected to remain strong in its third week in the absence of notable releases. The movie, however, will be tested next week when Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted magnum opus Kalki 2898 AD arrive on June 27 which is expected to take a good opening. ## Another 20+ crores net collection for Munjya in the third week will give it a real shot at topping 100 crores net collection which looks like a real possibility at this moment. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Tops 50 Crore Gross Worldwide In One Week
735 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maharaja' Tops 50 Crore Gross Worldwide In One Week

Chennai, June 20 - Vijay Sethupathi-fronted action thriller Maharaja has become the 5th Tamil movie of 2024 to enter the 50 crores gross club at the worldwide box office within a week, joining Captain Miller, Ayalaan, Aranmanai 4, and Garudan in the list. ## Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, Maharaja grossed an estimated 57 crores, including around 41 crores in India and 16 crores gross at the overseas box office. It is expected to close the first week with around 61 crores gross. ## Maharaja is currently the 4th highest-grossing Tamil film of the year after beating Soori's Garudan which has scored an estimated 56+ crores gross in 3 weeks. Aranmanai 4, Ayalaan, and Captain Miller are currently in the first three spots with an estimated 99.50 crores, 76.50 crores, and 75 crores, respectively. ## Produced by Passion Studios, The Route, and Think Studios, Maharaja stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli, Bharathiraja, Divya Bharathi and others in the supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Netflix Top 10: Crew Becomes Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix
736 days ago
Bollywood

Netflix Top 10: Crew Becomes Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix

Mumbai, June 19 - Director Rajesh A Krishnan's Crew has become the most-watched Indian film of 2024 on Netflix, surpassing the total reported viewership of Aamir Khan's production venture, Laapataa Ladies in just 24 days. ## The heist comedy, starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon, Crew added 1.2 million views from June 10 - June 16, taking its total views to 17.9 million in 24 days. Laapataa Ladies had scored 17.1 million views during its stay in the top 10 on Netflix and is now the second most-watched Indian title of the year. ## Crew premiered on Netflix on May 24 after completing 8 weeks of the theatrical run with over 150 crores in gross collection at the worldwide box office. On its Netflix premiere, the movie scored 5.4 million views in the opening weekend, followed by 8.9 million views in the first full week, and 2.4 million in the next week. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, a box office disaster, scored 8 million views in the first 10 days on Netflix. During its first full week (June 9 - June 16), the action thriller was the second most-watched non-English title worldwide with 5.1 million views. ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Locks December 2024 Release
738 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Locks December 2024 Release

Hyderabad, June 17 - The Independence Day 2024 weekend was buzzing with a high-profile box office clash between India's two of the most anticipated films, Pushpa 2 - The Rule and Singham Again, however, as things stand today, both the movies have been postponed, leaving the weekend for other movies to cash on. ## While Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn have locked the Diwali release for Singham 3, Allu Arjun-fronted Pushpa 2 makers finalized the December 6, 2024, release date worldwide. The team was also looking to lock December 20 but went earlier to avoid a clash with Aamir Khan-fronted Sitaare Zameen Par which is scheduled to release along with Hollywood biggie Mufasa: The Lion King on Dec. 20. ## Interestingly, Pushpa - The Rise was also released on December (17) 2021 and now, the sequel is also to be released in the same month.## Pushpa 2 is directed by Sukumar who also produced it under his banner Sukumar Writings with Mythri Movie Makers. It stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Dhananjaya, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Rao Ramesh, Ajay, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Shanmukh and Ajay Ghosh who are all reprising their roles from the previous film. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Salman Khan In Talks To Headline Director Atlee's Next After Allu Arjun Back Out: Report
738 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Salman Khan In Talks To Headline Director Atlee's Next After Allu Arjun Back Out: Report

Mumbai, June 17 - Over the last many months, the Telugu film industry has been buzzing with the potential collaboration between superstar Allu Arjun and blockbuster director Atlee. The project was almost finalized and was supposed to go on floors by the end of this year, but now, there is a disappointing update on the same. ## According to the report by Telugu 360, Allu Arjun's film with Atlee has been shelved after the director's huge remuneration demand which shocked the producers. However, another report claimed that the project fell through simply because it did not align with the actor and director's preferences. ## After Allu Arjun dropped the movie, Atlee is believed to have approached Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to headline and Telugu 360 reported that the superstar has given his nod and the movie will be announced soon. Sun Pictures will reportedly be producing the film which is expected to go on floors in the first quarter of 2025. ## Salman Khan, meanwhile, has started shooting for director AR Murugadoss' action drama Sikandar which has Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. Sajid Nadiadwala is bankrolling this big-budget entertainer which will be released on Eid 2025. Salman Khan also has YRF's Tiger vs Pathaan in the pipeline. ## Stay tuned...

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