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: Godzilla x Kong Scores Mighty $190+ Million Worldwide Opening Weekend; Huge In India
816 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Godzilla x Kong Scores Mighty $190+ Million Worldwide Opening Weekend; Huge In India

Mumbai, March 31 - Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire shattered projections left, right, and centre to score the biggest opening weekend of 2024 at the worldwide box office, beating Warner Bros.' Dune: Part 2. ## The sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) scored mighty an estimated $194 million (1620 crores) on global opening weekend, the second biggest ever for MonsterVerse just behind 2014's Godzilla ($196M). It easily beats Dune 2 which scored ($182.5M) earlier this month to score the biggest opening weekend of 2024. ## Godzilla x Kong roared to $80 million (670 crores) opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office, the second biggest in 2024 behind Dune 2's $82.5 million. Overseas, the movie minted a huge $114 million (950 crores) which is the biggest in MonsterVerse, beating Godzilla's $103 million. ## Outside the domestic market, the blockbuster sequel grossed a strong $44 million in China which is the biggest international contributor to the film, followed by Mexico ($12.8M), and India was the third best with a huge $5.5 million (46 crores). In India, it has the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for a Hollywood movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Tillu Square Outgrossed DJ Tillu's Lifetime Collection In 2 Days
818 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Tillu Square Outgrossed DJ Tillu's Lifetime Collection In 2 Days

Hyderabad, March 30 - Siddhu Jonnalagadda's romantic crime comedy film Tillu Square, a sequel to his blockbuster DJ Tillu (2022), took a sensational opening at the worldwide box office, grossing 70% of its predecessor's lifetime collection on the first day itself. ## The much-talked-about sequel opened to positive reports all over which led to the excellent collection at the box office. Directed by Malik Ram, Tillu Square scored a huge 23 crore gross collection worldwide, including approximately 13 crore in India and 10 crore at the overseas box office on its first day. ## DJ Tillu, which was released in February 2022, had grossed approximately 30.50 crores globally in its lifetime run, which has been outgrossed by its sequel on its second day only. Tillu Square scored around 16 crores on its second day, pushing the total worldwide cume to around 39 crores gross in 2 days.## Produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, Tillu Square is expected to be Tollywood's next entry in the 100 crores worldwide club since the reports are favourable. The movie will have competition next weekend from Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur's Family Star which will be released on April 5. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Aadujeevitham Emerges Fourth Biggest Malayalam Opener Worldwide
818 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: Aadujeevitham Emerges Fourth Biggest Malayalam Opener Worldwide

Kochi, March 29 - National award winner director, Blessy's survival drama Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran has had a blockbuster start at the worldwide box office, emerging as one of the biggest openers ever for a Malayalam title. ## The movie took the box office by storm on its opening day, grossing approximately 16 crores globally, including 8.75 crores in India and 7.25 crores overseas collection. In India, the movie scored the second biggest opening for a Malayalam title after Odiyan. ## Aadujeevitham scored the fourth biggest start for a Malayalam movie at the worldwide box office. Superstar Mohanlal's Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea continues to be the biggest opener with around 20.25 crores gross, followed by Dulquer Salmaan's Kurup (19 crores), and Odiyan (17.50 crores). ## Riding high with superb reviews and audience word of mouth, Aadujeevitham looks all set to be Mollywood's 100-crore entry at the worldwide box office, which will mark Prithviraj Sukumaran's first (in the lead role). ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Aadujeevitham Takes A Sensational Opening Domestically
819 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: Aadujeevitham Takes A Sensational Opening Domestically

Kochi, March 28 - Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran's survival thriller Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life has taken a sensational opening at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office in all languages.## Directed by national award winner, Blessy, the movie opened to super positive reviews which translated into massive footfalls in the theatres. According to early estimates, Aadujeevitham grossed 8.50-9 crores in all languages, including around 8 crores in the original Malayalam alone. ## The opening of 9+ crores gross (official collection awaited), marks the biggest start ever for a Malayalam movie at the domestic box office. In Kerala, Aadujeevitham has grossed over 6 crores, scoring one of the biggest openings in the state. The movie also sets an opening day record for a Malayalam title in Karnataka with close to 1 crore gross. ## Aadujeevitham is expected to have a huge first weekend as it is carrying super positive word of mouth. It is likely to emerge another big box office success for Malayalam cinema which is riding high with back-to-back blockbusters this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'Aadujeevitham' Set For Double Digit Worldwide Start
820 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'Aadujeevitham' Set For Double Digit Worldwide Start

Kochi, March 27 - Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran's long-in-the-making Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life is ready to hit the screens on March 28, and ahead of the release, the film is making right noise as far as the box office prospects are concerned. ## Directed by national award winner, Blessy, Aadujeevitham is a survival drama, an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling Malayalam novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which is based on a true incident.## The year 2024 has been excellent for Malayalam cinema and Aadujeevitham promises to continue the momentum. Ahead of its release, the movie has already become Sukumaran's biggest opener with its pre-sales only which is going strongly at the domestic as well as overseas box office. ## As per the latest Malayalam trade update, the pre-sales of the film are already around 6 crores globally, including over 3 crores at the Kerala box office alone. The booking trend indicates the worldwide opening in double-digit, making it the biggest for Prithviraj in the lead role. ## Aadujeevitham is carrying a positive buzz and if it manages to score positive word of mouth, the Malayalam industry is up for another big blockbuster at the box office.## The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant labourer who finds himself forced into slavery as a goatherd on a secluded farm in Saudi Arabia. The nearly 3-hour long movie is produced by Visual Romance Image Makers, Jet Media Production, and Alta Global Media. ## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan' CBFC Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Revealed
821 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan' CBFC Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Mumbai, March 27 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn's long-awaited sports biopic Maidaan is finally coming to the big screens this Eid. Directed by Amit Sharma ("Badhaai Ho"), the movie will be hitting theatres on April 10, in a direct clash with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## Maidaan has been in development for a long time and it is being touted as one of the finest Bollywood films ever made. The trailer of the film was released recently which helped it to generate much-needed buzz leading to its release during the Eid holiday. ## Produced by Boney Kapoor in association with Zee Studios, Maidaan has reportedly been censored with a 'U/A' certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an approved runtime of 3 hours and 2 minutes, making it one of the longest Bollywood films. ## Maidaan is expected to take a good start at the box office and keeping that in mind, the booking for the same will reportedly commence on April 2nd. ## Spanning from 1952 to 1962, the film chronicles the life and journey of Syed Abdul Rahim, an esteemed football coach who revolutionized the sport in India. Ajay Devgn plays the role of Syed Abdul Rahim alongside Priyamani, Rudranil Ghosh, and Gajraj Rao in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Projected To Earn $135+ Million Worldwide In Opening Weekend
821 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Projected To Earn $135+ Million Worldwide In Opening Weekend

Los Angeles, March 27 - Director Adam Wingard's monster film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is projected to take the box office by storm in its opening weekend globally. The movie is riding on the mostly positive reviews from critics. ## Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures' sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and the fifth film in the MonsterVerse franchise, Godzilla x Kong is projected to earn $135+ million at the worldwide box office in its opening weekend, according to Deadline. ## At the domestic (North America) box office, the highly-awaited sequel is expected to gross in the range of $50 million on opening weekend while the movie is projected to earn around $85 million internationally over 63 markets. Some projections are indicating a $100+ million international debut. ## Godzilla vs. Kong, which opened day and date on HBO Max in 2021, minted $48 million over the 5-day domestic opening weekend. The upcoming movie will be the third biggest opener for the Monsterverse (if current projection holds) after 2014's Godzilla ($93.1M) and 2017's Kong: Skull Island ($61M). ## The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen in key roles. In the film, Kong encounters more of his species in the Hollow Earth and must unite with Godzilla to stop their tyrannical leader and a powerful, climate-changing Titan from destroying the surface. ## Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire begins its international rollout this Wednesday. In India, the movie will be released on March 29 in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 4 Becomes Fourth Highest-Grossing Animated Hollywood Film In India
822 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 4 Becomes Fourth Highest-Grossing Animated Hollywood Film In India

Mumbai, March 26 - Universal Pictures' animated martial arts comedy film Kung Fu Panda 4 has emerged as a success story at the Indian box office with a gross collection of over 30 crores through the second weekend. ## The fourth instalment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) has also become the fourth highest-grossing animated Hollywood film in India as far as the net collection is concerned. The movie scored approximately 26 crores net (31 crores gross or $3.75 million) in 11 days. ## Kung Fu Panda 4 needs another 6 crores net to beat its predecessor, Kung Fu Panda 3 (32 crores net) to become the third biggest Hollywood animated movie in India. The Lion King is currently the biggest grosser with around 158 crores net collection, followed by Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse which scored 44 crores net. ## Made on a budget of $85 million, the latest instalment is having an excellent run globally, nearing the $300 million mark. In North America, the movie has so far made approximately $133 million while overseas collection is $136 million for $269 million (2250 crores) worldwide total. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dune Franchise Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide Gross
822 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Dune Franchise Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide Gross

Los Angeles, March 26 - Director Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic Dune film series has crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert is currently playing in theatres, nearing $600 million globally. ## The first film was released in 2021 and grossed $435 million worldwide, including $109 million domestically (North America) despite opening day and date on HBO Max. The highly-anticipated sequel hit big screens on March 1st this year and stormed the box office. ## Starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune 2 scored the biggest opening of 2024 and currently stands at $575 million worldwide, including $233 million domestically. Combined with the first film, the total worldwide gross of the franchise is around $1.01 billion (8425 crores). ## Out of the $1 billion worldwide gross collection of the franchise, the domestic box office has generated $342 million while the international gross is $667+ million so far. Dune 2 is projected to finish its box office run between $700 million and $720 million globally. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Sidharth Malhotra's 'Yodha' Has A Low First Week
826 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Sidharth Malhotra's 'Yodha' Has A Low First Week

Mumbai, March 22 - Dharma Productions' action thriller Yodha couldn't put up much of a fight at the box office with a low first-week collection. The movie stars Sidharth Malhotra, Disha Patani, and Raashii Khanna in the leading roles. ## Directed by Pushkar Ojha and Sagar Ambre, Yodha minted approximately 25 crores net in the first week, making it the first lowest opening week total for a Sidharth Malhotra-starrer as well as one of the lowest for Disha and Raashii. ## The movie's opening was underwhelming and despite a decent jump over the weekend, the movie couldn't hold the ground during the weekdays. It followed an absurd promotional campaign which couldn't help it generate enough buzz, resulting in a poor show at the box office. ## There is not much gas left in the film to carry and the new releases, despite not being driven by star power, will make its life further harder at the box office. There is Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan is running strongly. It took a lead over Yodha from the first day despite being in its second week and supernatural thriller is expected to follow the same this week as well. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Shaitaan Scored A Very Good Second Week
826 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Shaitaan Scored A Very Good Second Week

Mumbai, March 22 - Ajay Devgn-fronted supernatural thriller Shaitaan has had a very good second week at the domestic box office, dropping just around 55% from the opening frame and also going past the 100 crores net mark. ## Directed by Vikas Bahl, Shaitaan scored approximately 34.50 crores net in the second week, pushing the total collection to over 114+ crores in 14 days. The movie is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2024 and is looking to finish over 150 crores in India net. ## At the overseas box office, the movie has so far minted an estimated 30 crores as worldwide total crossed 165 crores gross. Shaitaan will comfortably cross 200 crores worldwide gross in the coming days which will make the second Bollywood movie of the year to do so after Hrithik Roshan's Fighter. ## Produced by Devgn Films, Jio Studios, and Panorama Studios, the film stars Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan, Jyothika, and Janki Bodiwala in prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Salman Khan's 'The Bull' Shooting Postponed
827 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Salman Khan's 'The Bull' Shooting Postponed

Mumbai, March 21 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recently announced a film with director A.R. Murugadoss and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. The announcement came out of the blue which led to speculations that the actor's The Bull with producer Karan Johar and director Vishnuvardhaan, is shelved. ## The official announcement of The Bull hasn't been made yet but it was supposed to be Salman's immediate next. However, according to Peepingmonn.com, the movie, contrary to the rumours, is still on and will now go on floors by the end of this year. ## It is said that the deteriorating India-Maldives relations are posing some political and controversial challenges for the project at this juncture and hence Salman and Karan have mutually decided to start it later this year. ## The Bull is inspired by true events and is reportedly based on ‘Operation Cactus’, which the Indian government launched in the Maldives islands in 1988 to prevent a coup by a group of 200 Sri Lankan militants against then President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Salman Khan will be playing the role of Brigadier Farukh Bulsara. ## Meanwhile, Salman will next be starting Murugadoss' emotional action drama film in May this year in Mumbai and it will be hitting big screens on Eid 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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