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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Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam
913 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam

Hyderabad, December 26 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has breached a major box office milestone in the Nizam area. The Prashanth Neel's directorial, which has fantastic collections all over, becomes only the 3rd film ever to score 50 crores share in Nizam. ## Salaar breached the 50 crore share mark in Nizam after scoring around 9 crore share collection on its 4th day. The total share in this area has reached around 51 crores, making it only the third movie after SS Rajamoli's RRR (111.89 crores share) and Baahubali 2 (68 crores share) to score over 50 crores share collection. ## The overall share collection of Salaar is 108+ crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) after 4 days which is a fantastic outcome. The break-even target of the movie in AP/TG is around 145 crores and with the holiday season ongoing, the movie should easily cross that market and turn into a major box-office success for the makers. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, Salaar is nearing 400 crores gross mark after just 4 days. The film scored approx. 50 crores gross on its 4th day in India and worldwide gross around 65 crores to take the total collection to around 390 crores to date. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dunki and Salaar First Monday Early Estimates
914 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dunki and Salaar First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 25 - Shah Rukh Khan's social comedy-drama Dunki has had a good extended first 4-day weekend with over 105.50 crores net collection. It became the third straight movie of SRK to score over 100 crores net in the first weekend after Pathaan and Jawan earlier this year. ## Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki is showing a drop of 25-30% on its today, which is a Christmas day for an estimated 22-22.50 crores net collection. The film has a good hold today though a collection with a couple of more crores would have been very good numbers. ## The total collection of Dunki has reached around 127+ crores net in 5 days and the first extended 8-day week is expected to be around 150 crores net. The advances of the film for tomorrow are decent but from here on, the walk-ins will be crucial.## Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire had a big first 3-day weekend in India with over 209 crores net collection in all versions. On its 4th day/first Monday, the action drama scored another rock-solid hold with an estimated 42 crores net in all versions, pushing the total net to around 250 crores in 4 days. ## In Hindi, Salaar scored an estimated 14-15 crores net on its first Monday, taking a total net of around 67+ crores which is a fantastic total for a dubbed version, clashing with an outright Bollywood film like Dunki featuring a top star with a top director. The movie has set itself up to enter the 100 crores net club in its second weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Scored A Low Opening Weekend In India
914 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Scored A Low Opening Weekend In India

Mumbai, December 25 - Warner Bros. Pictures superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has had a disappointing extended first weekend at the Indian box office. ## The movie was already carrying a low buzz, plus, it was up against Indian heavyweights this Christmas weekend. The only hope for the movie to have some sort of respite was to get positive word of mouth which didn't happen, resulting in a flop start at the box office.## The Jason Momoa-starrer sequel grossed approximately 12.80 crores in India in the first 4-days. The first movie "Aquaman" had grossed approx. 29 crores in its 3-day opening weekend in 2018, but here, "Aquamen 2" is unlikely to reach that mark in its lifetime run. ## Directed by James Wan, the film also had a soft start in its home market, North America, with just $28.1 million (235 crores gross) in the 3-day weekend, including premiers. Outside North America, "Aquaman 2" scored $80 million (665 crores), for $108.10 million (900 crores) globally in the opening weekend. ## China was the biggest market for the film, even bigger than North America, with $31.1 million opening weekend gross. Mexico was the third biggest contributor with $5 million, followed by Indonesia with $3.6 million, and France with $3.2 million. The film carries a budget of over $200 million. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun
914 days ago
Tollywood

Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun

Hyderabad, December 25 - Over the last couple of months, there have been ample speculations around Tamil director Atlee's next film. The director at the moment is on cloud nine having delivered the biggest blockbuster of his career with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", and has even expressed his desire to reunite with him. ## It is a known fact that Atlee has been in discussions with many superstars across the industries for his next film, and now, according to Pinkvilla, the blockbuster director's next film is likely to be with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun, who is currently shooting for highly-anticipated Pan India film "Pushpa 2 - The Rule". ## It is said that Atlee and Allu Arjun have been in talks for a possible collaboration and things are finally heading in the right direction. While the Pushpa star is yet to sign the movie officially, his next after "Pushpa 2" will most likely be with Atlee and the shoot for the same is expected to commence in October this year. ## "The duo have agreed upon a solid commercial entertainer that would present the icon star like never before. Some of the agreements and other aspects are being sorted out at the moment before signing the dotted lines for the announcement", the report states. ## Meanwhile, apart from Allu Arjun, director Atlee has also discussed a film with superstar Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Hrithik Roshan and a possible reunion with Shah Rukh Khan, however, AA is the front-runner for his next as things with Bollywood stars are not working about at the moment. ## Allu Arjun also has a film with director Trivikram Srinivas which is now expected to go on floors in 2025 only, followed by an already announced film with the talk of the town Sandeep Reddy Vanga and that movie will take off in 2026 only after SRV is done with Prabhas-fronted "Spirit". ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Animal' Scores Well In 4th Weekend Domestically With Limited Showcasing
914 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' Scores Well In 4th Weekend Domestically With Limited Showcasing

Mumbai, December 25 - Ranbir Kapoor's mega-blockbuster Animal is fighting it out to keep the cash register ringing despite the showcasing drastically reduced after the arrival of Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki" and Prabhas-fronted "Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire at the domestic box office. ## Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Animal has had a very good 4th weekend in India, scoring approximately 4.90 crores net collection, including approx. 4.55 crores net in Hindi alone. There has been a demand to increase the show count and plans are there to meet the demand from Monday. ## The total net collection of the action drama film is approximately 536 crores and generated 3.21 crores footfalls after 24 days. In Hindi, the movie has minted over 486 crores net so far. At once, it looked like Animal will be able to top 500 crores net in Hindi easily but now, things are looking difficult unless it holds strongly through New Year weekend. ## Animal may also miss the 900 crores mark at the global box office and competition is consistently increasing which is leading to low showcasing for the movie everywhere. Through 4th weekend, the movie has minted approximately 870 crores gross, including an estimated 231 crores overseas collection.## However, irrespective of where the movie finishes at the end of its run, Animal is one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian cinema history, and easily the biggest for an adult-rated film.## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Extended Version To Stream On Netflix
915 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Extended Version To Stream On Netflix

Mumbai, December 24 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action drama Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor has emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of all time with its phenomenal run at the worldwide box office.## Animal is one of the lengthiest Indian films ever with a theatrical runtime of 3 hours and 22 minutes. Director Sandeey Vanga has done an amazing job by never letting the film drag for a second despite the long runtime and now, the filmmaker is set to extend the runtime of the movie for its OTT version. ## During a recent interview, Sandeep Vanga said that there is scope for an additional 9-10 minutes which he cut for the film's theatrical release but he will now include those minutes for its digital release. It means Animal will be streaming on Netflix with an extended runtime of 3 hours and 31 minutes in all versions. ## The digital release of the film has not yet been revealed but reports say it will be available on Netflix at the end of January 2024 or early February. Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Netflix, going forward, will only stream censored films, so it will be interesting to see the platform's approach to Animal. ## The film is produced by T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures, and it stars Ranbir Kapoor in the leading role alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, and Bobby Deol, among others in key roles. The movie currently is in its 4th week of theatrical run and has grossed over 865 crores worldwide in just 23 days. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Dunki' First Saturday/Third Day Early Estimates
916 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Dunki' First Saturday/Third Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 23 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director Rajkumar Hirani's maiden collaboration Dunki has had a good start at the box office, scoring close to 50 crores net in the first days. The film witnessed a good hold, dropping around 30% on its second day. ## The social dramedy witnessed an upward trend on its first Saturday as collection jumped by around 30% today which is a good sign. According to early estimates, Dunki scored around 26 crores net on its third day, pushing its total collection to around 75 crores after the first 3 days. ## The business of film continues to be dominated by multiplexes while mass centres are not coming on the same level, which is expected because of its social comedy genre, plus, a mass entertainer like Salaar is playing in theatres. ## Dunki will be hitting 100 crores net by tomorrow in 4 days and will get the benefit of the Christmas holiday on Monday. The Tuesday biz will be crucial but the movie is expected to hold decently leading to New Year's weekend. However, as said, it is not the film which is expected to do 400,500 crores net business but how far it can remain to see. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time
916 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time

Hyderabad, December 23 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire emerges as the number 1 opening at the box office for an Indian movie in 2023. Prashanth Neel's directorial blockbuster takes the first spot by a big margin.## The action drama film scored a gigantic 158+ crore gross globally, beating Thalapathy Vijay-led LEO which grossed approximately 143 crores worldwide in October. At the domestic box office, the Prabhas-led tentpole minted 105+ crores gross while overseas, it scored 50+ crores on the opening day. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of 2023 for Indian movies - ## 1. Salaar - 158.10 Cr ## 2. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## 3. Jawan - 129.10 Cr (biggest for Bollywood)## 4. Adipurush - 127.50 Cr ## 5. Animal - 116 Cr ## Salaar not only scored the biggest opening of 2023, but it has also taken the 4th biggest start of all time for an Indian title. The film performed exceptionally to go near KGF: Chapter 2, also directed by Prashanth Neel, which is behind SS Rajamouli's RRR and Baahubali, the only Indian films with 200+ crores worldwide openings each. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of all time for Indian movies -## 1. RRR - 223 Cr ## 2. Baahubali 2 - 217 Cr ## 3. KGF 2 - 159 Cr ## 4. Salaar - 158.10 5. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG
916 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG

Hyderabad, December 23 - Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Prabhas' maiden film together Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has set the box office on fire on its opening day, shattering many records domestically and worldwide. ## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the action drama film is only behind SS Rajamouli's RRR which is an exceptional outcome. The film scored AP/TG share collection in the range of 50 crores, behind RRR's 74 crores share. In the Nizam area, Salaar minted approximately 22.55 crores share, falling just short of RRR's record share of 23.35 crores. ## Have a look at the top 5 opening day share movies in AP-TG - ## 1. RRR - 74.11 Cr ## 2. Salaar - 50.29 Cr ## 3. Baahubali 2 - 43 Cr ## 4. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy - 38.40 Cr ## 5. Sarkaru Vaari Paata - 36.63 Cr ## Area wise share collection of Salaar - Nizam - 22.55 Cr ## Ceded - 6.45 Cr ## Guntur - 4.50 Cr ## Krishan - 2.42 Cr## Nellore - 1.85 Cr ## West - 2.60 Cr## East 4.70 Cr ## UA - 4.72 Cr## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office
917 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office

Hyderabad, December 22 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has taken an earth-shattering opening which is easily one of the biggest ever at the Indian box office. While the opening in Telugu is historic, the movie has also taken a decent start in Hindi which will be key to its overall success in the long run. ## As per the initial trend, Salaar is heading towards 100+ crores gross opening at the domestic box office which was expected. In Telugu states, the film is witnessing houseful shows with average occupancy of around 90%. It is projected to gross around 70 crores in AP-TG which is excellent. ## Salaar will become the 4th film of Prabhas to take the opening of 100+ crores domestically, after Baahubali 2, Saaho, and Adipurush. He will become the first actor ever to achieve the feat, in fact, no other actor has more than 1 film with a domestic start of 100 crores. Kannada superstar Yash, and Telugu superstars Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan have one each. ## Prabhas has truly been the biggest Pan India superstar after SS Rajamouli's Baahubali franchise which made him the most sought-after actor in the country. However, the actor couldn't maintain his winning streak after Baahubali 2 but his films still scored historic openings.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'Avengers: Secret Wars' Rumoured To Have Massive Runtime; To Be Split Into Two Parts
917 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel Studios 'Avengers: Secret Wars' Rumoured To Have Massive Runtime; To Be Split Into Two Parts

Los Angeles, December 22 - Marvel Studios' Avengers: Secret Wars is shaping up to be a two-part film owing to its massive runtime, according to a new insider report by Jeff Sneider (TheInSneider). The movie, however, is still in the scripting stage and is not going to start filming anytime soon. ## Avengers: Secret Wars will be the end of Marvel's multiverse saga, and the reports suggest it will be a 5-hour movie with a year-long intermission and the plans are already there to split it into two parts This suggests that its current slated date of May 7, 2027, will be quickly followed by "Avengers: Secret Wars" (Part 2) in 2028. ## Before Secret Wars, there is "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty" which is now reportedly referred to as Avengers 5 after actor Jonathan Majors who played Kang dropped from the MCU. It is slated to release on May 1, 2026. There is a possibility that Marvel might drop "Avengers 5", but that's just a rumour for now as nothing has been confirmed yet by reliable reports. ## Marvel has been having trouble lately and now, one of the biggest factors currently affecting the studio is the recasting of Jonathan Majors, who played the important MCU antagonist Kang the Conqueror. This may further affect upcoming Avengers movies if the solution is now found soon. ## Meanwhile, the next Marvel movie is "Deadpool 3" starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular hero along with Hugh Jackman as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine. The movie is currently under production and is scheduled to release on July 26, 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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'Salaar: Ceasefire' Opening Day Box Office Expectations
918 days ago
Tollywood

'Salaar: Ceasefire' Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Hyderabad, December 21 - Director Prashanth Neel has been living a dream of seeing the theatres getting filled for one of his initial subjects in a new form and he couldn't have teamed up with a bigger star than Prabhas to do that for him and the time has finally arrived in a few hours. ## Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has been in the making for the last two years and it is easily one of the most anticipated Indian films. Produced by Hombale Films, the movie is seen as a big comeback for Prabhas in particular after a few box office misfires over the last few years. ## Even though the recent films of Prabhas couldn't repeat the heroics of his past films they still scored big openings and Salaar is not going to be any different on that front. The movie is targeting one of the biggest openings for an Indian title at the worldwide box office looking at the pre-sales trend. ## The bookings of Salaar, despite not getting much support from national chains, are outstanding, to say the least. In India, the film has already grossed over 42 crores from online bookings while overall sales (including offline shows) should be around 60 crores for the opening day in all languages which is excellent. ## As per the booking trend, Salaar opening in India is tracking to over 100 crores gross as it is expected to be somewhere around 100-110 crores gross. In its main market, Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the film is expected to take the opening in the vicinity of 70 crores, which is one of the biggest ever. ## The Hindi market is going to be a key to Salaar's overall success and as per the booking trend, the movie is heading for a good start. It is mass-friendly and is expected to score around 20 crores gross in the Hindi belt. In Karnataka, the movie is projected to gross around 12 crores on the opening day, followed by 4+ crores in Kerala, and over 3 crores in Tamil Nadu. ## The overseas pre-sales of the movie are fantastic and the opening in international markets is expected to be 45+ crores, which will make it 150-160 crores opening day at the worldwide box office, making it the biggest for an Indian film of 2023.## The aforementioned projections are purely based on the booking trend and how pan-India Telugu films have behaved in the past, so these numbers may vary by some margin. Still, Salaar is on track to create some new records at the box office and if reports are favourable, then the sky is the limit for Prabhas-starrer tentpole. ## Stay tuned...

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