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: Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' To Fall Short of 300 Crores Net Collection Mark
948 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' To Fall Short of 300 Crores Net Collection Mark

Mumbai, November 21 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's spy action thriller Tiger 3 is heading towards finishing a little under 300 crores net box office mark in India. The movie had another drop of around 10-15% today which is a normal drop during the weekdays. ## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" reached around 244 crores net in all versions in the first 10 days. The film will have one more week to have a free run before "Animal" and "Sam Bahadur" arrive on December 1st to make life difficult for it. ## The third instalment in the Tiger franchise practically has 10 days left to collect as much as it can but still, the film is highly unlikely to top 300 crores net box office mark, a benchmark which was looking like a cakewalk before the release of the film. ## With the current trend and considering no real challenge before December 1st, "Tiger 3" is looking to finish around 280-290 crores net collection, which is no way a small number but surely underwhelming for a franchise like "Tiger" which is a part of YRF's Spy Universe, the biggest action franchise. ## "Tiger 3" will end up as a successful venture but Yash Raj Films will surely consider it a missed opportunity to have another solid blockbuster after "Pathaan". The movie opened to mixed reviews which might have dented its chances to have a long run but the cricket World Cup matches have also cost it at least 30 crores which could have easily taken it past 300 crores net. ## YRF opted for a unique release strategy for the film as it is a rare Bollywood film to have opened on Sunday, that too on the day of Diwali. A traditional Friday release could have massively benefitted it during the long Holiday period. It might still enter the 300 crores net club but for which, a super solid third weekend is a must. ## At the worldwide box office, "Tiger 3" has scored around 390 crores so far, and is looking to finish around 450-500 crores gross. The second instalment of the franchise, "Tiger Zinda Hai" grossed over 550 crores worldwide in 2017 and it will most likely remain the biggest grosser in the franchise. ## Stay tuned...

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'Jawan' Becomes The Most Watched Film In India In The First Two Weeks On Netflix
948 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Becomes The Most Watched Film In India In The First Two Weeks On Netflix

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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'Ganapath: A Hero Is Born' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
949 days ago
Bollywood

'Ganapath: A Hero Is Born' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, November 20 - Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon's sci-fi actioner Ganapath: A Hero Is Born has completed its painful journey at the box office with zero return. Vikas Bahl's directorial film was touted to be a never-before-seen before sci-fi thriller but the audiences didn't turn to see it in theatres. ## Produced by Pooja Entertainment, "Ganapath" was released on October 20 during the Dussehra weekend but its fate was almost sealed after it opened to a disaster number of 2.50 crores net. The extremely negative reviews and audiences' word of mouth made sure it died down in the opening weekend itself with a net collection of 7 crores. ## Though the collections of the film were negligible after the opening weekend, the lack of a big release kept it in theatres for a couple of weeks. It has now been completely removed from cinemas and the final worldwide box office collection is under 20 crores which is nowhere near its massive budget, said to be over 150 crores. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Ganapath - A Hero Is Born## India Net Collection - 13.00 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 15.50 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 2.50 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 18.00 Cr.## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Disaster## "Ganapath" is the lowest-grossing film for Tiger Shroff, even lower than "Heropanti 2" which was released last year and grossed around 30 crores worldwide. "Ganapath" had much bigger expectations than "Heropanti 2" with the kind of star cast and massive scale but it disappointed on every front. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Marvels' To End Up As The Lowest Grosser In The MCU In North America and Worldwide
949 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'The Marvels' To End Up As The Lowest Grosser In The MCU In North America and Worldwide

Los Angeles, November 20 - Marvel Studios' latest tentpole The Marvels is on the verge of becoming the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to finish under $100 million at the domestic (North America) box office as well as the lowest grossing film worldwide in the MCU The Brie Larson-led superhero sequel is turning out to be a rare box-office misfire in the blockbuster history of the MCU which kicked off in 2008 with "Iron Man". "The Marvels" had the biggest second-weekend drop of around 79% in the MCU history by a long margin.## The film grossed just $10 million in the second weekend, according to Variety. The total collection has reached $65 million (540 crores) in 10 days, and with the current trend, it is projected to finish around $80 million - $90 million in North America. ## At the overseas box office, the situation is the same as in the domestic market with a total collection of $96 million (800 crores) in 12 days over 52 markets. The total worldwide collection currently stands at $161 million (1345 crores). It is heading towards the finish of just over $200 million, lower than the opening weekend total of its predecessor "Captain Marvel". ## In India, "The Marvels" is heading to finish around $2 million (16.50 crores), a hugely disappointing performance. The film was made on a budget of around $285 million and is set to become one of the biggest disasters in the history of the MCU. ## Stay tuned...

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Netflix Announces Streaming Date of Thalapathy Vijay's Blockbuster 'Leo'
949 days ago
Kollywood

Netflix Announces Streaming Date of Thalapathy Vijay's Blockbuster 'Leo'

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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Box Office: 'Tiger 3' Enters 200 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Day 7 Early Estimates
951 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Tiger 3' Enters 200 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Day 7 Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 18 - Superstar Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-led spy action thriller Tiger 3 has a very good first week (7 days) at the domestic box office. The Maneesh Sharma-directorial movie scored the 4th highest first seven days cumulative collection for a Bollywood movie. ## "Tiger 3" scored an estimated 17 crores net collection in all versions on its first Saturday (7th day) which takes its total collection to around 217 crores in 7 days. In Hindi, the movie scored an estimated 16-17 crores, making it the 6th biggest first 7 days cumulative collection scorer. ## With a collection of approximately 212+ crores in 7 days, "Tiger 3" has become the 34th film ever to enter the 200 crores net box office club in Hindi. Today's collection will make it the 27th biggest Hindi net grosser of all time. ## "Tiger 3", which is the 5th film in YRF's Spy Universe, needed to score the big second weekend to stay in the race to top 300 crores net. The movie might still be able to cross the triple-century mark but the high-flying projections have been cut short by mixed word of mouth and the cricket World Cup which has eaten up two big days of the movie. ## Meanwhile, with today's collection, the third Tiger instalment has become the 5th highest net-grossing film for Salman Khan at the domestic box office. It will cross "Kick" (232 crores net) by Monday or Tuesday to reach 4th place and then, it will be interesting to see if it can go on to hit 300 crores net to pip the next best "Sultan" (300.50 crores).## Stay tuned...

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Hombale Films Announces 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Distribution Partners For All Areas
951 days ago
Tollywood

Hombale Films Announces 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Distribution Partners For All Areas

Hyderabad, November 18 - Hombale Films has teamed up with multiple distributors to release its upcoming film Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire in all areas. The movie, starring superstar Prabhas, is one of the highly awaited and the makers are committed to making it a huge success. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, "Salaar" is the most important film for Hombale Films which is one of the most reputed production houses in India. The studio has partnered with equally respected distribution houses in the country to release the film nationwide. ## The Kerala theatrical rights were the first to get announced and Prithviraj Sukumaran, who has played a prominent role in the film, will release the movie in the state through his production house, Prithviraj Productions. For Tamil Nadu, the studio has partnered with Red Gaint Movies to release the film on a wide scale. ## Hombale Films will distribute the movie in Karnataka by itself while there are multiple distributors for each area in Andhra Pradesh. Mythri Movie Makers will distribute the film in the Nizam area. North India has been a major market for Hombale Films and it has partnered with Anil Thadani's AA Films to release the film in the entire North India territories.## Have a look at the distributors of Salaar in India - ## North India - AA Films## Karnataka - Hombale Films## Andhra Pradesh - (Uttarandra - Sree Siri Sai Cinemas; East Godavari - Lakshmi Narasimha Sri Manikantha Films; West Godavari - Geeta Films Distributor; Krishna & Guntur - KSN Tele Films; Nellore - Sri Vengamamba Cinemas; Ceded - Shilpakala Entertainments)## Nizam - Mythri Movie Distributors LLP## Kerala - Prithviraj Productions## Tamil Nadu - Red Giant Movies## "Salaar: Ceasefire" is an action thriller film written and directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films. It stars Prabhas as the titular character, along with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Tinnu Anand, Easwari Rao, Sriya Reddy, and Ramachandra Raju.## The film is scheduled to release on December 22 in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. The trailer of the movie will be released on December 1st.## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Moved 'Dune: Part Two' Release Date Up By Two Weeks
951 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. Moved 'Dune: Part Two' Release Date Up By Two Weeks

Los Angeles, November 18 - Warner Bros. Pictures has moved up the release date of the highly-anticipated sci-fi epic Dune: Part 2 by two weeks. The movie was originally announced for release in 2023 itself but was postponed due to the writers' strike. ## Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the sequel starring Timothée Chalamet will now open in theatres on March 1, 2024, two weeks earlier than the planned March 15 release after the postponement from November 3rd, 2023, which itself wasn't the original date. ## Many Hollywood films are reshuffling the release dates after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended last week. "Dune 2" has taken the March 1st release slot after Universal Pictures' action comedy "The Fall Guy" exited the date in the same week, and also Legendary's "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire", which now pushed to April 12, 2024. ## "Dune 2", also starring Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, and Florence Pugh, among others, is the sequel to Dune (2021). It is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert and follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to win the war against House Harkonnen.## The film will explore the continuing journey of Paul Atreides, who is united with Chani and the Fremen. As he seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family, he endeavours to prevent a terrible future that only he can predict. ## Stay tuned...

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'Tiger 3' Crosses 300 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office
952 days ago
Bollywood

'Tiger 3' Crosses 300 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, November 17 - Superstar Salman Khan's spy action thriller Tiger 3 has crossed the 300 crores gross at the worldwide box office on its 6th day. It has become the 9th film of the actor to do so and the first since "Bharat" in 2019. ## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" was released on Sunday, November 12, on the day of Diwali and took the biggest opening for the actor as well as for a Diwali day release. The movie showed a good jump on its second day to collect close to 60 crores net before holding well on Tuesday. The biz dropped a bit on its 4th day due to the World Cup match but managed to hold well on the following day. ## "Tiger 3" has scored approximately 187.65 crores net collection in the first five days in all versions, which is the highest ever first 5-day cumulative collection for Salman Khan. In terms of gross collection, it has minted approx. 225 crores in India and allied to 72 crores overseas collection, the latest blockbuster reached 297 crores in 5 days and has crossed the triple century mark in the first shows on day 6. ## The Yash Raj Films production is the 6th outright Bollywood movie of 2023 to top 300 crores worldwide gross. Katrina Kaif, who plays the female lead role in the film, scored her 7th 300 crores grosser film while it is the first for Emraan Hashmi who plays the main antagonist. ## "Tiger 3" is a big-budget film so it needs to score a big second week to stay in the race to top 300 crores net collection in India and 500 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Vikrant Massey's '12th Fail' Three Weeks Box Office Collection
952 days ago
Bollywood

Vikrant Massey's '12th Fail' Three Weeks Box Office Collection

Mumbai, November 17 - Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra scored a box office success with 12th Fail amid the noise of the big-budget entertainers. The Vikrant Massey-led real-life inspired drama film has crossed 35 crores net mark in three weeks and still going strong. ## The film was released on October 27 amid very low expectations to do wonders at the box office. It, however, managed to take a decent opening of 1.10 crores net and since then, it continued with good momentum after receiving a super positive reception from audiences.## "12th Fail" scored 13 crores net in the first week before commencing the second week on a strong note. It eventually had a bigger second week than the first one with a net collection of 14.11 crores. The first two weeks were an indication of the film's acceptance among the targeted audiences. ## The movie had a competition in the third week in the form of mighty "Tiger 3", starring Salman Khan, but still it managed to do well by scoring over 8.50 crores net. With not much competition other than "Tiger 3" before December 1st, "12th Fail" is looking to finish over 45 crores net and might go on to top 50 crores net mark which will be a fantastic result. ## Here is the week-wise collection of the film in Hindi -## 1st Week - 13 crores## 2nd Week - 14.11 crores## 3rd Week - 8.65 crores (updated)## Total Hindi net collection - 35.76 crores.## Other languages - 14 lakh approx.## Total collection - 35.90 crores.##

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IMAX Reveals Box Office Collection of 'Jawan', 'Pathaan, 'Oppenheimer' And Other Movies of 2023 In India
952 days ago
India

IMAX Reveals Box Office Collection of 'Jawan', 'Pathaan, 'Oppenheimer' And Other Movies of 2023 In India

Mumbai, November 17 - The growing interest among Indian movie audiences has resulted in record-breaking revenue for IMAX in 2023. The large-format immersive cinematic experience, IMAX has exceeded its 2022 box office success in this movie-loving nation by a good margin and set a new revenue record. ## IMAX announced that in 2023, all the IMAX films so far have grossed around $20 million (166 crores) in India, as compared to $18.5 million in 2022. Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" was easily the most profitable as IMAX announced it grossed around 50 crores in India. ## In 2023, the Indian filmmakers have also tried their luck in IMAX and have a success. Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" and "Jawan" have been the most successful Indian movies for IMAX. It is learned that the action thriller "Jawan" grossed approx. 13 crores while spy actioner "Pathaan" generated around 12 crores in IMAX. ## IMAX has increased its screen count in India to operational 26 screens in 2023 from 22 screens in 2022. As a result, a total of 39 films were released on IMAX in 2023, including 6 Indian films while in 2022, a total of 34 films were released in this format in India. ## The company is also looking at standalone IMAX properties across the country while the average ticket price ranges around ₹360-370, a senior executive said. “The strong Hollywood line-up has played a big role in our business this year but from a local Indian perspective too, we're asked for movies to be released in the IMAX format on an everyday basis and we try and accommodate all those that we can", Preetham Daniel, vice-president APAC (Asia Pacific), theatre development, IMAX Corp., told Mint. ## Among the other films, released in IMAX this year, "Mission Impossible 7" grossed over 10 crores, followed by "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" with approx. 7.80 crores, "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse" with approx. 6.75 crores. Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" also has good success with approx. 5.50 crores in IMAX, while Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" minted around 3.50 crores gross. The next Indian release in IMAX release is Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" which is expected to do good business. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney Plus Hotstar Registered Highest Ever Peak Concurrent Viewership In The World During India vs New Zealand World Cup Semin-Final Match
953 days ago
Digital Media

Disney Plus Hotstar Registered Highest Ever Peak Concurrent Viewership In The World During India vs New Zealand World Cup Semin-Final Match

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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