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: Sivakrathikeyan's 'Maaveeran' and Telugu Romantic-Drama 'Baby' Score Excellent Opening Weekend
1076 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Sivakrathikeyan's 'Maaveeran' and Telugu Romantic-Drama 'Baby' Score Excellent Opening Weekend

Chennai, July 17 - The incredible rise of Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan continues as his latest Tamil political superhero film Maaveeran is set to emerge as a huge blockbuster for the actor. Directed by Mandela fame Madonne Ashwin, Maaveeran concludes its opening weekend with around 43 crores gross worldwide. ## Made with a budget of around 35 crores, Maaveeran took a fantastic opening of over 9.50 crores gross, before registering a good jump on Saturday and Sunday to bring in 11 crores and over 12 crores gross, respectively to score the domestic opening weekend of 32.60 crores. ## The movie had a fantastic weekend in Tamil Nadu with a gross collection of over 25 crores while it also did well in Karnataka, AP/TG, and the rest of India. It was released as Mahaveerudu in the Telugu language and scored approx. 2.50 crores gross. The movie is holding well today and is set to emerge as one of the highest-grossing films of Sivakrathikeyan. ## Maaveeran opening weekend box office collections are as follows (approx.) - ## Tamil Nadu - 25.10 Cr## Karnataka - 3.05 Cr## AP/TG - 2.70 Cr## Kerala - 0.65 Cr## Rest of India - 1.10 Cr## Overseas - 10.00 Cr (estimated)## Worldwide - 42.60 Cr## Meanwhile, a low-budget Telugu movie, Baby starring Anand Deverakonda, and Vaishnavi Chaitanya, among others, has stunned the trade with its exceptional opening weekend box office numbers. Over the 3-day weekend, "Baby" grossed close to 21 crores at the worldwide box office and completes the break-even target.## The Sai Rajesh Neelam's directorial grossed over 16 crores in the two Telugu states, including a huge 7 crores on Sunday. The movie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend which is not a common trend for a Telugu title. It also did well overseas and collected approx. 3.30 crores. ## Baby has already turned into a profitable venture for all the investors, including overseas distributors in the opening weekend itself, and is set to emerge as a massive blockbuster in the long run. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy 68: T-Series Grabs Audio Rights of Thalapathy Vijay's Next With Venkat Prabhu
1076 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy 68: T-Series Grabs Audio Rights of Thalapathy Vijay's Next With Venkat Prabhu

Chennai, July 17 - Thalapathy Vijay would next be seen in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's gangster drama film "Leo", scheduled to release on October 19 this year in multiple languages. The movie is carrying huge expectations and is projected to break box office records. ## Meanwhile, the Tamil superstar has already confirmed that his next movie, called "Thalapathy 68" will be with director Venkat Prabhu and to be produced by AGS Entertainment. Now, according to the latest reports, the makers have already sold the audio rights of the movie even before the shoot commencement. ## It is said that leading music company, T-Series has acquired the musical rights of Thalapathy 68. The studio reportedly has paid a whopping 26 crores to grab the rights in a groundbreaking deal. This is believed to be the highest-ever sold audio rights value in the history of Tamil cinema. ## Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose the music of T68, reuniting with Thalapathy Vijay for the first time since "Pudhiya Geethai" (2003). The movie also marks the maiden collaboration between Vijay and director Venkat Prabhu while it is the second movie of AGS Entertainment with the actor after the blockbuster "Bigil". ## T68 is expected to release on Diwali next year while the shoot will commence later this year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Fifth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1077 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Fifth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 16 - Hollywood blockbuster "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One" starring superstar Tom Cruise scored an excellent 5-day opening weekend at the Indian box office, setting a new record in Mission Impossible franchise as well as for a Tom Cruise-starrer. ## The 7th installment in the action thriller franchise scores its biggest day as far today in India with a decent jump of around 10% over the first Saturday collection. The movie scores an estimated 16.50-17.50 crores net collection on its first Sunday which takes the total 5-day opening weekend collection to around 63 crores in all versions. ## "Mission Impossible 7" will easily cross the 6th installment's final collection of around 80 crores net in its first week itself to become the biggest-grossing movie in the franchise as well as Tom Cruise's career in India. It has already become the second highest-grossing movie of the actor in India. ## Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, MI7 is set to enter the 100 crores net club in India. It has absolutely little to no competition for at least two weeks, especially in the Hindi market. It is likely to cross the century mark in its second weekend and might have a long run as the word of mouth is rock solid. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Hits Big Opening Weekend With $235 Million Globally
1077 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Hits Big Opening Weekend With $235 Million Globally

Los Angeles, July 16 - Tom Cruise muscles his star power as his latest summer blockbuster "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One" scores a huge opening weekend of $234.10 million at the global box office, the biggest global debut for the franchise. ## Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the 7th installment in the Mission Impossible series hits the franchise's best 5-day record with a $78.5 million launch, including $55 million between Friday and Sunday. The movie was, however, projected to reach $90 million over the 5-day weekend.## The Friday to Sunday opening of $55 million of "MI7" landed behind 2018's "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" ($61 million) and 2000's "Mission: Impossible II" ($57.8 million). Trade believes that a traditional Friday release of the latest blockbuster would have easily hit $75+ million over the Fri-Sun weekend, however, the 5-day opening is still reasonable as the movie has enough power to have a long run. ## Overseas, Tom Cruise scored his biggest opening ever with $155.60 million on a 5-day opening weekend over 70 markets. The previous best for the actor was "Top Gun: Maverick" which grossed $126 million overseas opening weekend before the movie finished its run at around $1.5 billion globally. ## China was the number one overseas market of MI7 with a $25.4 million opening weekend, followed by Korea with $14.3 million, the UK with $13.8 million, India with a huge $9 million, and Australia with $8.3 million start. ## MI7 will have a stiff competition going forward as Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" are opening on July 21. Both movies are hugely anticipated and have been projected to score at least $125+ million on opening weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Sees Record Advance Sales In IMAX In India
1077 days ago
Hollywood

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Sees Record Advance Sales In IMAX In India

Mumbai, July 16 - Tom Cruise-fronted "Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" is having a very good run at the Indian box office with the 5-day opening weekend estimated to reach 72+ crores gross in all versions. It was the first major summer Hollywood tentpole in India and the audience welcomed it with open arms. ## "Mission Impossible 7" is having a very good response in the IMAX format as the IMAX collection of the movie is over 5 crores gross in the first 4 days. Unfortunately, the movie will have just 10 days to get the benefit of IMAX screens as Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" will acquire all the IMAX screens from July 21. ## "Oppenheimer" has been shot entirely in IMAX and it is touted to be an IMAX wonder and a lifetime of opportunity to experience this 3-hours long film in this format. In India, the response has been crazy so far in the advanced sales of "Oppenheimer" in this premium format despite having ticket prices as high as Rs. 2000 or higher. ## There are currently 125 shows available in IMAX for the opening day in India and almost all the shows have an occupancy of over 85%. By the time the first show begins, all the IMAX shows are expected to get sold out completely, which will be a record. Not just for the opening day, but the advance booking response in IMAX is record-breaking for the entire opening weekend.## "Oppenheimer" is likely to gross over 5+ crores in the 3-day opening weekend from the IMAX format only. It will be released in English and Hindi only in India and the pre-bookings are good overall. It has already sold over 100K tickets in the three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) for the opening day. The movie is expected to become the biggest opener for Nolan at the Indian box office. ## **More IMAX data of Oppenheimer will be updated soon**## Stay tuned...

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VD 13: Release Date Locked For Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur's Film With Parasuram
1077 days ago
Tollywood

VD 13: Release Date Locked For Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur's Film With Parasuram

Hyderabad, July 16 - Telugu heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda has teamed up with his "Geetha Govindam" director Parasuram Petla for his next movie, called "VD 13". Produced by Dil Raju and Shirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations, the movie has Mrunal Thakur as the female lead. ## "VD 13" was recently launched officially with a Pooja ceremony, and now, the makers have confirmed that the regular shoot has commenced on July 15. The yet-untitled entertainer has been confirmed to release on Sankranthi 2024, joining a few other movies during the same weekend. ## There is a genuine craze for "VD 13" among the audiences as the duo of Vijay Deverakonda and Parasuram are reuniting after the blockbuster "Geetha Govindam" and the fans are expecting another youth plus family entertainer from the actor-director combo. ## Mrunal Thakur, who is riding high with back-to-back success, is a great addition to the cast of "VD 13". The actress is also playing a female lead role opposite Nani in the Pan India movie "Hi Nanna" which is scheduled to release in December this year. ## Meanwhile, Vijay Deverakonda will next be seen in the Pan India movie "Kushi" which recently concluded filming. Directed by Shiva Nirvana, "Kushi" has Samantha Ruth Prabhu as the female lead, making her first time collaboration with VD in a full-fledged role. The Mythri Movie Makers production is scheduled to release on September 1, 2023, in multiple languages.## The shoot of our #VD13 #SVC54 kick started today!🤩Promising you a perfect entertainer for Sankranthi 2024.❤️‍🔥@TheDeverakonda #MrunalThakur @ParasuramPetla #KUMohanan @GopiSundarOffl @SVC_official pic.twitter.com/wEBkpqDROv— Sri Venkateswara Creations (@SVC_official) July 15, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Fourth Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1078 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Fourth Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 15 - Tom Cruise is putting on a show at the Indian box office with his latest blockbuster "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One" as the movie is getting the benefit of the highly positive audience word of mouth. ## The 7th installment in the Mission Impossible franchise scored approx. 30.20 crores net in the first three days, including approx. 9.15 crores on its first Friday. The movie is having a huge jump of over 60% today/first Saturday as the collection is likely to be around 15.50-16.50 crores net in all versions. ## The first Saturday collection of MI7 will take the total collection to around 46 crores net in 4 days, and now, the 5-day weekend is looking to be around 61-64 crores which is a fantastic result. It is now set to beat MI6 by the end of the first week to become the biggest film in the franchise as well as Tom Cruise-starrer in India. ## The original English version is leading the overall collection of MI7, including the English IMAX 2D format which is having the best day so far with an average occupancy of 77% in 105 shows today. The English version is alone expected to score 10+ crores net today. ## "MI7" will most likely become the first Tom Cruise-led movie to hit 100 crores net collection in India and it should be able to do it in the second weekend itself. It is set to emerge as a huge hit at the Indian box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Marathi Blockbuster 'Baipan Bhari Deva' Hits 50 Crores Gross; Targets History In The Long Run
1078 days ago
Marathi

Box Office: Marathi Blockbuster 'Baipan Bhari Deva' Hits 50 Crores Gross; Targets History In The Long Run

Mumbai, July 15 - The box office record of all-time blockbuster "Sairat" might be in danger as the latest Marathi sensation "Baipan Bhari Deva" is taking giant steps at the box office. ## "Baipan Bhari Deva" has become the 3rd highest-grossing Marathi movie of all time, and crossed the 50 crores gross mark on its 16th day. On its 17th day, the comedy-drama movie grossed an estimated 7 crores, which takes the total collection to over 60 crores (51 crores net).## The third-weekend collection of "Baipan Bhaari Deva" is looking to be on par with the second-weekend collection. By the next weekend, it will cross Riteish Deshmukh's "Ved" (73 crores gross) to become the second biggest Marathi movie of all time. ## It is quite historic that the second-week collection (29.60 crores gross) of BBD scored a growth of over 100% over the first-week collection (14.70 crores gross). The movie is expected to repeat the second week's collection in the ongoing third week, and this makes it the serious contender to surpass the "Sairat" lifetime collection in the long run. ## "Sairat", the only Marathi movie to date to cross the prestigious 100 crores gross mark, is directed by Nagraj Manjule. The total collection of the movie is around 110 crores at the worldwide box office which should be the target of "Baipan Bhari Deva" by the time it finishes its run. ## Stay tuned...

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A Pan India Movie 'The Battle Story of Somnath' Announced
1078 days ago
Bollywood

A Pan India Movie 'The Battle Story of Somnath' Announced

Mumbai, July 15 - Producer Manish Mishra of 2idiots Films in association with Ranjit Sharma has announced a Pan India movie, titled "The Battle Story of Somnath". Written and directed by Anup Thapa, the film is based on the true event of the Somnath invasion of Mahmud Ghazni. ## "The Battle Story of Somnath" is a multilingual project which will be released in twelve major Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Marathi. The movie was announced today (July 15) with an animated teaser. ## The teaser of the film gives a background of the Somnath Jyotirling's history across the Yugas as it says, "The saga of history, the first Jyotirling of Lord Shiv. Chandra Dev made it from gold in Satyug. Made from brass by Ravan in Tretayug. Lord Shri Krishna in Dwaparyug. The first biggest invader Mahmud Ghazni, the 1025 CE attack. Only battle fought by the common people. ## The teaser further talks about more than 50,000 lives sacrificed to fight the battle as it moves forward to Independent India’s first Union Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel taking the initiative to rebuild Somnath. It further shows a quote of India's first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad saying, "Somnath is a symbol of the victory of construction on destruction".## The cast and other details will be revealed soon.## ## Stay tuned...

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Mohanlal's Pan India Movie 'Vrushabha' Locks Female Lead Cast
1078 days ago
Tollywood

Mohanlal's Pan India Movie 'Vrushabha' Locks Female Lead Cast

Mumbai, July 15 - The makers of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's Pan India movie "Vrushabha" has locked the female lead cast. Directed by Nanda Kishore, who directed the hit Kannada movie "Pogaru", the film is an epic action-entertainer transcending generations. ## The makers have roped in Shanaya Kapoor and Pop Diva Zahrah S Khan to play the female lead opposite Telugu actor Roshann Meka in the movie. Shanaya plays a pivotal role that bridging the gap between the past and present timelines of this film while Zahrah plays a warrior princess and has some major action scenes in the film. ## The movie will be produced by Abhishek Vyas, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta of AVS Studios, Shyam Sunder of First Step Movies, Ektaa R Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, and Varun Mathur of Connekkt Media. It begins filming later this month. ## Shanaya Kapoor said, "I am highly excited to face the camera and begin shooting. There will be so much to learn and explore from this film. The storyline is a fascinating one that has stayed with me. Also, the film has all the big names associated with it and is being made on a massive scale. It's the kind of role any young actor would be excited, and inspired to play, especially so early in one's career. It's a dream come true. And with Mohanlal sir on board, I feel honored to be a part of Vrushabha. I feel extremely grateful".## Zahrah S Khan added, "Vrushabha, being my debut Pan-India release, is a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a part of a film with such high-level performers like Mohanlal sir and to share screen space with him is a treat for me as an actor. The look of the film and the scale is huge from the periodic section to the present day. I'm very excited to be paired with Roshan as I feel he's got such a striking screen presence. I'm eagerly waiting for everyone to see my character and the way it's been shaped up; the credit goes to our director Nanda sir. I can't wait for everyone to see this epic film come to life".## The Malayalam-Telugu bilingual movie, "Vrushabha will have a grand Pan India release in 2024 in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada, languages.## SHANAYA KAPOOR, ZAHRAH S KHAN TO STAR IN MOHANLAL’S PAN-INDIA FILM ‘VRUSHABHA’... #ShanayaKapoor [daughter of #SanjayKapoor] and #ZahrahSKhan [daughter of #SalmaAgha] to star opposite #RoshannMeka [who has acted in several #Telugu films] in PAN-#India film #Vrushabha… Stars… pic.twitter.com/8T0PyXAm6y— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 15, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty Opens Up On The Box Office Failure Of Ranveer Singh-Fronted 'Cirkus'
1078 days ago
Bollywood

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty Opens Up On The Box Office Failure Of Ranveer Singh-Fronted 'Cirkus'

Mumbai, July 15 - Filmmaker Rohit Shetty takes the blame on himself for the box office failure of the comedy caper "Cirkus" starring Ranveer Singh in a double role. Released in December last year, the movie failed miserably to gross just around 60 crores, becoming the lowest-grossing film of Shetty since "All The Best" (2009) at the worldwide box office. ## During a recent interview with India Today, the maverick filmmaker said that every success and failure of his movies belongs to him. "I make sure to surround myself with people who are honest with me. So, when a film doesn't do well, I know it. Hence, I have always believed that both my successes and failures are mine. There is no point shying away from it", he said.## "When a 'Singham' or a 'Golmaal' did well, that was also mine, so when a 'Zameen' (2003), a 'Dilwale' or a 'Cirkus' failed, that was also mine. I don't see a point in blaming anything else", Shetty added.## The "Singham" director further said that "Cirkus" was made during the pandemic for the workers so that they can earn their livelihood. Shetty's next theatrical release is the highly-anticipated third installment of the "Singham" franchise starring Ajay Devgn which is due to start filming next month and be released during Independence Day weekend 2024.## Shetty promises to make a solid comeback with "Singham Again". "The same audience made 'Sooryanshi' a blockbuster despite a 50% occupancy, and if it didn't work for 'Cirkus', I must take ownership of failures as well. That's not to say that I won't bounce back with the 'Singham' franchise again or 'Golmaal' or any other film, and I might make 'Cirkus' again, too". ## Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty is currently busy with the promotion of his hosted daredevil show "Khathron Ke Khiladi 13" which premiers on July 15 on Colors TV. Shetty also has his digital debut series "Indian Police Force" starring Siddharth Malhotra. It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Third Day/First Friday Early Estimates
1079 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Third Day/First Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 14 - Tom Cruise-fronted the 7th installment of the "Mission Impossible" franchise, "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One" is super solid on its third day at the Indian box office as the collection sees a minor jump from yesterday. ## After scoring over 21 crores net in the first two days, "Mission Impossible 7" scores an estimated 9-9.50 crores net on its third day/first Friday, pushing the total net collection to over 30 crores. The first three days' collection of the movie is very good as these come in the proper working days after the Wednesday release. ## "MI 7" will see a big jump tomorrow and might touch 15 crores net mark before seeing another good jump on Sunday to take the 5-day opening weekend collection easily to over 60 crores net. The 60+ crore weekend looks well within reach due to rock-solid word of mouth which will come into full force on Saturday and Sunday. ## As reported earlier, "MI7" will look to surpass the entire total of "MI6" (80 crores) in the opening week itself to become the highest-grossing in the Mission Impossible franchise as well as Tom Cruise's career in India. It should also cross the 100 crores net mark during the second weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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