BY SACNILK TEAM

Hyderabad, December 17 - Actress Mrunal Thakur is on a roll with back-to-back films across languages and the latest she has joined is Telugu action thriller Decoit as the female opposite Adivi Sesh in the lead role. Debutante Shaneil Deo directs the movie. ## Mrunal has replaced Shruti Haasan, who was originally cast as the female lead but later backed out for unknown reasons. Decoit is produced by Supriya Yarlagadda and co-produced by Suniel Narang under the banner of Annapurna Studios, is being shot simultaneously in the Hindi and Telugu languages. ## The movie follows an angry convict plotting revenge against his former girlfriend, who betrayed him. Sesh described it as a solid action film with a touching love story. The shoot of the movie is currently underway in Hyderabad, with plans for an extensive shooting schedule in Maharashtra.## The announcement of Mrunal Thakur's on board was made on Sesh's birthday today (December 17) with a couple of posters featuring the duo in action avatars. The release date announcement is not made yet.## Avunu preminchavu..Kaani mosam chesavu..!Idichipettanu..thelchaalsindhe 💥అవును ప్రేమించావు..కానీ మోసం చేసావు..! ఇడిచిపెట్టను...తేల్చాల్సిందే 💥Get ready for #DACOIT ! @mrunal0801 https://t.co/mpLZxzFyFz pic.twitter.com/RpOglgjeE9— Adivi Sesh (@AdiviSesh) December 17, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, December 16 - The next big Bollywood release is Varun Dhawan-fronted action thriller Baby John which is scheduled to hit the big screens on December 25, on the occasion of Christmas. Directed by Kalees, the film carries a decent buzz and should take a good start at the box office. ## Meanwhile, ahead of the film's release, the makers have completed censorship formatlies. It is learned that Baby John has been certified with 'U/A' for 16+ by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an approved theatrical runtime of 2 hours and 44 minutes (164 minutes). ## The movie is certified for people above 16 years of age due to some violent scenes. It is the second age-restricted movie of Varun Dhawan after Badlapur which was rated A by CBFC. In terms of runtime, Baby John is the second longest film of the actor after Kalank which was 165 minutes long. ## The official plot summary of the film tells, "Satya, a former police officer living a peaceful life with his daughter Khushi, is forced to confront his past when they stumble upon a dangerous sex- trafficking gang led by the ruthless Nanaji. Driven by vengeance for the loss of his family six years ago, Satya reverts to his old ways, determined to dismantle Nanaji's criminal empire".## Baby John is produced by Atlee under the banner of A for Apple Productions in association with Jio Studios and Cine1 Studios. It also stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi as the female leads alongside Jackie Shroff as the antagonist and superstar Salman Khan in a cameo role. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 16 - Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule has been a record-breaking spree at the box office and has already claimed most of the major records within only 2 weeks for an Indian movie. The action drama is likely to own a few more records as it continues to march along. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 has become the third-highest-grossing Indian film at the worldwide box office and the second-highest-grossing in India. In the Hindi language, the movie is set to become the biggest grosser in a few days by beating Stree 2. ## Here are 50 major box office records created by Pushpa 2 - The Rule - ## 1. Biggest premiere at the Indian box office.## 2. Biggest opening day for an Indian movie at the worldwide box office.## 3. Biggest opening day at the Indian box office.## 4. First film ever to take the opening of 200 crore gross or more at the Indian box office (including premiere).## 5. Biggest opening day at the Hindi box office. ## 6. Biggest second day at the Indian box office.## 7. Biggest third day at the Indian box office.## 8. Biggest fourth day at the Indian box office.## 9. First film to score 200+ crores net in the Friday-Sunday weekend.## 10. Biggest opening weekend for an Indian movie at the worldwide box office.## 11. Biggest opening weekend at the Indian box office.## 12. Biggest opening weekend at the Hindi box office.## 13. First film ever to score 2 or more 70+ crores net single day collection in Hindi.## 14. First film ever to score 50+ crores net in 4 days consecutive days.## 15. Biggest single-day collection film at the Hindi box office.## 16. First movie ever to gross 100+ crores in a single day in Hindi.## 17. First film ever to score 500+ crores net collection in the opening weekend in India. ## 18. Highest opening week grosser in Hindi.## 19. Biggest opening week at the Indian box office.## 20. Biggest opening week for an Indian movie at the worldwide box office.## 21. Fastest to 100 crores net collection in Hindi.## 22. Fatestest to 200 crores net collection in Hindi.## 23. Fastest to 300 crores net collection in Hindi.## 24. Fastest to 400 crores net collection in Hindi.## 25. Fastest to 500 crores net collection in Hindi.## 26. Only film to score 100+ crores gross collection domestically in more than 3 days. ## 27. Highest-grossing film for Allu Arjun. ## 28. Highest-grossing film for Rashmika Mandanna. ## 29. Highest-grossing film for director Sukumar.## 30. Highest-grossing film for Mythri Movie Makers.## 31. Highest-grossing South Indian movie in Hindi.## 32. Fastest to reach 1000 crores gross at the worldwide box office for an Indian movie.## 33. Fastest to reach 1000 crores gross at the Indian box office.## 34. Highest second weekend grosser in Hindi.## 35. First film to score 100+ crores net collection in Hindi in the second weekend. ## 36. First film to score 25+ crores net collection in Hindi for more than 10 days.## 37. First film ever to score 50+ crores net collection in a single day after the opening week.## 38. Biggest second weekend at the Indian box office.## 39. Biggest second weekend for an Indian film worldwide.## 40. Highest-grossing Indian film post the Covid-19 pandemic.## 41. Highest-grossing film at the Indian box office post the Covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 16 - Superstar Salman Khan's much-awaited action drama Sikandar is set to unleash at the box office on Eid 2025. Directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, it is one of the biggest Bollywood films of the next year. ## According to the latest report by Pinkvilla, the makers will release the teaser of Sikandar on Salman Khan's birthday, December 27. The teaser is currently being edited and is expected to be action-packed and entertaining on a huge scale. ## The background score is done by Santosh Narayanan, who is best known for his work in Kalki 2898 AD, among many other films. The teaser will kick-start the promotion of the film leading to its release on Eid in March 2025. The entire shoot of the movie is expected to be wrapped by January. ## Meanwhile, after Sikandar, Salman Khan will start director Atlee's yet-untitled big-budget Pan India film from the summer of 2025. It will also be expected to feature either Kamal Haasan or Rajinikanth in the parallel lead and will be released in 2026. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 15 - Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule surpasses 500 crores net collection in Hindi after scoring a historic 125+ crores net second weekend at the Hindi box office. It is the first movie ever to score 100+ crores net in the second weekend in Hindi. ## Pushpa 2 on its second Sunday is looking to score in the range of 54-56 crores net, according to estimates. This pushes the total Hindi collection to over 550 crores in 11 days, becoming the third-biggest Hindi grosser of all time, behind Jawan and Stree 2. ## The film will surpass Stree 2 during or before the third weekend to become the biggest Hindi grosser ever. At this point, the film seems to be heading for 750+ crores net in Hindi and it can go higher depending on new releases and repeat audience. ## In Telugu states, Pushpa 2 has a good second Sunday for an estimated 15-16 crores gross while in Karnataka, it is expected to gross around 5.50 crores and in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the collection is in the range of 4.75-5 crores gross. Overall, the movie is estimated to gross 90-95 crore in India on its second Sunday, pushing total domestic cume to 1075+ crores gross in 11 days. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, December 15 - Pushpa 2 has become the third highest-grossing Indian movie at the worldwide box office in just less than 11 days since its release on December 5. ## With the ongoing 11th day (2nd Sunday), Pushpa 2 - The Rule is expected to be around 1300 crores gross globally, surpassing the lifetime worldwide total of SS Rajamouli's epic RRR (1230 crores gross) and Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 (1215 crores gross) to become the third biggest Indian grosser. ## The Sukumar's directorial blockbuster is now behind Rajamouli's Baahubali 2 (1790 crores gross) and Aamir Khan's Dangal (2070 crores gross) which are currently the biggest Indian titles. Pushpa 2 indicates long legs and it might pip BB2 in the long run to become the number 2 grosser which needs to be seen. ## At the Indian box office, Pushpa 2 also crosses 1000 crores gross on Sunday and becomes only the third movie after Baahubali 2 (1417 crores gross) and KGF: Chapter 2 (1000 crores gross). The total domestic gross collection of the movie is expected to be 1050+ crores after 11 days as the second biggest grosser.## Meanwhile, the action drama has also surpassed 500 crores net collection in the Hindi version on its second Sunday (11th day), becoming the 7th film ever and the fastest to do so. Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan was previously the fastest to hit 500 crores net, taking 18 days for the same. ## Pushpa 2 will surpass all but Jawan (582 crores net) and Stree 2 (598 crores net) at the end of its 11th day to become the third biggest Hindi grosser. It is expected to become the number 1 Hindi movie in India during or before the 3rd weekend. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 14 - Pushpa 2 is creating a mass frenzy and hits the ball out of the park once again by scoring a monstrous second Saturday at the Hindi box office with a sensational jump of over 60% from the second Friday which itself was huge. ## According to early estimates, Pushpa 2 scored 45-47 crores net collection on its second Saturday (10th day) in Hindi, pushing the total collection to around 497+ crores net. It will enter the 500 crores net club by tomorrow morning and will become the fastest to do so. ## This is a never-before-seen trend at the box office, and it will be hard to replicate soon unless there comes a movie with a similar kind of mass appeal with favourable audience reception. Pushpa 2 is now certain to open 600 crores net and 700 crores net account in Hindi. ## The film has also scored a good jump in Telugu states where the second Saturday collection is expected to be in the range of 12-13 crores gross, followed by 4.50-5 crores gross in Karnataka and around 3.50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Overall, Pushpa 2 is estimated to gross 70-75 crores domestically on its second Saturday. ## The total domestic collection of the film after the second Saturday is 980+ crores gross and by tomorrow before noon, it will go past 1000 crores gross to become only the third movie ever to achieve this feat. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, December 14 - Mega blockbuster Pushpa 2 - The Rule is set to become the first movie ever to score 100+ crores net collection in Hindi in the second weekend. The movie had a historic opening weekend and week with over 425 crores net collection. ## Pushpa 2 earned approximately 27 crores net collection on its second Friday in Hindi and on Saturday, it is expected to score 40+ crores net. On Sunday, there are chances of hitting 50 crore net which means the second weekend of the film will be, at least, 115+ crore net. ## This is a historic collection as Pushpa 2 will also cross 500 crores net in Hindi by the second Sunday, taking just 11 days to reach there which is an all-time record. The movie is heading for a 700+ crores net finish as the biggest Hindi grosser of all time. ## Here are the top 5 second weekend grossers in Hindi -## 1. Pushpa 2 - 115+ crores net (expected)## 2. Stree 2 - 92.90 crores net## 3. Gadar 2 - 90.50 crores net## 4. Animal - 87.50 crores net## 5. Jawan - 82.50 crores net## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, December 14 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's maiden collaboration with the Pan India star Prabhas, Spirit is gearing up to commence filming early next year, and ahead of that, the makers are in the process of locking big names from Hindi film industry. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, director Sandeep Vanga is in talks with Mrunal Thakur for the female lead role opposite Prabhas. At the same time, the conversation is on with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, who are a real-life couple, to play the negative roles in Spirit. ## "Spirit is one the most ambitious and awaited films of Indian Cinema, and the makers are going all out to have the best and most talented actors of world cinema on board. While Prabhas is locked to play the role of a cop, the conversations are in progress with Mrunal Thakur, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor with the latter two for the negative turn", says the report. ## The report further states that Spirit is unlike any other cop action thriller film in Indian cinema where Vanga is looking to change the way cop actioners are made in India. "The writing work and prep is going on in full swing, and the ones who have heard the narration inform that Vanga is going to reintroduce Prabhas like never before in Spirit", it adds.## Meanwhile, there have been rumours about South Korean actor Don Lee featuring in the film, however, there hasn't been a concrete update about the same yet. Spirit is produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series with Bhadrakali Pictures and will release in 2026 in multiple national and international languages. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, December 14 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has crossed 100 crores gross collection at the overseas box office, including more than 75% contribution from China where the movie is approaching the century mark alone. ## Maharaja had minted approximately 24 crores gross overseas in its original run and upon its China release on November 29, it has grossed approximately 76+ crores gross there in 15 days. This took the total international collection of Maharaja to 100+ crores gross and there is still more to come. ## Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, the movie is also nearing the 200 crores gross mark at the global box office and it should get there with major help from the Chinese market. It has so far grossed approximately 183.50+ crores, which includes 83.50 crores gross collection from the domestic market.## Maharaja is currently the 4th highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024, behind Vettaiyan (253.50+ crores gross), Amaran (332.50+ crores gross), and The Greatest of All Time (457+ crores gross). Thanks to the superb run in China, it has managed to beat Dhanush's Raayan (154 crores gross) and Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (149 crores gross). ## Stay tuned...

BY ANISH JANGIR

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Mumbai, December 13 - Pushpa 2 starts the second weekend with a fantastic hold at the Hindi box office with the collection coming in more or less in the same range as yesterday, the second Thursday. In the first week, the movie minted around 425 crores net collection in Hindi.## According to the early estimates, Pushpa 2 has scored in the range of 26-27 crores on its second Friday/9th day in Hindi, pushing the total collection to over 450 crores net. The second weekend is probably heading for 100+ crores net with a drop of around 50% from the first Friday to Sunday weekend which is an excellent hold. ## As said, Pushpa 2 will enter the 500 crores net club by the second Sunday (11 days) and will become the fastest to achieve this feat, taking 7 fewer days than Jawan which is currently the fastest to do so in 18 days. Pushpa 2 is certain to beat Stree 2 (598 crores net), probably by next weekend to become the biggest Hindi grosser. ## Apart from Hindi, the Allu Arjun-fronted blockbuster action drama has a decent hold in Telugu states and the rest of the market as overall second Friday is estimated to gross in the range of 40 crores in all versions. This takes the total domestic gross to over 900 crores in just 9 days and it will break into the 1000 crores gross domestically by Sunday to become only the third movie ever to do so. ## Stay tuned...