BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 5 - Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, and Sharvari Wagh have officially been confirmed to headline Yash Raj Films' first female-led Spy Universe film, titled Alpha. The film is directed by The Railway Man director Shiv Rawail. ## The movie has been in the news since last year and now, on July 5, Yash Raj Films has announced the official title with a voice teaser and also confirmed the shooting commencement. ## In the teaser, Alia Bhatt can be heard saying, "The first letter of the Greek alphabet... and our program's motto - the first, the fastest, the strongest. Every city is an urban jungle, and in that jungle, the one who will always rule is... Alpha".## Alpha marks a significant shift for the action-packed YRF's Spy Universe series, which has previously centred on male protagonists. Alia Bhatt has previously played a spy in Raazi but this time, she will be seen doing the action, however, the actress also played a spy in a Hollywood movie Heart of Stone. ## ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, July 4 - Kalki 2898 AD ends the extended first week on a high with another double-digit collection in the Hindi version with a drop of just around 10% from yesterday which is a very good hold to go into the second week. ## On its second Thursday (8th day), Kalki 2898 AD scored an estimated 10+ crores net collection which can go up to 11 crores depending on the single screens. The total collection after the 8-day extended week is 162+ crores net in Hindi. ## Kalki 2898 AD will be eyeing 40+ crores net collection in the second weekend to take the total past 200 crores net mark and then, it will depend on how it performs during the weekdays and once Sarfira and Indian 2 arrive on July 12 in its pursuit to reach 300 crores mark. ## If there was some drop in the Hindi collection, Kalki made it up with the Telugu version which sees a jump today as all version estimate suggests the collection is more or less similar to yesterday with around 26.50 crores gross, pushing the total cume to around 494 crores gross domestically. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 4 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Tamil director Sudha Kongara teamed up for the first time for the drama film Sarfira which is the remake of Kongara's Soorarai Pottru with Suriya in the lead role. ## Sarfira, produced by Abundantia Entertainment, 2D Entertainment, and Cape Of Good Films, completed censorship formalities today (July 4) and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has granted the movie a clean 'U' certificate with an approved theatrical runtime of 2 hours and 35 minutes (155 minutes). ## Sarfira follows a man who sets out to make affordable airlines for low-income people, which several enemies try to impede. Akshay Kumar plays the lead role along with Radhika Madan and Paresh Rawal who also featured in the original movie while Suriya has played a special appearance in the movie.## The movie was originally scheduled to be released in September 2023 before the makers postponed it to February 2024, from which it was again moved and now, it is finally hitting the big screens on July 12. It will clash with Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 which is releasing on the same day. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 4 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD has become the actor's second highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office, after topping SS Rajamouli's directorial Baahubali on its 8th day of run. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic grossed approximately 641 crores worldwide in the first 7 days, and with its 8th day's collection (2nd Thursday), the movie has topped Baahubali - The Beginning which grossed an estimated 650 crores worldwide in 2015. ## Kalki 2898 AD has been on a dream run since its debut on June 27. It became only the 6th Indian movie ever to score 500+ crores worldwide gross collection in the opening weekend and will end the extended first week total to around 675 crores. ## As has been the case with Prabhas' recent films, the Hindi version has once again delivered for the actor and added immense value to the overall collection. The dubbed Hindi version is expected to reach around 300 crores net in its lifetime run as the Kalki 2898 AD is aiming to finish around or over 1000 crores worldwide. ## The third highest-grossing of Prabhas is director Prashanth Neel's, Salaar - Part 1: Ceasefire which was released in December last year and went on to gross around 618 crores worldwide as one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of the year. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 4 - Maverick filmmaker S. Shankar is currently busy with the promotional activities of vigilante action film Indian 2 which reunites him with legendary Kamal Haasan after Indian (1996). The movie will be released in two parts with Indian 2 scheduled to hit screens on July 12. ## After Indian 2 release, Shankar will wrap Ram Charan-fronted political action drama Game Changer which has been in production for a long time. It is likely to be released around Diwali this year. Now, the filmmaker has shared some ideas that he has been working on and will focus on them after the current assignments. ## During a recent interview with Pinkvilla, director Shankar revealed that he has been working on a couple of films, including sci-fi, a historical and spy action thriller. "I have 2-3 ideas - one is a historical film, and the other is like a James Bond film - not exactly James Bond, but I'm using the term for categorization. Also, there's a science fiction idea, similar to 2012". ## The filmmaker, however, admitted that all the aforementioned films he is working on are high-budget projects and would demand a lot of VFX. "So definitely those films will bring the technology that it demands. I will go through all the new technology that it requires and I will use that", he added.## Meanwhile, Shankar's last directorial flick was sci-fi actioner, 2.0, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar in the leading roles. It was made on a huge budget and grossed over 700 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 4 - Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated superhero movie Deadpool and Wolverine hits three weeks box office projections which indicate the record-breaking opening for the movie, not only of the year but also for an R-rated title ever. ## According to Deadline (which quoted three-week-in-advance box office tracking services), Deadpool 3 is tracking to open, at least, $160 million - $165 million in its three-day opening weekend (July 26-28) at the North American box office. It will be the biggest start of the year, beating Inside Out 2 ($154.2 million). ## The $160 million - $165 million opening projections could be conservative as a tracking report from tracking service Quorum, projected $200+ million start, and per Deadline, the agency is still sticking to its numbers. Even if Deadpool & Wolverine isn't as sharp as that projection, it's still bound for a fantastic start. ## As said, Deadpool 3 is aiming at the biggest R-rated debut domestically, given the projection stands. The first Deadpool movie made history by opening to $132.40 million domestically in February 2016, which is still the biggest R-rated box office debut. Deadpool 2, released in May 2018, debuted at $125.5 million.## As reported recently, the pre-sales of Deadpool 3 broke the first-day record of 2024 and probably has the highest advance sales so far for any movie of the year. Directed by Shawn Levy, the movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen.## The movie is scheduled to be released on July 26, and in India, it will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 4 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD has beaten Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone's Fighter to score the biggest first week of 2024 at the Hindi box office. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has earned approximately 152.30 crores net collection in Hindi in 7 days so far, whereas, Fighter had scored 146.50 crores in its extended first week. Both the movies have had a Thursday release, leading to an 8-day extended week. ## Interestingly, Siddharth Anand's directorial, Fighter had posted a bigger opening weekend with approximately 118.50 crores net than Kalki 2898 AD's 109 crores. However, there will be, at least, a 15 crores difference between the two films at the end of the full first week with marching ahead. ## Fighter scored approximately 212.75 crores net collection in its lifetime run which Kalki could topple in the second weekend to become the biggest Hindi grosser of the year. Kalki also crossed the total collection of Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan which is now the third biggest Hindi grosser of 2024 domestically with approximately 148.25 crores net. ## At the worldwide box office, the Prabhas-starrer sci-fi epic has grossed an estimated 641 crores, including 468 crores in India in all languages. It is currently the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, both at the domestic and worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, July 4 - South Indian actor Sathyaraj has officially joined the cast of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's action drama Sikandar, directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead. ## On Thursday (July 4), NGE took to social media to welcome the renowned actor along with Prateik Babbar on board the movie. "We're elated to welcome you on board #Sathyaraj sir! Honoured to have you on team #Sikandar. Happy to collaborate with our very own @prateikbabbar once again! And we can't wait for everyone to experience this cinematic excellence on the big screens!"## We're elated to welcome you on board #Sathyaraj sir! Honoured to have you in team #Sikandar ♥️ Happy to collaborate with our very own @prateikbabbar once again! ♥️And we can't wait for everyone to experience this cinematic excellence on the big screens! ✨ #SajidNadiadwala’s… pic.twitter.com/ulg4IOac1h— Nadiadwala Grandson (@NGEMovies) July 4, 2024 ## Sikandar is one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies in the production. It marks Sathyaraj's third Bollywood movie after Chennai Express and Munjya, and the first with Salman Khan. The shoot of the movie has already commenced as it is scheduled to release on Eid 2025. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Hyderabad, July 4 - The Pan India blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD, starring superstar Prabhas, is nearing 650 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office after the first week (7 days), surpassing the total collection of Prabhas' Salaar: Ceasefire to become his third biggest grosser. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic grossed around 31+ crores worldwide on its 7th day (first Wednesday) to take its worldwide cume to around 641 crores gross, including an estimated 468 crores gross in India and 173 crores overseas collection.## Kalki 2898 AD is within touching distance of Baahubali - The Beginning (650 crores) to become Prabhas' second biggest grosser after Baahubali 2. It will become the actor's second biggest worldwide grosser sometime during the 8th day of its run as the 8-day extended first week is headed to finish around 670 crores gross. ## The movie will go into the second weekend with around 670 crores gross already in the bag and with glowing word of mouth and the lack of major competition, it should be the first choice of moviegoers. The movie will be aiming to top 800 crores worldwide gross after the second weekend to keep in the race of reaching the ultimate milestone of 1000 crores gross. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, July 3 - Kalki 2898 AD finishes the first week (7 days) with 150+ crores net collection in Hindi, making it the biggest of the year for an Indian film after the solid first Wednesday at the box office with a drop of under 20% from Tuesday. ## As per the early estimates, the Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic scored 11-12 crores net collection on its 7th day, dropping around 15% from yesterday which is a regular drop. This has taken the total collection of the movie to around 152 crores with the full first week headed for around 162 crores in Hindi. ## As reported yesterday, the weekday trend of Kalki 2898 AD is almost similar to RRR and it might end up scoring more than SS Rajamouli's directorial in the long run due to not much competition for the first two weeks from the Bollywood movies. ## Including Hindi, all the versions of Kalki 2898 AD are showing a drop of around 15% for an estimated 27+ crores gross collection on its first Wednesday. This has taken the total collection of the film to over 468+ crores in 7 days as the full first week (8 days) is headed for 490 crores finish.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 3 - The Indian film industry is blessed to have actors with a devoted fan base across languages, and Prabhas is arguably the biggest Pan India star at the moment with incredible box office pull all around.## Prabhas' latest film, a sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is currently playing in theatres and doing excellent business across the country and worldwide. Director Nag Ashwin is completely in awe of Prabhas as he hails him as the biggest box office star of this era and also lauds his tactile genius. ## "This man sitting casually there is the reason for all this, unbiasedly the biggest box office star of this era... He gave our production the confidence to do what we did, he gave me the freedom to do what I did... and so many intelligent inputs helped guide the film to what it is... everyone's darling, our Bhairava and now the world's K____", the filmmaker said in an Instagram story. ## This man sitting casually there is the reason for all this, unbiasedly the biggest box office star of this era… He gave our production the confidence to do what we did, he gave me the freedom to do what I did… and so many intelligent inputs helped guide the film to what it is…… pic.twitter.com/9w1Ex4flF8— Kalki 2898 AD (@Kalki2898AD) July 3, 2024 ## As we speak, Kalki 2898 AD has grossed an estimated 650 crores worldwide in 7 days and is heading towards 800 crores gross collection. It is already the highest-grossing Indian film of the year by a long time and is likely to reach the 1000 crores gross mark in the coming days. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani, in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, July 3 - Lionsgate studio has set the official release for the third instalment of its magic-themed heist film franchise Now You See Me, directed by Ruben Fleischer. ## Starring Jesse Eisenberg, the threequel will be released on November 14, 2025. The development of Now You See Me 3 was first confirmed in April 2020 when Lionsgate brought on screenwriter Warren Singer to pen the script to add a fresh take to the story. ## The plot details of the movie have been kept under wraps but the movie reintroduces audiences to the thieving illusionists known as the Four Horseman with Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman returning to reprise their roles, with Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, and Rosamund Pike among those aboard for new roles. ## The first movie of the franchise was released in 2013 and went on to gross over $350 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $75 million. The sequel, released in 2016, had a budget of over $90 million but the collection dropped to $335 million, as the franchise has so far grossed $685 million from two movies. ## Stay tuned...