BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 21 - Director Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has become the third highest-grossing South Indian movie at the Hindi box office after beating SS Rajamouli's action drama RRR on its 25th day. ## The Prabhas-fronted blockbuster scored approximately 4.85 crores net collection on its 4th Sunday which took its total cume to approximately 276 crores net in 25 days to become the third biggest South Indian movie in the dubbed version.## SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 remains the top South Indian grosser in Hindi with approximately 511 crores net, followed by Yash-starrer KGF: Chapter 2 with 435 crores approx. Kalki 2898 AD is only the third South Indian movie to enter the 200 crores net club in Hindi.## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki has had an excellent run in the dubbed Hindi version which is heading towards finishing around 300 crores. Prabhas now has two movies in the top 3 South Indian grossers in Hindi and in the top 10, he has 6 films which is the highest for any South Indian actor. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 21 - Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja's action comedy-drama Mr Bachchan has been confirmed to release on August 15, Independence Day. The movie is directed by Harish Shankar and also stars Bhagyashri Borse as the female lead.## Produced by People Media Factory, Mr Bachchan will clash at the box office with Ram Pothineni's Double iSmart, directed by Puri Jagannadh. In addition, several other films are releasing on the same day in Telugu, including 35-Chinna Katha Kaadu, Thangalaan (Telugu dub), and Aay.## Mr Bachchan will have a special premiere on August 14, which is probably the first time of major Telugu movie in recent tiles which shows the the confidence makers have in the movie. Ravi Teja is reportedly playing an income tax officer who is a legendary Amitabh Bachchan fan in the movie.## Get Ready!!#MrBachchan is Arriving..MASSive entertainment begins from this August 15th 🤙Premieres on AUG 14th.. pic.twitter.com/xkSEy5EUkW— Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) July 21, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 21 - The hugely-anticipated comedy entertainer Son of Sardaar 2, starring Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, has commenced filming on July 20 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The movie is being directed by Punjabi filmmaker Vijay Kumar Arora and produced by Ajay Devgn in association with Jio Studios.## It was recently reported that actress Mrunal Thakur would be playing the female lead, replacing Sonakshi Sinha from the original movie. Sanjay Dutt also joins the returning cast from the first movie with Pankaj Tripathi and Kubbra Sait reportedly joining the cast as new members. ## SOS2 is the sequel to 2012's Son of Sardaar which itself was a remake of the 2010 Telugu film Maryada Ramanna, directed by SS Rajamouli. SOS was a big box-office success with a worldwide gross collection of 150 crores as one of the 10 highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year.## According to the reports, it is not yet clear whether Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt will reprise their roles as Jassi and Balwinder Singh Sandhu aka Billu as the story of SOS2 is said to be fresh and doesn't pick up where the original ended.## The movie will be released in 2025.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 20 - After taking the career-best start for Vicky Kaushal with 8.30 crores net, comedy-drama Bad Newz is seeing a jump of around 20% on its second day with collection around to the double-digit score. ## On its first Saturday, the Anand Tiwari's directorial venture scored an estimated 9.75-10.25 crores net collection, taking the total to around 18+ crores in two days. The 3-day opening weekend is expected to be around 30 crores net which is a fantastic result for the movie. ## The film's biz is being driven by Delhi NCR while other areas are performing decently. Bad Newz is more of an urban so the mass centres are on the lower side which is expected. The opening weekend is looking in a much better position than 2-3 weeks back but it will eventually come down to Monday to see where the movie will go. ## The word of mouth for the film is on the positive side so one can expect Bad Newz to hold well on Monday and going forward. From the coming week, it will continue to be up against new movies every week so it needs to be seen how it performs going forward.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, July 20 - Universal Pictures' Twisters, starring Glen Powell, is set to overcome the industry projection to score the record opening for a natural disaster film at the domestic (North American) box office. ## The movie, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, scored an estimated $80.50 million (675 crores) in the opening weekend, the third biggest of the year. With this, it has become the top opening domestically for a natural disaster film, beating the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow's $66.70 million (not adjusted for inflation). ## Twisters was projected to take the domestic opening of around $50 million. It is a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister which bowed to $41 million 3-day domestic opening weekend. The sequel has scored almost 2X the opening of its predecessor. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, Twisters is playing evenly among females and males, as well as appealing to both younger and older adults in what could lead to a new franchise. Moviegoers bestowed the film with an A- CinemaScore.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 20 - Megastar Chiranjeevi is currently shooting for an ambitious socio-fantasy action entertainer Vishwambhara which is being directed by Bimbisara fame Mallidi Vashishta. It marks the duo's maiden collaboration which is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated Telugu movies of 2025. ## Produced by UV Creations, Vishwambhara is scheduled to be released on January 10, 2025, during the Sankranthi festival weekend. With under 6 months left for the release, the makers are gearing up to release the first asset of the movie on Chiranjeevi's birthday on August 22. ## According to the latest Telugu media reports, a first-look glimpse teaser of Vishwambhara will be released on August 22 on the megastar's 69th birthday. The official announcement of the same will be made soon. The movie has Trisha Krishnan as the female lead alongside Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vennela Kishore, Ashika Ranganath and others in key roles.## Chiranjeevi was last seen in director Meher Ramesh's action drama Bhola Shankar which was released on August 11, 2023. It was the remake of the 2015 Tamil film Vedalam, and at the box office, it turned out to be a huge disaster. The veteran actor is hopeful of scoring big success with Vishwambhara.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 20 - The Independence Day 2024 weekend is shaping up to be the most important weekend for the filmmakers who are busy blocking the slot for their respective films. There are nearly a dozen films already lined up to release on August 15 and some of them are potential big-money spinners.## The Hindi box office can see one of the biggest weekends of the year starting on Independence Day. Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's horror-comedy Stree 2 is easily the most anticipated movie to release during the period, however, it won't have a smooth ride at the box office as there 5 other major films ready to compete with it. ## The biggest competitor of Stree 2 will be Akshay Kumar's comedy-drama Khel Khel Mein, which also stars Vaani Kapoor, Ammy Virk, Taapsee Pannu, Fardeen Khan, and Pragya Jaiswal, among others. Though Akshay's last few films haven't worked at the box office, Khel Khel Mein can spring a major surprise. ## John Abraham's action drama Vedaa another Bollywood film scheduled to be released on August 15. Even though Vedaa is not as hyped as the other two Bollywood films, its genre can attract the masses during the holiday period, if it manages to get a positive reception. ## Apart from the aforementioned Bollywood films, there are two South Indian movies, Vikram's period action drama Thangalaan and Ram Pothineni's action thriller Double iSmart, which have also confirmed August 15 release and will be trying their luck at the Hindi box office. ## The buzz for the two South Indian movies is not something which is gonna scare the Bollywood titles, the presence of Sanjay Dutt in Double iSmart, will surely attract the Hindi audience to some capacity along with Thangalaan which features a richly talented star cast with acclaimed director Pa. Ranjith.## Apart from the Indian films, there is 20th Century Studios' science fiction horror film, Alien: Romulus is slated to hit the Indian cinemas this Independence Day. It is the seventh instalment in the Alien franchise and serves as a standalone interquel set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). It will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 20 - Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who was last seen in Dharma Productions' Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani in July 2023, is teaming up with URI director Aditya Dhar for his next film, set against the backdrop of Indian Intelligence Agencies. It marks the duo's first collaboration.## Recently, it was revealed that Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, and Akshaye Khanna had joined Ranveer to play key roles. Now, according to the report by Pinkvilla, Aditya Dhar and his team are gearing up to kickstart the filming on July 25. ## The first schedule of the yet-untitled film will take place in Thailand, where most of the intel network interacts with each other. This will be followed by the next schedules in India and UAE. It will be shot over a 6-month-period and hit the big screen in the 2nd half of 2025.## The film is set in the golden era of Indian Intelligence Agencies and is said to be based on some incredible true events from the history books of R&AW.## Ranveer Singh is excited to venture into the new world of agents in the film which is expected to be announced soon. Sanjay Dutt will be playing the antagonist role while Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal will be on the side of Ranveer. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 20 - The third season of Amazon Prime Video's rural comedy-drama Panchayat emerged as the most-watched Hindi show in the first half of 2024, beating big-budgeted shows like Heeramandi, and Indian Police Force.## According to Ormax Media, Panchyat Season 3 has generated 28.20 million views, becoming the most-watched Hindi language web series across streaming platforms in the first six months of 2024. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix show, Heeramandi and Rohit Shetty's Prime Video series, Indian Police Force, were the next two most-watched titles with 20.30 million and 19.50 million views, respectively. ## Disney Plus Hotstar, however, ruled the list of the top 10 most-watched Hindi shows in the first half of the year with five titles, which include The Legend of Hanuman (14.8 million), Showtime (12.5 million), Karma Calling (9.1 million), Baahubali: Crown of Blood (8 million), and Lootere (8 million).## Ormax Media estimates viewership using primary research conducted among audiences across India on a weekly basis. The estimated viewership represents the number of people who have watched a show (at least one full episode), or a film (at least 30 minutes). ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 20 - Actor Vicky Kaushal's comedy-drama Bad Newz, also starring Tripti Dimri and Ammy Virk, has taken a good start at the domestic box office, scoring approximately 8.30 crores net, which is the fifth biggest opening for a Bollywood movie of 2024. ## Directed by Anand Tiwari, Bad Newz surpassed expectations and delivered the biggest opening day for Vicky Kaushal as well as for Tripti Dimri in the leading role. It has surpassed URI: The Surgical Strike, which is Kaushal's highest-grosser to date, to deliver the biggest start for the actor. ## Here are the top 5 biggest opening day collection movies of Vicky Kaushal (net collection) -## 1. Bad Newz - 8.30 crores ## 2. URI - 8.20 crores## 3. Raazi - 7.53 crores## 4. Sam Bahadur - 6.25 crores## 5. Zara Hatke Zara Bachke - 5.49 crores## For Tripti Dimri, Bad Newz is her first major theatrical release in the leading role after becoming a sensation for playing a small role in Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna-led Animal last year which was a massive box office blockbuster.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 19 - It's good news for the industry as director Anand Tiwari's comedy-drama Bad Newz has taken a good start at the domestic box office, surpassing expectations to score one of the biggest openings for a Vicky Kaushal-starrer. ## Also starring Tripti Dimri and Ammy Virk, Bad Newz has come as a breeze of the fresh air for Bollywood which has struggled to take a good start for most of the film. As per the early estimates, Bad Newz has scored in the range of 8.50-9 crores net collection which would be the 5th biggest opening of the year for a Bollywood title. ## Bad Newz scored good pre-sales which indicated the opening in the range of 9 crores net and the positive word of mouth ensured the walk-ups also remained strong to help the movie start on the projected lines. It would be the biggest opening for a Vicky Kaushal-starrer, beating Uri which minted 8.20 crores net opening day. ## With positive word-of-mouth by its side, Bad Newz will look to score the opening weekend in the range of 30 crores net, most likely on the upper side, which will be one of the best debuts for Vicky Kaushal as well as Tripti Dimri and Ammy Virk. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 19 - Ahead of its global opening next weekend, Marvel Studios has unveiled the final trailer of the highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the titular roles. ## Directed by Shawn Levy, the third Deadpool instalment unveiled the full look at Lady Deadpool who is rumoured to be played by Taylor Swift or Blake Lively or someone else that only Marvel knows till the movie finally hits the big screens on July 26. ## The hype shooter trailer also confirmed the appearance of Dafne Keen, who memorably played the child mutant X-23 opposite Hugh Jackman in 2017's Logan, which was supposed to be Jackman's final outing as his iconic X-Men character, until he agreed to play Wolverine once again in the Deadpool 3 which is now Deadpool & Wolverine. ## Deadpool 3 is intended to be the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and a sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). It is the first R-rated movie to be released by Disney. In the film, the Time Variance Authority (TVA) pulls Deadpool from his quiet life and sets him on a mission with Wolverine that will change the history of the MCU.## In India, Deadpool and Wolverine will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, on July 26.## ## Stay tuned...