BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 26 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD reached 280 crores net after a good fourth week at the Hindi box office. The film's collection was hit by Bad Newz which scored over 40 crores net in the first week but still, Kalki was the second choice of the moviegoers. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored approximately 14 crores net collection, making it the 5th biggest South Indian grosser in the 4th week in the dubbed Hindi version. Baahubali 2 remains the top South Indian grosser, followed by KGF: Chapter 2, Kantara, and RRR in the 4th week.## Rishab Shetty's Kantara is the new entry in the top 5 South Indian grossers in Hindi in the weekly chart. It was a word-of-mouth sensation which went on to score 85 crores net collection in Hindi in its lifetime run, creating enough buzz for its upcoming prequel to go bang bang in the dubbed version. ## Top 5 South Indian Grossers in Hindi in The 4th Week (Net Collection) - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion - 29.40 crores## 2. KGF: Chapter 2 - 22.75 crores## 3. Kantara - 18.10 crores## 4. RRR - 14.72 crores## 5. Kalki 2898 AD - 13.90 crores## Kalki 2898 AD remains in the race of hitting 300 crores net in Hindi, however, its pursuit to enter this prestigious box office club may get a hit by Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine which has been released on July 26.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 25 - It hasn't been a great year for Hollywood movies at the Indian box office with only Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire managing to hit 100 crores net collection in the first 6 months so far. However, things are expected to change in the second half of the year, starting with Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine. ## The third Deadpool movie, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is scheduled to hit the big screen on July 26. The anticipation for the movie among Indian audiences is as high as some of the biggest Marvel movies in the past and the pre-sales response indicates the same. ## The Shawn Levy's A-rated directorial, which is reportedly releasing on over 3000 screens across the country, has scored one of the biggest pre-sales of the year in India and one of the biggest for a Marvel title in recent times.## As of 9 PM on July 25, Deadpool 3 sold approximately 360K tickets worth 10+ crores gross collection (12.60+ crores gross with block seats) for the opening day in all versions. This sort of advance could have easily ensured a 30+ crores gross opening, but an 'A' rating of the movie may prove to be a hurdle. ## Marvel has an incredible fan following in India and the performances of its films in the past prove the same. Deadpool 3, despite age restrictions, is still expected to take 25+ crores gross (21+ crores net) opening in all versions. Last year, Ranbir Kapoor-fronted Animal took an earth-shattering start in India despite an A-rating with excellent advance and spot booking. ## If Deadpool 3 follows the same trend as Animal in the Spot booking (walk-ups), then the opening can be 30+ crores gross and beyond. The positive reviews, which have already started hitting online, will help the spot booking in some capacity and if the content clicks, then the sky is the limit for this Marvel tentpole. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 25 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine final trailer has created a Guinness World Record by becoming the most viewed trailer of all time in the first 24 hours, beating Marvel/Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home. ## Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Deadpool 3 final trailer which was released on July 19, scored a whopping 365 million views across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. Tom Holland's No Way Home had garnered 355 million views.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Scheduled to be released on July 26 in North America, the movie is tracking to earn $350+ million in its worldwide opening weekend. ## It stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen. 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.## Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have achieved two Guinness World Records. First, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE's trailer broke the record for the most views in 24 hours, reaching 365 million globally.Second, Reynolds' Racecourse Ground in Wrexham was recognized as the oldest… pic.twitter.com/AyniBXNEK1— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) July 24, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 25 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, who is gearing up for the release of director Neeraj Pandey's romantic thriller Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, will be reuniting with filmmaker Luv Ranjan for a high-concept action thriller, to be directed by Mission Mangal fame Jagan Shakti.## The film in question has been in development for the last few months. Luv Ranjan, who previously produced Ajay Devgn-fronted De De Pyaar De and its upcoming sequel, has come on board to produce Jagan Shakti's directorial, according to Bollywood Hungama. ## "It's a high-concept action film and will see Ajay Devgn in a completely new avatar. Luv, Jagan and Ajay are excited to explore this action space together in their next directorial. The film will go on floors by December 2024 and will hit the big screen in 2025", says the report.## The shoot of the film will commence in December this year, and before that, Ajay Devgn will wrap up Son of Sardaar 2 and De De Pyaar De 2. The actor also has Rohit Shetty's highly-awaited Singham Again and crime thriller Raid 2, ready to release. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, July 24 - Disney/Pixar has done it again as the studio's latest blockbuster Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing animated movie of all-time at the worldwide box office, beating Disney's Frozen 2. ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015), IO2 has grossed $1.46 billion (12245 crores), surpassing Frozen 2's $1.45 billion final gross on July 23. This is the 7th Disney movie and 5th for Pixar in the top 10 animated highest-grossing movies ever globally. ## In the process of outgrossing Frozen 2, the Inside Out sequel had surpassed Margot Robbie's Barbie ($1.44 billion) a day earlier to become the 13th highest-grossing movie ever, behind Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick ($1.49 billion). It can enter the top 10 movies in history by topping Top Gun 2, Furious 7 ($1.51 billion), and The Avengers ($1.51 billion). ## Directed by Kelsey Mann (in his feature directorial debut), Inside Out 2's domestic total stands at $601 million (5030 crores) while it has grossed $862 million (7215 crores) at the overseas box office. Mexico has been the biggest international market for the movie with $98.6 million. In India, the movie has grossed approximately $4+ million (35 crores gross). ## Note: As per Deadline, Disney's 2019 film The Lion King is not considered an animated film by the studio which made it under the Disney Live Action umbrella, rather than either of its animated labels.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Kochi, July 24 - Thalapathy Vijay's mega-stardom has once again shaken Kerala's trade with the record-breaking theatrical deal for his upcoming movie The Greatest of All-Time. Gokulam Movies, the leading distribution studio in Kerala has grabbed theatrical rights of the movie. ## According to the Kerala film industry tracker AB George, GOAT Kerala theatrical rights have been sold for 17 crore which is a record deal for a non-Malayalam movie. The previous record also belonged to Vijay when his Leo was sold for 16 crores and it was also bought by Gokulam Movies. ## Thalapathy Vijay is arguably the biggest non-Malayalam superstar in Kerala with an incredible box office pull. Leo, which was released in October last year, did wonders at the Kerala box office by grossing approximately 60 crores which is a record for a Tamil title in the state. ## Talking about GOAT, it is a science fiction action film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in dual roles, leading an ensemble cast which includes Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Jayaram, Sneha, Meenakshi Chaudhary, and Yogi Babu, among others.## The film is scheduled to be released on September 5, 2024, in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 24 - After getting a major shock with Radhe Shyam and Adipurush, Pan India superstar Prabhas made a roaring comeback with back-to-back big successes in the form of Salaar: Ceasefire and Kalki 2898 AD which has crossed 1000 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office, becoming the second film of Prabhas to achieve the feat. ## The next release for Prabhas is director Maruthi's horror-comedy The Raja Saab which is produced by People Media Factory. The production house had also distributed Adipurush in Telugu states but suffered heavy losses due to the film's disastrous performance. ## Prabhas, who has a reputation for being a producer's delight, has once again shown a big heart for The Raja Saab. According to the latest Telugu media reports, the Baahubali star has reduced his remuneration significantly to compensate for the losses People Media Factory incurred for releasing Adipurush. ## The Raja Saab is currently in production and is expected to be released on Sankranthi 2025. Prabhas plays the titular role alongside Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan, Sanjay Dutt, Riddhi Kumar, and Yogi Babu among others in key roles. ## Meanwhile, Prabhas has a jam-packed schedule going forward. The actor will soon start filming for Salaar 2 with director Prashanth Neel. He also has Sandeep Reddy Vanga's highly-anticipated Spirit which is scheduled to go on floors by the end of this year along with Hanu Raghavapudi's untitled film. There is Kalki 2 with director Nag Ashwin is also in the pipeline. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 24 - There is so much genuine curiosity about maverick filmmaker SS Rajamouli's next film which is with Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu. Touted to be a jungle-based adventure movie, SSMB 29 will be Rajamouli's first film since the monstrous blockbuster RRR in 2022. ## Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma seems to be one of the people who is excited about Rajamouli's next and he has some bold things to say about it. During a recent interview with a Telugu media platform, RGV claimed that SSMB29 will be the biggest film ever and he put reasons to say that.## "My guess is the film he (Rajamouli) is going to do now, I think that is going to go beyond imagination for the simple reason that post RRR release, I think he has spent a lot of time with the technician for the visual effects, so I have a feeling that this (SSMB29) is going to be really a "baap of all the films" made", RGV said.## As per reports, some of the award-winning international technicians will work on SSMB29 which is currently in the pre-production stage. The cast of the movie hasn't been announced yet but it was recently reported that would be playing the role of antagonist against Mahesh Babu's protagonist in this big-budget epic blockbuster. ## The shoot of SSMB29 is expected to commence by the end of this year or early 2025 for a grand worldwide release in 2026. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 24 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's all-time blockbuster movie Indra is all set to be re-released in theatres on the occasion of the veteran superstar's 69th birthday. The movie was directed by B. Gopal and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies.## Released in July 2002, Indra was a box office sensation and went on to gross over 50 crores at the worldwide box office. It was the highest-grossing South Indian film at that time and is considered one of the best commercial entertainers in Telugu cinema.## Also starring Aarthi Agarwal, Sivaji, Sonali Bendre, and Mukesh Rishi, among others, the film was dubbed and released into Tamil as Indhiran and in Hindi as Indra: The Tiger. It is one of the most-watched South Indian movies in the dubbed Hindi version on Television. ## Vyjayanthi Movies took to social media to announce the re-release of Indra on August 22. "22 glorious years of MEGA BLOCKBUSTER #Indra, a film that etched its mark on cinema and our hearts forever. In celebration of 50 GOLDEN YEARS OF VYJAYANTHI MOVIES, let’s relive the magic with a 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟐, in honour of Megastar @KChiruTweets garu's birthday!"## 22 glorious years of MEGA BLOCKBUSTER #Indra, a film that etched its mark on cinema and our hearts forever ❤️In celebration of 50 GOLDEN YEARS OF VYJAYANTHI MOVIES, let’s relive the magic with a 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟐, in honour of Megastar… pic.twitter.com/jF3eSXrUX7— Vyjayanthi Movies (@VyjayanthiFilms) July 24, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 24 - Director Siddharth Anand has earned the tag of one of the best commercial filmmakers after having delivered a couple of huge box office blockbusters over the last few years. This includes superstar Shah Rukh Khan-fronted spy action thriller Pathaan which is one of the all-time highest-grossing Indian films. ## Siddharth Anand's last directorial venture was Hrithik Roshan-fronted aerial action thriller Fighter which was released earlier this year. Since then, the maverick filmmaker has been chalking out plans to set up his next directorial and there is finally a massive update on the same. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, the Bang Bang director is working on a mega-budget two hero action spectacle which he aims to take on floors in 2025. Siddharth has time and again said how big he is a fan of the action genre and has plans to explore new ideas in this space, and his upcoming movie is said to be one of its kind entertainer.## The director has been working on the script for a while now and is finally in the stage of proceeding to casting. Siddharth aims to bring two of the biggest superstars of Indian Cinema together for his next which will be his 9th directorial venture. The casting for the movie is already underway. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 23 - Telugu heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda has teamed up with Jersey director Gautam Tinnanuri for his next film, tentatively called VD12. The actor will be seen playing the role of a police officer in the movie and a rugged look of his recently leaked online. ## The leaked photos of VD 12 have sparked excitement among the fans. In one of the pictures, the actor appears on a motorcycle on a beach while the second picture captures him attending a village festival. Meanwhile, the leaks have forced makers to issue a statement, asking fans to refrain from sharing those pictures. ## Apart from urging fans to stop sharing leaks, the makers also revealed that the shoot is currently in progress in Sri Lanka and about 60% of the total filming has been completed. The team confirmed that the first look poster will be unveiled soon.## We share your excitement and enthusiasm! We kindly request you to refrain from sharing any leaks. The #VD12 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT will be coming very soon! ❤️‍🔥@TheDeverakonda @anirudhofficial @gowtam19 #GirishGangadharan @vamsi84 #SaiSoujanya @NavinNooli @SitharaEnts… pic.twitter.com/IiXlWHllEG— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) July 23, 2024 ## Produced by Sithara Entertainment, Srikara Studios, and Fortune Four Cinemas, VD 12 marks Vijay Deverakonda's maiden collaboration with director Tinnanuri. The movie also stars Bhagyashri Borse and Rukmini Vasanth as the female lead. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, July 24 - Amid the speculations of which film, between Prabhas-fronted Salaar 2 and Jr. NTR-starrer Dragon (NTR 31) director Prashanth Neel will start next, a new report has emerged that the blockbuster filmmaker is already in talks with Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar for not one but two movies. ## Earlier this year, it was reported that Neel would be collaborating with Ajith Kumar for a standalone movie, and now, according to the report by DT Next, the duo may also do one more film in Prashanth Cinematic Universe which could pave the way for Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 3.## "Ajith and Prashanth had a meeting during the Vidaa Muyarchi schedule break last month. Prashanth has asked over three years of Ajith's time. Their first collaboration, which could be AK 64, will be a standalone project. This will go on floors in 2025 and be released in 2026", says the report.## The report further said that Hombale Films will bankroll both projects and the climax of the second film will lead to KGF 3 and Ajith Kumar's character is touted to be the biggest of them in Prashanth Cinematic Universe. ## It is, however, to be noted that neither Prashanth Neel nor Hombale Films have confirmed the existence of the Prashanth Cinematic Universe. However, there have been many reports and speculations along with fan theories which suggest there might be this KGF universe where its characters might collide at some point. But as said, there is no official confirmation about the same yet.## Ajith Kumar, meanwhile, recently wrapped up the shoot of Vidaa Muyarchi, scheduled to be released later this year and will join the sets of Adhik Ravichandran’s Good Bad Ugly soon which will hit big screens on Pongal 2025. Neel, on the other hand, has Salaar 2 and Dragon as his next two movies.## Stay tuned...