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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Tom Cruise Urges Fans To Watch 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'
1080 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Cruise Urges Fans To Watch 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'

Los Angeles, June 29 - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" is releasing in the next couple of weeks on July 12 in theaters. It is expected to be a box office beauty this summer. ## Tom Cruise scored a massive box office win last summer when his "Tom Gun: Maverick" did wonders by grossing close to $1.5 billion globally. It was a timely blockbuster that helped Hollywood to recover from back-to-back underwhelming performances. ## A year later, the superstar is gearing up for another potential blockbuster, but this time, he also wants the audiences to see a couple of other movies which will release a week later his own blockbuster. ## The actor took to Instagram to urge fans to watch Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" which will be released on July 21, simultaneously as well as Harrison Ford's " Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" which releases on June 30.## "This summer is full of amazing movies to see in theaters. These are just a few that we can't wait to see on the big screen", Cruise wrote in an Instagram post that showed him standing with his Dead Reckoning writer-director Christopher McQuarrie in front of posters for Indy 5. ## "Congratulations, Harrison Ford, on 40 years of Indiana Jones and creating one of the most iconic characters in cinema history. You have given us countless hours of joy", he continued, "I love a double feature, and it doesn't get more explosive (or more pink) than one with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig's Barbie".## Meanwhile, Cruise's 7th installment of Mission Impossible is tracking to earn $90 million in its domestic opening weekend, which will be the franchise record if the projection stands. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) ## Stay tuned...

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Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, and Karan Johar Among Others Invited to Join Film Academy As Members
1080 days ago
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Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, and Karan Johar Among Others Invited to Join Film Academy As Members

Los Angeles, June 29 - Indian stars Jr. NTR and Ram Charan along with filmmakers Karan Johar, Mani Ratnam, and Siddharth Roy Kapur, are among the 398 artists and executives from around the world who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, the Oscar-dispensing organization announced Wednesday. ## If all of this year's invitees accept membership, it will bring the total number of overall Academy members to 10,817 (up from 10,665 last year), with 9,375 eligible to vote (a decrease from 9,665 due to deaths, retirements, and moving to emeritus status) for the 96th Oscars, set to take place on March 10, 2024, according to Variety.## "RRR" stars, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan get an invitation in the actors' category while Karan Johar and Siddharth Roy Kapur have been named in the producers' category whereas Mani Ratnam's name is mentioned amongst the directors. Meanwhile, Apart from Charan and NTR, the Academy has also invited K.K. Senthil Kumar (cinematographer), Chandrabose (music), M.M. Keeravaani (music), and Sabu Cyril (production design) from "RRR" team.## SS Rajamouli took to Twitter to express the delight that 6 members of the "RRR" team have been invited by the Academy.## Extremely proud that 6 members of our RRR team have been invited as members for The Academy Awards this year. Congratulations Tarak, Charan, Peddanna, Sabu sir, Senthil &Chandrabose garu.Also, congrats to the members from Indian Cinema who received the invitation this year :)— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) June 29, 2023 ## "The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines, and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide", said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang in a statement. ## Of the 2023 invitees, 40% are women, 34% belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 52% hail from 51 countries and territories outside the United States. The Academy's overall membership will be 34 percent female, 18 percent nonwhite, and 20 percent non-American if all accept the invitation. ## Check out the full list here - The Class of Academy 2023## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' Ropes In David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan as Clark Kent and Lois Lane
1081 days ago
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James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' Ropes In David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan as Clark Kent and Lois Lane

Los Angeles, June 28 - The search for new Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane finally ends as James Gunn's DC Superhero movie Superman: Legacy casts David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in the coveted roles, according to Deadline.## Gunn's "Superman: Legacy" will largely be a workplace origin story of Superman. Corenswet, who headlined Ryan Murphy's Netflix series "Hollywood", will play cub reporter Kent at the fictional newspaper The Daily Planet. Brosnahan will be his coworker and co-lead.## The casting of the lead pair of the upcoming movie was done through a long process of audition. Corenswet earned widespread acclaim for his breakout performance in Netflix's "The Politician", as well as the celebrated horror indie "Pearl" from A24. ## Rachel Brosnahan, on the other hand, is a well-established actor in Hollywood. She broke out in Netflix's "House of Cards", and starred in Amazon Prime Video's long-running comedy-drama series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel". The actress recently starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Lionsgate's "The Courier" and director Walter Hill's 2022 western "Dead For a Dollar". ## "Superman: Legacy" will be directed by James Gunn from his own script. Peter Safran ("Aquaman", the upcoming "Aquaman 2", and The Conjuring franchise) will produce the film that is set for July 11, 2025, release. ## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' Box Office Projection Revealed
1087 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' Box Office Projection Revealed

Los Angeles, June 22 - The long-range box office projections for the upcoming Tom Cruise-fronted Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One are revealed and they are good enough to make it the biggest opener in the Mission Impossible franchise. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, MI7 is tracking for a franchise-best opening in the $90 million range at the domestic (North America) box office. On the other hand, Box Office Pro shared their projections that the film will open between $65 million and $80 million in its 3-day domestic opening weekend.## Should MI7 open as projected, it will be the biggest opener in the franchise, beating "Mission: Impossible - Fallout's" $61.2 million opening weekend in 2018. The Paramount and Skydance tentpole will release on July 12 in North America, a Wednesday. ## Top Mission Impossible films openings in North America - ## 1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - $61.2 million## 2. Mission: Impossible II (2000) - $57.8 million## 3. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) - $55.5 million## 4. Mission: Impossible III (2006) - $47.7 million## 5. Mission: Impossible (1996) - $45.4 million## According to THR, moviegoers are seeing the new Mission: Impossible film as a sort of spiritual sequel to "Top Gun: Maverick" even though the two movies aren't part of the same franchise. Maverick was released last year and became the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise by grossing nearly $1.5 million worldwide, including $718.7 million domestically. ## Box Office Pro has more or less the same thing to say that the selling points for "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" includes not only the critical and commercial success of its 2018 predecessor, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, but the enormous goodwill earned by star Tom Cruise from last year's Top Gun: Maverick.## The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie who also helmed "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two", which is set to open June 28, 2024. The movie stars Tom Cruise as an IMF agent, Ethan Hunt, along with Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Rob Delaney, and Charles Parnell.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Races Past $500 Million At The Worldwide Box Office
1087 days ago
Hollywood

'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Races Past $500 Million At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, June 22 - Sony Pictures' animated comic-book superhero movie Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is having a spectacular run at the box office, be it domestically or overseas as it has topped $500 million globally. ## The sequel to 2018's "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" has so far grossed $290.4 million in North America. It is the third highest-grossing of the year, behind Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($572 million) and Marvel/Disney's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" ($345 million). ## internationally, it has scored $215.9 million so far, which brings its worldwide tally to a mighty $506.3 million. It is the 4th biggest worldwide grosser after "Super Mario" ($1.3 billion), "GoTG3" ($822 million), and "Fast X" ($679 million). ## The movie opened at $208.6 million globally, including $120.5 million at the domestic box office. As reported earlier, the sequel has already crossed the entire collection of the first film's $384 million and became Sony Pictures' highest-grossing animated movie of all time. ## Outside of the domestic market (North America), the top-earning markets for the follow-up film include China with $42.4 million, the United Kingdom with $26 million, Mexico with $24 million, and Australia with $14 million. In India, the movie has so far grossed around $5.8 million (47 crores), which makes it the fifth biggest Hollywood grosser of the year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: DC Studios 'The Flash' Scores A Low Opening Weekend Worldwide
1091 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: DC Studios 'The Flash' Scores A Low Opening Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, June 18 - Warner Bros. and DC Studios superhero flick The Flash couldn't generate speed at the box office as it scored a low opening weekend worldwide, extending the DC Extended Universe's woes. ## Warner Bros. left no stone unturned to hype up "The Flash" as one of the greatest superhero movies of all time but the movie failed to live up to those sky-high expectations. It grossed just $55 million over a 3-day opening weekend domestically (North America). ## "The Flash" opened lower than Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam" ($67 million) late last year, making it one of the worst openings for a DCEU movie. It even opened below studios' already conservative $70M-$75M 3-day expectations.## At the international box office, "The Flash" scored $75 million over 68 markets for a $130 million global start. China was the biggest overseas market for the film with $13.8 million, followed by Mexico and the UK with $9.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively. ## Meanwhile, in India, the Ezra Miller-fronted flick grossed around 20.50 crores ($2.5 million) over a 4-day opening weekend in all languages. It couldn't do much due to the Indian biggie "Adipurush" which has a mammoth weekend box office in India. ## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Races Past First Film's Entire Worldwide Box Office
1091 days ago
Hollywood

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Races Past First Film's Entire Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, June 18 - Sony Pictures' animated superhero movie Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has turned out to be a huge blockbuster for the studio and has already surpassed the entire worldwide box office collection of the first film. ## The latest sequel has so far grossed over $426 million at the global box office, much ahead of "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" which grossed $384 million in its entire run in 2018. "Spider-Verse 2" crossed the first movie's domestic (North America) total of $190 million in just 9 days and global total in just 12 days. ## "Across The Spider-Verse" has so far grossed $261 million domestically and $165 million overseas in 16 days for $426 million worldwide total. It is now the highest-grossing animated movie for Sony Pictures at the global box office. ## The movie is benefitting from strong word-of-mouth and goodwill for the original, which introduced audiences to this universe's Spider-Man, known as Miles Morales, and brought the concept of a cinematic multiverse to the masses. Premium large formats, including Imax, have also been important in boosting the film's grosses.## Outside North America, the top-grossing market for "Spider-Verse 2" is China with a $40 million gross collection so far. In India, the movie has grossed around $5.2 million, which is almost 4 times higher than the total gross of the first movie. ## Stay tuned...

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DC Studios 'The Flash' Shockingly Gets A Low CinemaScore
1092 days ago
Hollywood

DC Studios 'The Flash' Shockingly Gets A Low CinemaScore

Los Angeles, June 17 - DC Studios' one of the most hyped superhero movies of the recent past, DC Extended Universe's (DCEU) The Flash might have a short life at the box office after failing to grab audiences' attention to the level makers were hoping for. ## Over the last few months, the makers have been hyping "The Flash" as one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, however, when it comes to the audiences, it has shockingly received a low "B" CinemaScore which might badly hamper its box office potentials. ## "The Flash" B CinemaScore is on par with Zack Snyder's DCEU movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016) which ended its domestic (North America) lifetime gross total at $330 million after taking the biggest opening for a DCEU movie of $166 million. ## As far as the domestic opening weekend of "The Flash" is concerned, trade is projecting a $60 million gross collection which is underwhelming. Nearly a month ago, Box Office Pro had projected the film to open with $115+ million but the actuals won't be anywhere near those highly promising projections.## Meanwhile, the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is still on the positive side with 87% from over 1000+ verified ratings. The critics' score, however, is low at 69% after 279 reviews. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony Pictures Revealed The Release Date of Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4'?
1093 days ago
Hollywood

Sony Pictures Revealed The Release Date of Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4'?

Los Angeles, June 16 - Sony Pictures has reportedly revealed the arrival date of Tom Holland-led Spider-Man 4. Since the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021), fans are awaiting the return of Holland's web-slinger after the studio confirmed the development of, at least, one more film. ## Tom Holland recently revealed that they were working on the script but it had to stop due to the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike. Now, according to Deadline, Sony has set release dates for two untitled Marvel movies, November 8, 2024, and June 27, 2025. ## It is reported that Sony is planning to release "Venom 3" in October 2024, making it very likely the symbiote flick will take the November 2024 date. The second date, however, can't be confirmed as to which film it is associated with, reports say it is "Spider-Man 4". ## With the 4th installment of the Tom Holland-led franchise now in the works at Sony and Marvel Studios - although development was recently put on hold - it's very likely the Tom Holland movie will take the June 27, 2025, release date.## "Spider-Man 4" is already in the scripting stage as Tom Holland hyped it recently saying, it is "looking pretty good" with "some stuff going on" that he's "excited about". The work will resume once the strike is over and then, we might get the official confirmation about the release date soon. ## Meanwhile, the last Spider-Man movie, "No Way Home" was a huge blockbuster and grossed over $1.90 billion at the global box office and was the highest-grossing film of 2021. It was also the first film to breach $1 billion mark post the covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Disney Reshuffles Release Dates of Entire Marvel Slate and Delays Avatar Sequels
1096 days ago
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Disney Reshuffles Release Dates of Entire Marvel Slate and Delays Avatar Sequels

Los Angeles, June 13 - Disney is shaking up its release calendar, including the entire Marvel slate along with James Cameron's "Avatar" movies and adding a new "Star Wars" movie and "Moana" live-action adaptation to the schedule, according to Variety.## Cameron's "Avatar" franchise will reach its conclusion in 2031 with a fifth film, 22 years after the original 2009 blockbuster. As per the new Disney release calendar, "Avatar 3" has shifted to December 2025, followed by "Avatar 4" to December 2029, and "Avatar 5" to December 2031. ## Among its high-profile release slate, Disney has added up a live-action "Moana" film for June 2025, debut, and an untitled "Star Wars" movie on December 2026. ## Meanwhile, the studio has reshuffled the entire Marvel slate. "Deadpool 3" has moved up from November 8, 2024, to May 3, 2024. "Captain America: Brave New World" is moving from May 2024 to July 2024 and this led to delays in other Marvel movies, including "Thunderbolts" to December 2024, "Blade" to February 2025, and "Fantastic Four" to May 2025. ## "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty" is getting pushed back an entire year, from May 2025 to May 2026. It's taking the place of "Avengers: Secret Wars" which was pushed to 2027. Meanwhile, 2026 will see the release of two "Star Wars" movies while another "Star Wars" movie will release in 2027. ## Here are the news release dates of the upcoming Disney movie - ## Deadpool 3 - May 3, 2024## Captain America: Brave New World - July 26, 2024## Thunderbolts - December 20, 2024## Blade - February 24, 2025## Fantastic Four - May 2, 2025## Avengers: The Kang Dynasty - May 1, 2026## Avengers: Secret Wars - May 7, 2027## Moana - June 27, 2025## Untitled Star Wars - May 22, 2026## Untitled Star Wars - December 18, 2026## Untitled Star Wars - December 17, 2027## Avatar 3 - December 19, 2025## Avatar 4 - December 21, 2029## Avatar 5 - December 19, 2031## Stay tuned...

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Tom Hardy's 'Venom 3' Release Date Revealed
1097 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Hardy's 'Venom 3' Release Date Revealed

Los Angeles, June 12 - A new update regarding the release date of the third installment of the "Venom" franchise revealed when Sony Pictures is planning on releasing the film in theaters. ## The film was greenlit in April 2022 when Tom Hardy revealed that he was working on the script. Kelly Marcel, who wrote the first two movies in the franchise, was attached to direct the next movie. It has been quite a time since the movie was confirmed and fans are eager to know when it will hit screens. ## Now, according to Variety, Sony Pictures is planning to release the Tom Hardy-led superhero movie Venom 3 in October 2024. It has also been revealed that the shooting of the film will start very very soon after Juno Temple, who joins the cast of "Venom 3" confirmed the same. ## Recent reports revealed that the filming of the upcoming movie would run in England from June to September, although there is no confirmed start date yet. Meanwhile, apart from Tom Hardy and Juno Temple, the movie will also feature Chiwetel Ejiofor, who also has his own experience with Marvel after playing Baron Mordo in the MCU. ## Stay tuned...

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Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' To Release As Two Films, Including A Director's Cut
1102 days ago
Hollywood

Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' To Release As Two Films, Including A Director's Cut

Los Angeles, June 7 - Filmmaker Zack Snyder is currently working on his next film Rebel Moon, an epic space adventure about a young woman who is trying to save her community from imminent destruction. The movie, boasting a solid cast, will hit Netflix on December 22 this year. ## "Rebel Moon" is the most anticipated Netflix film and the good news is, Snyder will split it into two parts, along with two cuts (including a director's cut). During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the "Justice League" director reveals his plans to make two versions of the movie.## "The first version of Rebel Moon to hit screens will be a fantasy adventure that anyone can enjoy and watch. The later cut will be strictly for adults. I think for fans of mine and people who are ready to take a deeper, harder dive, that'll be fun for them", he said.## Meanwhile, the movie will also have its sequel since there might not be enough time to tell the whole story in a single movie. The second part, however, won't be released too long after the first part (December 22). Just like its predecessor, the sequel will also come with an alternate cut meant to be seen by an adult audience.## The release date for the second part is not revealed yet. "It won't be long after. Netflix can do things that a traditional studio can't do as far as how close together the movies are released", the filmmaker added.## "Rebel Moon", which costs $166 million to make, follows a woman, Kora (Sofia Boutella) with a mysterious past who is sent out by a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy to find warriors after the society is threatened by the armies of the tyrant. ## The film features an ensemble cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray Fisher, Djimon Hounsou, Jena Malone, Corey Stoll, Ed Skrein, Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, Cary Elwes, and Anthony Hopkins in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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