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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Akshay Kumar-Fronted Blockbuster 'Mission Mangal' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
668 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar-Fronted Blockbuster 'Mission Mangal' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 15 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar was a real deal before the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor was giving hit after hit and one of the biggest of them, Mission Mangal was released on this day in 2019.## Directed by Jagan Shakti, the movie is based on the life of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who contributed to India's first interplanetary expedition Mars Orbiter Mission. It also starred Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi in prominent roles.## Mission Mangal opened to positive reviews from critics and audiences alike which set the tone for the biggest opening for an Akshay Kumar-starrer with a huge 29+ crores net. It sustained well throughout the first week to score 128+ crores net. ## The movie held well after the first week and managed to surpass 200 crores net collection which made it the 4th biggest grosser for Akshay Kumar. Overseas, Mission Mangal scored 52 crores, for a worldwide cume of 290+ crores. It is currently the 6th highest-grossing movie for Akshay Kumar.## Here is the final box office breakdown of Mission Mangal## India Net Collection - 203.00 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 239.00 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 52.00 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 291.00 Cr.## Footfalls - 1.35 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan-Fronted Blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
669 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan-Fronted Blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 15 - 12 years ago on this day, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and director Kabir Khan teamed up for the first time for spy action thriller Ek Tha Tiger which kicked by Yash Raj Films' blockbuster Spy Universe.## Ek Tha Tiger received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike upon its release which led to phenomenal box office success. During its box office run, it broke numerous records and was one of the biggest Indian grossers at that time. ## The movie took an opening of approximately 33 crores net and went on to score 154 crores net (200+ crores gross) in the first week, which was the biggest first week at that time for an Indian movie. After the historic first week, the collection dropped in the following weeks and it finished just below the 200 crores net mark. ## ETT finished its domestic run at approximately 198.75 crores net (263 crores gross) while its overseas collection was 57 crores for a worldwide cume of 320 crores. It was the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2012 and the second-highest overall at that time behind 3 Idiots. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Ek Tha Tiger## India Net Collection - 198.75 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 263.00 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 57.00 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 320.00 Cr.## Footfalls - 2.45 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Chennai Express' To Score Biggest Bollywood Previews
669 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Chennai Express' To Score Biggest Bollywood Previews

Mumbai, August 14 - The box office juggernaut of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's horror-comedy Stree 2 has begun as it beats superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action comedy Chennai Express to score the biggest previews for a Bollywood title.## Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 has scored an estimated 8.35 crores net on its Wednesday previews, with shows starting from 9:30 PM. With this, it has beaten SRK's Chennai Express which scored 6.75 crores net preview collection in 2013. ## Stree 2, produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, has excellent pre-sales for the opening day and as per the projection, it is looking to score in the range of 40 crores net first day (excluding previews). It will easily be one of the biggest openings of all time.## It is the 5th movie in the Maddock Supernatural Universe and the sequel to 2018's blockbuster Stree. In the movie, set after the events of Stree, the small town of Chanderi is being haunted by a headless creature who is abducting women.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Is Rock Solid On Day 6
669 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Is Rock Solid On Day 6

Mumbai, August 14 - With new releases about the take centre stage, 6-year-old romantic drama Laila Majnu is putting up a show at the box office after getting re-released recently. The movie is directed by Sajid Ali.## Laila Majnu has surpassed expectations with its re-release as the day-wise trend is excellent. On its 6th day, it has earned an estimated 1 crore gross which is higher than the previous 2 days and the second biggest day of its re-release run so far.## The total re-release collection of the movie is approximately 4.75 crores gross in 6 days. It has already outgrossed its original run of approximately 3.20 crores in India in just 5 days and its full first week is expected to be 5+ crores which is an excellent result.## Laila Majnu will now face tough competition from new releases, starting on August 15. However, it has shown enough power in its re-release run so far to sustain against the new films. It has a chance to beat Ranbir Kapoor-fronted's recently re-released Rockstar which grossed over 10 crores.## Day-Wise Gross Collection of Laila Majnu Re-Release (Updated) -## 1st Day (Friday) - 30 lakh approx.## 2nd Day (Saturday) - 75 lakh approx.## 3rd Day (Sunday) - 1.20 crore approx.## 4th Day (Monday) - 70 lakh approx.## 5th Day (Tuesday) - 85 lakh approx.## 6th Day (Wednesday) - 95 lakh approx.## Stay tuned...

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Opening Day Box Office Expectations
670 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, August 14 - The highly-anticipated horror-comedy Stree 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in the leading roles, is all set to explode at the box office this Independence Day weekend, thanks to the extraordinary pre-sales for the weekend.## The movie is a part of producer Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Supernatural Universe and is the sequel to 2018's film Stree. Apart from the well-received teaser/trailer and songs, being a sequel to the blockbuster movie is proving to be a massive advantage for Stree 2 and the same is being reflected in the advance sales.## The advance booking of Stree 2 for the opening day is already the highest of 2024 in Hindi by a long margin and is looking to score one of the biggest pre-sales for a non-superstar title. As of 2 PM on August 14, the film has sold approximately 450K tickets worth 13 crores gross for the opening day (August 15).## The pace of Stree 2 pre-sales has been excellent since the day it opened and is expected to beat Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki (15.40 crores gross) to score the biggest booking in Hindi since Ranbir Kapoor's Animal in December 2023. The movie is looking to beat Dunki's opening (29 crores net approx.) but considering Stree 2 has more commercial value and huge anticipation, it is expected to score in the mid-3Os.## The film is releasing on Independence Day which will boost walk-ins so there is a good chance of Stree 2 going beyond the 35 crores net mark and an outside chance of touching 40 crores net (optimistic), depending on word of mouth. The movie is clashing with Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa, however, Stree 2 is behaving like a frontloaded solo release as the pre-sales are miles ahead of the rest of the two movies.## Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 will easily become the biggest opener for Shraddha Kapoor as well as Rajkummar Rao, director Kaushik and also for Maddock Films. Meanwhile, the movie has paid previews today (August 14) and booking for the same is excellent.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Outgross Its Original Run In 5 Days
670 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Outgross Its Original Run In 5 Days

Mumbai, August 13 - The re-release box office collection of romantic drama Laila Majnu has outgrossed its original run in the flat 5 days, scoring a big achievement amid the new release duds over the last couple of weeks. ## The Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary-starrer heartbreaking tale of romance has scored an estimated 75+ lakh on its 5th day (Tuesday) which takes its total re-release collection to over 3.60 crores gross in 5 days. The movie had grossed an estimated 3.20 crores in its lifetime original run. ## The day 5 collection of Laila Majnu's re-release is bigger than day 4 (Monday) and day 2 (Saturday) which is excellent. At first, it looked like the movie would run out of time to beat its original run due to the arrival of new releases on August 15 but it did unthinkable to achieve the feat.## The movie is trending much better than anticipated as it went almost unnoticed during its original run back in 2018. Its performance so far indicates a long run at the box office, however, a lot will depend on how much it gets affected by new releases. ## At this point, Laila Majnu is trending better than Ranbir Kapoor-fronted's recently re-released Rockstar and if it manages to stand strong amid the new releases, the movie can surely go past the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer which grossed over 10 crores in India. ## Day-Wise Gross Collection of Laila Majnu (re-release) - Updated -## 1st Day (Friday) - 30 lakh approx.## 2nd Day (Saturday) - 75 lakh approx.## 3rd Day (Sunday) - 1.15 crore approx.## 4th Day (Monday) - 70 lakh approx.## 5th Day (Tuesday) - 85 lakh approx.## Stay tuned...

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Scores Biggest Advance Booking of 2024 In Hindi
670 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Scores Biggest Advance Booking of 2024 In Hindi

Mumbai, August 13 - Maddock Films' horror-comedy Stree 2 is a one-horse race in the much-talked-about clash with Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa on August 15.## Starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, Stree 2 is looking at a massive opening at the box office and easily the biggest of 2024 for a Bollywood title after the record-breaking pre-sales of the year for any movie in the Hindi version.## The Amar Kaushik's directorial has beaten Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD (8.65 crores gross) and Hrithik Roshan's Fighter (8.40 crores) to score the biggest opening day booking of 2024 in Hindi. As of 9 PM on August 13, the total opening day (excluding previews) pre-sales of Stree 2 is approximately 9 crores gross with over 300K tickets sold (without block seats).## With still more than a day left, Stree 2 is looking to score over 15 crore gross advance sales and it will most likely beat Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki which scored approximately 15.50 crore pre-sales on the opening day. If it does, Stree 2 advance will be the biggest for a Bollywood title since Ranbir Kapoor's Animal. ## The excellent booking of the film has ensured the biggest opening of 2024 in Hindi beating Fighter and Kalki's 22.50 crores net. At this point, Stree 2 is looking to score in the range of 30 crores net on the opening day (without previews) while having all the possibilities of going further keeping the anticipation among the audiences.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release First Monday (Day 4) Collection
671 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release First Monday (Day 4) Collection

Mumbai, August 13 - Avinash Tiwary and Triptii Dimri's romantic drama Laila Majnu is having a fantastic re-release run at the domestic box office and is all set to surpass its lifetime original run in the flat 5 days which is an incredible achievement.## The Sajid Ali's directorial movie scored approximately 70 lakh gross collection on its first Monday (4th day) which is almost 3X of the opening day (25 lakh gross). The total collection of the movie is now approximately 2.85 crores gross in 4 days which is already higher than the film's first week total of the original run.## Laila Majnu will outgross its final original run of approximately 3.20 crores gross in India in the flat 5 days which is an outstanding achievement. The movie is trending much better than anticipated as it went almost unnoticed during its original run back in 2018.## The film's trend indicates a long run, however, it might be cut short due to the arrival of the hugely-awaited Stree 2 along with Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa on August 15. However, the film's re-release run has so far shown that there is a demand for it which may help it retain enough shows amid the intense box office fight to keep running. ## If Laila Majnu manages to stay strong amid the new releases, it can surely go past the recently re-released Ranbir Kapoor's Rockstar which grossed over 10 crores in India. ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan Officially Confirms 'King' As His Next Film
672 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Officially Confirms 'King' As His Next Film

Mumbai, August 12 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has officially confirmed that King is his next. Though it was already known to everyone, the superstar made it official during a recent interaction at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award. King will be directed by Sujoy Ghosh, and it will also star SRK's daughter Suhana Khan in her big-screen debut. Talking about the movie, the Pathaan star said, "The next film that I am doing is King. I have to start working on it, lose some weight, stretch a little so my groin doesn't get caught while I am doing action". To be produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Siddharth Anand's Marflix, King is said to be one of its one-of-a-kind action thrillers in which King Khan is reportedly playing the role of Don. The actor said that he wanted to do this kind of film for many years and finally has the script for the same. "There's a certain kind of film I want to do, where, maybe, it is more age-centric, and I want to try something. For 6-7 years, I have been thinking about it. I mentioned it to Sujoy one day, and he said, 'Sir, I have a subject," he added. King will start rolling by the end of this year, and it will be released in the second half of 2025. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan also has Pathaan 2 and Tiger vs Pathaan in the pipeline. Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Scores Very Good Opening Weekend
672 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Scores Very Good Opening Weekend

Mumbai, August 12 - Avinash Tiwary and Triptii Dimri's romantic drama Laila Majnu was recently re-released amid the growing trend and to everyone's surprise, the movie has been doing fantastically at the box office unlike its original run back in 2018.## The Ekta Kapoor-produced heartbreaking tale of romance went unnoticed when it was first released in 2018 and grossed just a little over 3 crores at the Indian box office. However, the film's popularity grew over the years and it found appreciation among the audiences, thanks to television and OTT platforms.## In the 3-day opening weekend of its re-release, Laila Majnu grossed approximately 2.15 crores which is higher than the first weekend of its original run. The movie started with approximately 25 lakh net collection before jumping by 200% on Saturday to 75 lakh net. On Sunday, the movie crossed the 1 crore gross mark, to around 1.15 crores. ## This is the first instance in recent times that a Bollywood re-release has touched the 1 crore mark in a single day at the domestic box office. It will be interesting to see how the movie trends during the weekdays, also it is running out of time in its pursuit to top its original run as there are multiple big releases scheduled from August 15. ## The movie, however, can take inspiration from Ranbir Kapoor's recently re-released Rockstar which grossed over 10 crores in India. It will be a big win for Laila Majnu if it manages to outgross its original run as there haven't been many films in the past to have done the same.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary's 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Crosses 1 Crore Gross In 2 Days
673 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary's 'Laila Majnu' Re-Release Crosses 1 Crore Gross In 2 Days

Mumbai, August 11 - Very few critically acclaimed films get a second life to succeed at the box office after failing on the first occasion. Avinash Tiwary and the new Bollywood sensation Triptii Dimri's romantic drama Laila Manju can be one of those few films. ## Released in 2018, Sajid Ali's directorial largely went unnoticed in its original run with a domestic collection of approximately 3.25 crores gross despite getting critical acclaim. It was re-released a couple of days back amid the growing popularity of the re-release of classic films, and to everyone's surprise, the movie is doing well.## After playing with a couple of shows for over a week since August 2, Laila Majnu grossed approximately 25 lakh on the first day of its proper re-release (August 9, Friday). As the word of mouth grew, the movie witnessed a 200% jump on Saturday to gross approximately 75 lakh collection.## Laila Majnu has topped a 1 crore gross collection in the first 2 days of its re-release which is an excellent figure. Sunday is expected to be the biggest so far for the movie as it is eyeing 2 crores gross collection in the opening weekend. ## Considering the trend, Laila Majnu would have easily topped the final gross collection of the film's original run but the time might be running out for it as it won't get much showcasing once the arrival of the hugely-awaited Stree 2 along with Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa on August 15. ## The movie, however, can take inspiration from Ranbir Kapoor's recently re-released Rockstar which grossed over 10 crores in India. It will be a big win for Laila Majnu if it manages to outgross its original run. ## Stay tuned...

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Advance Booking Off To Very Good Start
674 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Advance Booking Off To Very Good Start

Mumbai, August 10 - As expected, the pre-sales of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 have taken a very good start in India and have already crossed the final opening day booking of some of the recent movies featuring bankable stars.## Stree 2, directed by Amar Kaushik, is easily the biggest Bollywood movie of the month which Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa are also releasing. Ever since the movie was announced, anticipation has been on the rise which is evident in the advance booking.## As of 5 PM on August 10, Stree 2 has sold approximately 50K tickets worth 1.75 crore (without block seats) for the opening day (not including previews). With still more than 3 days left for the regular release on August 15, Stree 2 has already crossed the final opening day booking gross of Akshay Kumar's Sarfira (50 lakh approx.) and Ajay Devgn's Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha (70 lakh approx.).## These are still early days but the trend of Stree 2 pre-sales indicates a sure shot opening of 20+ crores net of the movie and has a very good shot at taking the biggest start of the year in Hindi by beating Fighter and Kalki 2898 AD which opened at 22.50 crores net each.## Apart from having the biggest advantage of being a sequel to a blockbuster movie, everything has worked for Stree 2 so far from the teaser and trailer to songs which are going viral and ruling social media charts which gives the movie a massive advantage over other movies releasing on the same day.## Stay tuned...