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's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Advance Booking Off To Strong Start In India
404 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Advance Booking Off To Strong Start In India

Mumbai, May 11 - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is once again set to display his stardom among the Indian audience as his spy action thriller, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is heading for a big opening at the Indian box office upon its release on May 17. ## The Christopher McQuarrie's directorial sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) is hitting fantastic advances in India. With 6 days still to go before the release, the blockbuster has sold over 12,000 advance tickets in the three multiplex chains (PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis) for the opening weekend. ## For the opening day alone, The Final Reckoning has sold over 8K tickets in PIC, which is fantastic. The pre-sales are mainly scoring in the premium format. It needs to be seen how the pre-sales progress leading up to the release date, but the early signs are super positive. ## Dead Reckoning was a big hit and took the opening of approximately 15 crore gross in India. Here, the upcoming tentpole to expected to hit 20 crores gross or higher opening, given that it will be released on Saturday (May 17) and also be the final film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. ## As said, the predecessor was a big success with the lifetime gross collection of 131+ crores in India. If the Final Reckoning manages to score the positive word of mouth, it will easily gross more than the previous film to emerge as Tom Cruise's biggest grosser in the country. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In Kerala; Nears 100 Crore Gross
404 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In Kerala; Nears 100 Crore Gross

Kochi, May 11 - Superstar Mohanlal's mega blockbuster drama thriller Thudarum has become the highest-grossing film ever at the Kerala box office, beating 2023 blockbuster survival thriller 2018 Movie in just 16 days. ## The film, directed by Tharun Moorthy, grossed approximately 90.25 crores in Kerala in 16 days and surpassed the lifetime Kerala gross of 2018, which was around 88.50 crores. The movie is now marching towards the rare 100 crore club in the state, and it is expected to achieve the feat this week. ## At the worldwide box office, Thudarum is set to cross 200 crores gross collection today, on its 17th day after grossing approximately 196 crores in the first 16 days (through the third Saturday). It will become only the third Malayalam movie of all time after Manjummel Boys (241 crore) and Empuraan (267 crore) to enter the 200 crore club. ## In 16 days so far, the movie has minted around 109 crore gross in India, which is the third highest for a Malayalam movie, and around 86 crore gross at the overseas box office. It is a back-to-back 200 crores grosser for Mohanlal after the recent blockbuster Empuraan. ## Stay tuned...

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'Godzilla x Kong' Sequel Gets Official Title and Release Date
405 days ago
Hollywood

'Godzilla x Kong' Sequel Gets Official Title and Release Date

Los Angeles, May 10 - Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced the official first look title of its next Monsterverse film, the sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). ## Directed by Grant Sputore, the film has been titled as Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, and it is currently in production. The movie will hit the big screen on March 26, 2027, the studio re-confirmed its previous release date announcement. ## Along with the title announcement, a short teaser was also released, which shows an office for Monarch, the shadowy organisation that tracks the gigantic, city-destroying monsters called Titans, where a computer gives a real-life hotline that fans can call to receive an automated message. The phone number, Call (240) MON-ARCH.## "Thank you for calling the Monarch Community Support Hotline, your global resource for Titan response and relief. Your help reporting Titan sightings plays a critical role in keeping our world safe", the call says.## Supernova is the sixth film in the Monsterverse franchise, also serving as the 39th film of the Godzilla franchise and 14th in the King Kong franchise. It stars Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Stevens, Jack O'Connell, Matthew Modine, Delroy Lindo, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Sam Neill in key roles.## Please stand by. Your call is very important to us.#GodzillaXKong: Supernova | Now in production. Only in theaters March 26, 2027 Report a Titan Sighting. Call (240) MON-ARCH pic.twitter.com/IpqgRTTK4r— Godzilla x Kong (@GodzillaXKong) May 9, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' Hits 100 Crore India Net Collection In 9 Days
406 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' Hits 100 Crore India Net Collection In 9 Days

Mumbai, May 9 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn-fronted crime drama thriller Raid 2 has topped 100 crores net collection, becoming the 4th Bollywood movie of the year to do so. It achieved the milestone of 100 crores net on its second Friday (9th day). ## Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, the sequel is looking to score around 5 crore net today, which will take its total collection to around 101 crore in 9 days. The movie has shown a strong hold with almost zero drop today, which indicates a strong second weekend. ## Raid 2 is the 4th Bollywood film of 2025 after Sikandar (110 crores), Sky Force (113.50+ crores), and Chhaava (600+ crores) to enter the coveted 100 crores net club. It has become the 129th Hindi film and 15th for Ajay Devgn to achieve the feat. ## It is among the very few Bollywood titles of the year to emerge as a box office hit. The lack of competition has been a big advantage for the movie, and it will enjoy a free run for the next few weeks. However, it needs to be seen how things go from here on, as there is war war-like situation emerging which might affect the film's business.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Third-Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Of All Time
407 days ago
Mollywood

Box Office: 'Thudarum' Becomes The Third-Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie Of All Time

Kochi, May 8 - Superstar Mohanlal's drama thriller Thudarum is super strong in its second week and is marching towards the 200 crores club at the worldwide box office. In this process, it has become the third-highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. ## Directed by Tharun Moorthy, Thudarum has crossed Tovino Thomas' 2023 survival thriller 2018 Movie (180 crores) as I type this on its 14th day to become the third biggest grosser, behind only Manjummel Boys (241 crores) and Empuraan (266.50+ crores). ## Thudarum had scored approximately 120 crores gross in its first week, while the second week is heading towards around 65 crores with less than 50% drop, which is excellent. It will be entering the 200 crores club the third weekend and will become only the third Malayalam movie ever to do so. ## Produced by Rejaputhra Visual Media, Thudarum has also topped 100 crores gross collection at the domestic box office today, making it the third Malayalam movie after Pulimurugan (100 crores), 2018 (110.50 crores) and Empuraan (123+ crores) to do so. ## The movie is expected to become the biggest Mollywood grosser domestically during the third week and will also look to top 100 crores gross in the home state, Kerala. It will become the first movie ever to achieve the rare milestone of 100 crores gross in this particular state. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' Trailer And Theatrical Runtime Details Revealed
408 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' Trailer And Theatrical Runtime Details Revealed

Mumbai, May 7 - One of the most anticipated films of the year, superstar Akshay Kumar-fronted comedy entertainer Housefull 5 is all set to hit the big screen on June 6. The makers recently launched the first song, Laal Pari, which set the internet on fire, and now, the next promotional content is ready to be released. ## According to the reports, the makers will release a song from Housefull 5 in the next few days, followed by the all-important trailer on May 27. Earlier, the teaser was launched, which increased the hype, and the trailer is expected to take it to the next level. ## The report also states that the first cut of Housefull 5 has been locked, and the approximate length of the film is 2 hours and 40 minutes. This makes it the longest film of the franchise. The runtime seems to be apt, given the massive star cast it involves, along with a scale bigger than any other previous films of the franchise.## The film, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, features a huge ensemble cast which also includes Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Chunky Pandey, and Johnny Lever in key roles.## Housefull 5 is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It is the costliest film of the Housefull franchise with an estimated budget of around 350 crores. It will hit the big screen on June 6. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Monday (Day 5) Early Estimates
410 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Monday (Day 5) Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 5 - After the very good opening weekend at the domestic box office with around 71 crores net collection, Ajay Devgn-led crime drama thriller Raid 2 has passed the first real test with flying colours after the very good hold on its first Monday. ## The Rajkumar Gupta's directorial movie is showing a drop of around 60% today from the Thursday opening day, which had a partial holiday, and around a 35% drop from Friday, as early estimates suggest the first Monday collection to be in the range of 7.50-8 crores net. ## The total collection of Raid 2 is around 79 crores net in 5 days, as the first 8-day week could hit the 100 crores mark, which is fantastic. The hold on the first Monday has confirmed the film's hit status and also its longevity, especially with not much competition at the moment. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' Scores A Very Good Opening Weekend Worldwide
410 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' Scores A Very Good Opening Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, May 5 - Ajay Devgn-fronted crime drama thriller Raid 2 has a very good opening weekend at the worldwide box office with close to 100 crores gross collection. The movie performed better than expected to score the second biggest opening weekend of the year for Bollywood. ## Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, Raid 2 took a very good opening domestically to score approximately 23 crores gross (19.25 crores net) upon its Thursday release before showing strong hold over the weekend. It grossed approximately 85 crores (71.50 crores net) in India in the 4-day weekend, which is the second biggest weekend of the year after Chhaava.## At the overseas box office, Raid 2 performed low to score 13.50 crores gross, for the worldwide opening weekend of around 98.50 crores. It will be entering the 100 crores club worldwide today, and will become the 6th Bollywood film of the year to do so. ## Meanwhile, Raid 2 is on course to become the 4th Bollywood title of 2025 to score 100 crores net collection after Sikandar, Sky Force, and Chhaava. The movie is likely to achieve this feat during the second weekend as the second fastest of 2025 to do so. ## The last few weeks have been good for the Hindi film industry, which saw decent successes in the form of mid-range films like Jaat and Kesari: Chapter 2, while Raid 2 is on course to emerge a hit at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Thunderbolts' Strikes With $160+ Million Worldwide Opening
410 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Thunderbolts' Strikes With $160+ Million Worldwide Opening

Los Angeles, May 5 - Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts has finished the first weekend at the worldwide box office with $162+ million, slightly under industry projection. The movie, however, is expected to have solid legs with positive word of mouth and critics' reviews by its side. ## The Jake Schreier's directorial blockbuster ignited the domestic (North America) box office with a $76 million 3-day opening weekend, higher than the industry projection. Marvel movies tend to open with much higher collections, but this is a very good start for a new superhero movie, which features lesser-known Marvel heroes. ## The domestic opening of Thunderbolts* is in line with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75 million) and Eternals ($71 million), which also introduced newer Marvel protagonists. As per Variety, the film will have a strong run due to WOM and reviews, which are among the highest for a Marvel tentpole. ## The overseas box office, Thunderbolts, came below the industry's projection with $86 million during the 5-day weekend in 53 markets. This is lower than Enternals ($90 million) but better than Shang-Chi ($56 million). The film struck $162 million worldwide opening weekend, which is on par with Eternals. ## China was the biggest international market for the film with $10.4 million, followed by the UK ($7.7 million) and Mexico ($7.3 million). In India, Thunderbolts had a low first 4-day weekend with under $2 million, which is among the lowest for a Marvel title. ## Stay tuned...

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Record-Breaking Box Office Run of Superstar Mohanlal's 'Thudarum'
411 days ago
Mollywood

Record-Breaking Box Office Run of Superstar Mohanlal's 'Thudarum'

Kochi, May 4 - Superstar Mohanlal is back to his beast box office form after a second consecutive blockbuster in less than a month. While Empuraan has completed its run with over 265 crores worldwide, as the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, the latest blockbuster Thudarum is rewriting history for the industry.## Directed by Tharun Moorthy, Thudarum has crossed 150 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office at the time of writing this piece, in less than 10 days. This makes it the second fastest Malayalam film of all time to reach this box office milestone. ## In 9 days so far, the film has grossed approximately 73 crores domestically, including approximately 58.60 crores in the home state, Kerala. In each of the day so far (including 10th day), Thudarum has grossed 5+ crores in Kerala, making it the first film ever to so. Previously, Empuraan had 7 consecutive 5+ crore days in the state. ## Apart from Kerala, the drama thriller is the first Mollywood title to score 5+ crore gross collection domestically for 10 consecutive days, and also the first to gross 10+ crores worldwide for continuously these many days. ## At the end of 10th day, Thudaram will become the 4th highest-grossing Malayalam film globally, after 2018 (180 crores), Manjummel Boys (241 crores) and Empuraan (266 crores). The movie is certain to become the third biggest grosser and has a very good chance to reach 2nd spot or might become the number 1 film, which needs to be seen.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Saturday (Day 3) Early Estimates
412 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' First Saturday (Day 3) Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 3 - Ajay Devgn-fronted Raid 2 has a very good first Saturday at the domestic box office after scoring a fantastic growth over Friday collection. The movie has shown a jump of around 40%, which is superb. ## According to the early estimates, the crime thriller is looking to score in the range of 17-18 crores net collection on its third day, pushing the total to around 49 crores. The extended opening weekend is heading for 68-70 crores, which is very good. ## Maharashtra continues to dominate the overall collection, while other regions constantly show improvement. The movie has found acceptance among its target audience, which can be seen in its day-wise collection. ## It all boils down to collection on Monday, which will determine how far the film may go, but as said, the acceptance is there, so it is most likely to have a good hold, especially since there is not much competition. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raid 2' Second Day Early Estimates
413 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Raid 2' Second Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 2 - Ajay Devgn's crime thriller Raid 2 has shown a good hold on its second day after scoring one of the biggest openings of the year with approximately 19.25 crores net collection, which exceeded trade expectations.## According to early estimates, Raid 2 has scored in the range of 11-12 crores net collection on its second day, dropping around 35%, which is a good hold considering the fact that the opening day was a partial holiday. The final number can go higher depending on how strong smaller centres are. ## The total collection of the movie after 2 days is 30.50+ crores net. It is expected to score big gains on Saturday and Sunday as the 4-day opening weekend will be eyeing 70 crores (+/-). Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi continue to draw audience while other regions are expected to come on board in the next two days. ## The real test for Raid 2 will be on Monday, which will determine how far it can go at the box office. The good thing is that there is not much competition, and the trend so far suggests that the movie has found acceptance among its target audience with mixed to positive word of mouth.## Stay tuned...

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