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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All-Time Blockbuster 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
686 days ago
Bollywood

All-Time Blockbuster 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 5 - One of the greatest Bollywood musical romantic drama films Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, starring superstar Salman Khan and evergreen Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles, has completed 31 years since its release on 5 August 1994. ## Written, directed, and produced by Sooraj Barjatya in his second of the 4 collaborations with Salman Khan, Hum Aapke Hain Koun celebrates Indian wedding traditions using a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families, and a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. ## At the time when mass action entertainers were dominating, Hum Aapke Hain Koun came as a breath of fresh air and not only changed the course of the industry but also set many box office records which looked impossible at that time.## The movie went on to win the national award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the box office, it became the first Indian film to gross over 100 crores worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). It was also the second-most-watched movie in theatres with approximately 7.40 crores of footfalls.## Here is the final box office breakdown of Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!## India Net Collection - 72.50 cr. approx## India Gross Collection - 117.00 cr.## Overseas Collection - 11.00 cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 128.00 cr.## India Footfalls - 7.40 cr approx. ## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In The Franchise
686 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In The Franchise

Mumbai, August 5 - Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine has surpassed $800 million at the worldwide box office, and with this, it has become the highest-grossing film in the Deadpool franchise, beating Deadpool 2. ## Directed by Shawn Levy, the 34th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) tentpole has grossed $824 million (6905 crores) through the second weekend, surpassing the entire theatrical runs of 2016's Deadpool ($783 million) and 2018s Deadpool 2 ($786 million) as the top grosser in the franchise.## Domestically (North America), Deadpool 3 has grossed $395.6 million (3315 crores) in just 10 days. It has become the highest-grossing R-rated film in North America after beating The Passion Of The Christ which scored $371 million in 2004.## At the overseas box office, the third Deadpool instalment has minted $428.5 million (3590 crores) over 52 markets. China continued to lead the international chart for the movie with $45.2 million, followed by the United Kingdom ($42.4 million), Mexico ($32.8 million), Australia ($24.6 million), and Germany ($19 million). In India, the movie has grossed an excellent $16+ million in 10 days.## Deadpool 3 is the third highest-grossing R-rated film of all time at the worldwide box office, behind only Oppenheimer ($975 million), and Joker ($1.07 billion). By next week, it become the biggest adult-rated grosser ever by beating both the current top 2 blockbusters.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Dhanush
687 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Dhanush

Chennai, August 4 - Tamil action thriller Raayan has become the highest-grossing film for the actor Dhanush after the excellent second weekend at the worldwide box office in which it also became the actor's third 100 crores grosser.## Directed by Dhanush, Raayan has beaten the entire run of Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores worldwide gross) on its second Sunday in just 10 days. The movie is looking to score around 10 crores worldwide on Sunday, which will take its total collection to around 123 crores gross. ## Interestingly, Thiruchitrambalam became actor Dhanush's first 100 crores grosser in 2022, followed by Vaathi which grossed approximately 116 crores in 2023. As a director, Raayan is Dhanush's first century at the worldwide box office.## Produced by Sun Pictures, the A-rated blockbuster is also the only third Tamil movie of 2024 to top 100 crores, and it is currently behind only Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (148+ crores) as the second biggest Tamil grosser of the year. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Saturday Box Office Collection
687 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Saturday Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 4 - After dropping below the 1 crore net mark (only the third time so far) on its 37th day, Prabhas-fronted epic blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD scored nearly 100% jump on its 6th Saturday at the domestic box office as it closes in the gap with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored an estimated 1.25 crores collection (1.45+ crores gross) on its 38th day which takes its total collection to around 638 crores net (757.50 crores gross) in all versions so far. ## Kalki 2898 AD will cross Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan's 640 crores net (760 crores gross) by today or tomorrow to become the 4th highest-grossing movie ever at the Indian box office, after RRR (782 crores net/916 crores gross), KGF: Chapter 2 (860 crores net/1001 crores gross), Baahubali 2 (1030 crores net/1417 crores gross).## At the worldwide box office, Kalki stands at an estimated 1032 crores gross, including 274.50 crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040+ crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes 15th Hollywood Movie To Top 100 Crore Net In India
687 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Becomes 15th Hollywood Movie To Top 100 Crore Net In India

Mumbai, August 4 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine is putting up a show as it has become the 15th Hollywood movie of all time to surpass 100 crores net collection at the Indian box office. The movie hit 100 crores net collection on its 9th day, becoming one of the fastest to reach the milestone.## The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted superhero comedy witnessed a huge jump of around 75% on its second Saturday to score an estimated 7.50 crores net (9 crores gross) collection. This takes the film's total net collection to over 101.50 crores (127.50 crores gross/$15.2 million) in 9 days.## Deadpool & Wolverine is the second Hollywood movie of 2024 after Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the 15h overall to top 100 crores net in India. It will cross The New Empire (112.50 crores net), along with Jurassic World (101 crores net), Thor: Love And Thunder (104.75 crores net), Fast & Furious 7 (108 crores net), Fast X (109.75 crores net), and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (110 crores net) by today or tomorrow to become the 9th biggest Hollywood net grosser in India.## Meanwhile, Deadpool 3 has crossed $800 million at the worldwide box office on its second Saturday (PST) and it will be topping $1 billion globally sometime during the second week to become only the second movie of 2024 and 55th of all-time to achieve the feat.## 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). It is also the first Deadpool instalment as well as the first R-rated title to feature in the MCU.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So
688 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So

Chennai, August 3 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan is turning out to be a huge box-office success, crossing 100 crores gross worldwide in just 8 days. It has become only the third Tamil movie of 2024 to hit the box office century after Indian 2 and Maharaja.## Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan grossed approximately 3.50 crores domestically on its second Friday (8th day), taking its total domestic cume to approximately 72.75 crores gross. The movie nears 50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu after 8 days and will cross this figure on Saturday.## At the overseas box office, the A-rated action blockbuster has minted an estimated 32+ crores gross, taking the worldwide cume to over 100 crores mark at 105 crores approx. in just 8 days. Raayan is Dhanush's third 100 crore worldwide grosser after Thiruchitrambalam and Vaathi.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Raayan will become Dhanush's highest-grossing movie by the second Sunday by crossing Vaathi (116+ crores worldwide gross) and Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores gross). All three 100 crores grossers for the actor have come in the last 2 years. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Friday Box Office Collection
688 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' 6th Friday Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 3 - Kalki 2898 AD started the 6th weekend with a decent hold though the trend is slowing down. It has been difficult for Telugu movies to sustain for a longer period at the box office in recent times but the Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic has been defying odds to hold its ground. ## The movie scored approximately 65 lakh net collection on its 6th Friday (37th day), dropping under 50% drop from the 5th Friday which is a decent hold. Though the makers announced a heavily discounted offer for the 1 week from August 2nd, it didn't make much difference as it still could have scored this collection with regular prices with a few lakhs here and there. ## The total collection of Kalki 2898 AD stands at an estimated 636.50 crores net (756 crores gross) after 37 days in all versions. At this stage, it looks unlikely for the movie to top 650 crores net, however, it will top Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Jawan's lifetime domestic collection of 640 crores net (760 crores gross) in the coming days to become the 4th biggest grosser at the Indian box office.## At the worldwide box office, the Nag Ashwin's directorial blockbuster stands at an estimated 1030+ crores gross, including 274+ crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040 crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all-time.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Outgross 'The Avengers' To Become All-Time 10th Highest-Grossing Film
689 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Outgross 'The Avengers' To Become All-Time 10th Highest-Grossing Film

Mumbai, August 1 - Disney's Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2 has cracked the all-time top 10 highest-grossing movies at the worldwide box office, after outgrossing Marvel Studios/Disney's The Avengers through 8th Wednesday. ## The coming-of-age film animated tentpole has topped $1.524 billion (12765 crores) after the 8th Wednesday and has crossed The Avengers's $1.523 billion to become the 10th highest-grossing film ever at the global box office.## Directed by Kelsey Mann in his feature directorial debut, Inside Out 2 has grossed $618.7 million (5180 crores) in North America while the overseas collection is $905.3 million (7585 crores). It is already the highest-grossing animated movie worldwide. ## Mexico is the biggest international market for IO2 with $100.5 million, followed by Brazil where it has become the highest-grossing movie ever with $77.3 million. The UK is the third biggest with $65 million while Korea ($58 million) and France ($55.6 million) are at the 4th and 5th spot.## Inside Out 2 was released on June 12 internationally before debuting in North America on June 14. It scored $295 million in its worldwide opening weekend which is the biggest for an animated movie ever. The sequel topped $1 billion gross in just 19 days, again making it the fastest animated title to reach the milestone.## The movie is projected to finish its lifetime run between $1.60 billion and $1.70 billion. If IO2 manages to finish on the higher end of the projection, it will become the 9th biggest grosser by topping The Lion King $(1.65 billion).## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

Box Office Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' OTT Release Date Revealed
690 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office Blockbuster 'Kalki 2898 AD' OTT Release Date Revealed

Hyderabad, August 1 - The biggest blockbuster of the year, Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD is nearing its box office run. The sci-fi epic has so far grossed an estimated 1042 crores at the worldwide box office and is currently the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has been in theatres for nearly 5 weeks which is unlike the recent Telugu movies as most the movies have been streaming only within 4 weeks of the theatrical release. It was recently confirmed by the makers that Kalki 2898 AD won't be streaming before 8 weeks of the theatrical release.## Kalki 2898 AD will start streaming on August 22, 2024, which is 8 weeks since the film's theatrical release on June 27. OTT giant Amazon Prime Video has the streaming rights to all South Indian versions, including Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, languages.## Netflix has Hindi language rights to Kalki 2898 AD and the streamer also confirmed that it will start streaming on August 22, the same date as South Indian versions on Prime Video. The film stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani in key roles. ## Produced by C. Aswani Dutt, Swapna Dutt, and Priyanka Dutt under the banner of Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie is inspired by Hindu scriptures and is the first instalment in a planned Kalki Cinematic Universe. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows a select group who are on a mission to save lab subject SUM-80's unborn child, Kalki.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection
690 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection

Mumbai, August 1 - Dharma Production's comedy-drama Bad Newz has surpassed 100 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office. The movie is co-produced by Amazon Prime Video and Leo Media Collective and is directed by Anand Tiwari. ## The movie, which stars Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in the leading roles, topped 100 crores worldwide on its 13th day. The movie has grossed approximately 66.50 crores (55.85 crores net) in India and an estimated 34 crores gross overseas for 100+ crores worldwide cume.## With its entry into the 100 crores worldwide gross club, Bad Newz has become the 13th Bollywood movie and the 8th Hindi title of 2024 to achieve the feat. For Vicky Kaushal, it is his 3rd 100 crores gross out of the last 4 films in the leading roles, after Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and Sam Bahadur. ## In between the aforementioned hits, Vicky Kaushal was also a part of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Dunki which grossed over 400 crores worldwide. The actor played an extended appearance in Rajkumar Hirani's directorial comedy drama. ## Actress Triptii Dimri, who became a nationwide sensation after playing a supporting role in Ranbir Kapoor-led mega-blockbuster Animal, scored her box office hit and 100 crore grosser in the leading role while Ammy Virk too has his first success which is second theatrical Hindi film after Ranveer Singh-fronted 83. Bad Newz is also director Anand Tiwari's first theatrical Hindi release.## Stay tuned...

Netflix Announces 'Squid Game' Season 2 Premiere Date; Full Cast and Official Synopsis Revealed
690 days ago
Digital Media

Netflix Announces 'Squid Game' Season 2 Premiere Date; Full Cast and Official Synopsis Revealed

Mumbai, August 1 - Netflix finally set a premiere date for its highly-awaited Squid Game Season 2 and has also announced the third season which will be the end of the show. ## Written, created, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26 globally this year while the third and final season will premiere in 2025. The release date of this sci-fi survival action thriller show was announced with a video. ## Season 1 of Squid Game, which is the most-watched Netflix title ever (in any category) with 265.2 million views (2.20 billion viewing hours), introduced fans to the K-drama's titular deadly game, which forces citizens to gamble with their lives. In return, they may win a world-changing cash prize — or suffer the dire consequences. ## The official synopsis of Season 2 reads, "Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it".## The upcoming show features the returning cast in Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun while newcomers Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an will all appear as an ensemble of colourful new characters. ## The real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26. Final Season coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/qlek1ogGp9— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 31, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops $500 Million Worldwide
691 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops $500 Million Worldwide

Mumbai, July 31 - Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's Deadpool and Wolverine has stormed past $500 million at the worldwide box office in just 7 days since its international debut on July 24, making it the fastest movie of 2024 to reach the milestone.## The first R-rated MCU blockbuster has grossed $261+ million (2185 crores) at the domestic (North America) box office through Tuesday (5 days) while the overseas collection is $284.80 million (2380 crores), for $545.80+ million (4565+ crores) at the worldwide box office.## Deadpool & Wolverine is the 6th film of the year to top $500 million globally, and with its Tuesday collection, it has surpassed Kung Fu Panda 4's $545.80 million to become the 5th biggest grosser of the year. It has also beaten Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($567.60 million) on Wednesday as the 4th biggest grosser of 2024.## China is the biggest international market for the movie with $30.5 million, followed by the UK with $27.70 million, and Mexico with $23.4 million through Tuesday. In India, the superhero comedy has grossed approximately 100 crores ($11.90 million) so far.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is projected to reach $900 million by the end of the second weekend and is expected to hit the $1 billion mark during the same week. It will become only the second film of the year to enter the billion-dollar club at the worldwide box office, after Inside Out 2. ## Stay tuned...