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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Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops 100 Crore Gross In India
691 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Tops 100 Crore Gross In India

Mumbai, July 31 - Marvel Studios' superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine has crossed 100 crores gross collection at the Indian box office in a flat 5 days, becoming only the second Hollywood movie of the year to achieve the feat. ## The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted blockbuster had an excellent first weekend with approximately 84 crores gross and held well during the weekdays so far to add another 17 crores gross to take the total collection to around 100 crores ($11.90 million) in 5 days. ## Deadpool & Wolverine is only the second Hollywood film of 2024 after Godzilla x Kong: The New Year to enter the 100 crores gross collection in India and is one of the fastest ever to do so. It is also the first A-rated Hollywood film of all time to hit the box office century in the country.## Worldwide, the third Deadpool movie has topped $500 million, including $260+ million in North America. The movie is heading for $1 billion and is expected to achieve this feat in the second week. It will be the second movie of 2024, after Inside Out 2 to top a billion milestone.## Stay tuned...

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'Deadpool and Wolverine' Opening Weekend Box Office Records
691 days ago
Hollywood

'Deadpool and Wolverine' Opening Weekend Box Office Records

Mumbai, July 31 - It was a record-breaking weekend for Marvel Studios' R-rated superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine which is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not long before, MCU scored the biggest disaster of its history in Brie Larson-fronted The Marvels with just $206 million worldwide. ## Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, had a monstrous opening weekend which saw it shattering many records at the domestic and worldwide box office. The third Deadpool instalment grossed mighty $211 million in North America in its 3-day opening weekend and $233 million overseas over the 5-day weekend for a massive $444 million worldwide cume.## Here are some of the major box office records created by Deadpool 3 - ## Biggest North America opening for Ryan Reynolds at $211 million, beating $132.4 million of Deadpool.## Biggest North America opening for Hugh Jackman, beating $102.7 million of 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand.## Biggest opening weekend in North America since Spider-Man: No Way Home's $260 million in December 2021.## Highest R-rated opening of all-time both North America and worldwide at $444 million (3720 crores), beating the previous record of 2016 Deadpool's $264 million (including $132.4 million in North America).## Biggest worldwide opening weekend since Spider-Man: No Way Home's $601 million## Biggest July month opening weekend of all-time in North America, surpassing The Lion King's $191.80 million.## Biggest opening weekend ever for an R-rated movie internationally, beating Joker's $147 million on a like-for-like basis.## The 34th consecutive MCU film to debut at No. 1 at the North American box office## Biggest opening weekend for an A-rated (equivalent to R-rating) Hollywood movie in India with 84 crores gross ($10 million).## Biggest opening weekend for an X-Men film in India## (few states via Deadline).## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn Shares Shoot Update Of Much-Anticipated 'Superman'
691 days ago
Hollywood

James Gunn Shares Shoot Update Of Much-Anticipated 'Superman'

Mumbai, July 31 - As DCEU is trying to find its footing again, the DC Studios co-head and director James Gunn has announced that Superman movie has wrapped up filming. It is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. ## The principal photography of Superman began on February 29, 2024, which is the canonical birthday of the comic book superhero. Now, after nearly 5 months, the makers have officially announced the shoot wrap as director James Gunn lauds the commitment, creativity, and hard work of the cast and crew while filming for the movie.## "And that's a wrap", Gunn wrote on X. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn't always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I've encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own".## "Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honour. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that, I am forever grateful", the filmmaker added.## Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Nicholas Hoult, Terence Rosemore, Wendell Pierce, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover, and Christopher McDonald. ## In the movie, which is scheduled to be released on 11 July 2025, Superman's journey to reconcile his alien heritage with his human family is explored.## And that’s a wrap.God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis… pic.twitter.com/9Y52HEVXpF— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 30, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Robert Downey Jr. And Russo Brothers' Mega Paydays For Next Avengers Movies Revealed
692 days ago
Hollywood

Robert Downey Jr. And Russo Brothers' Mega Paydays For Next Avengers Movies Revealed

Mumbai, July 30 - Marvel Studios shocked the entertainment fraternity when it announced the much-talked-about comeback of Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to headline the next Avengers movies along with the director duo of Russo Brothers (Joe Russo and Anthony Russo) at the San Diego Comic-Con event recently.## Unlike what people might have thought Downey Jr. would make a comeback as Iron Man, the superhero character he has donned over the years since the inception of the MCU, the actor has been tasked to play the villainous Doctor Doom this time around.## Though the casting of Downey Jr. has garnered a mixed reception no one can deny the fact that it, along with Russos' directorial MCU comeback only gonna benefit Marvel big time just like the old days when they used to help Marvel print money at the box office like the back of hand. This, however, will cost Marvel way more than what it used to pay the Iron Man star and Russos in the past.## According to Variety, the Kavin Fiege-owned Marvel will sign a $80 million paycheck for Anthony and Joe Russo to direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars and significantly more for Robert Downey Jr. to tackle uber-villain Doctor Doom in the two tentpoles. ## The report further revealed that the Russos' deal with the studio doesn't include back-end compensation, but it does contain performance escalators that kick in at the $750 million and $1 billion thresholds. It is to be noted that the director duo is also producing the upcoming Avengers movies under their banner AGBO.## Downey Jr. has been by far the biggest paid member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Variety reports that the actor has earned between $500 million and $600 million for playing Iron Man. For the upcoming Avengers movies, the actor will get the perks that include private jet travel, dedicated security and a whole trailer encampment, other than his massive undisclosed payday, which is, as said above, way more than Russos.## Avengers Doomsday and Avengers Secret Wars are scheduled to be released in May 2026, and May 2027, respectively. The production will commence in the second half of 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas To Take On Akshay Kumar At The Hindi Box Office In A Much-Anticipated Clash
693 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas To Take On Akshay Kumar At The Hindi Box Office In A Much-Anticipated Clash

Mumbai, July 29 - Another major box office clash is shaping up to take the center stage at the Hindi box office in 2025 after Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted romantic horror comedy The Raja Saab confirmed April 10 release in multiple languages.## Directed by Maruthi, The Raja Saab will be Prabhas' next release after the current box office phenomena, Kalki 2898 AD which recently crossed 1000 crores worldwide and became only the 7th Indian movie ever to achieve the feat.## Prabhas is easily the biggest Pan India star at the moment, however, he might not have smooth sailing with his next film as far as the Hindi box office is concerned as it will potentially meet its biggest threat in the form of Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi-fronted Jolly LLB 3. ## It was recently reported that Jolly LLB 3 would be released on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Thursday, April 10, 2025, after superstar Yash-fronted Toxic, which is scheduled for an April 10 release, reportedly pushed back to a new date due to the lengthy production. ## Jolly LLB 3 is easily one of the most-anticipated Bollywood movies of 2025. Akshay Kumar may not be in the best position at the moment in terms of box office success, but Jolly LLB 3 is the movie which can prove to be the big success the actor is looking for. ## As of now, only two major films are confirmed to hit the big screens during the long holiday weekend in Hindi. The ever-growing stature of Prabhas among Hindi audiences automatically makes The Raja Saab a movie to watch out for and its clashing with Jolly LLB 3 could set the box office on fire.## Stay tuned...

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John Abraham's 'Vedaa' Release Date Unchanged After CBFC Clears The Film With 'U/A' Certificate
693 days ago
Bollywood

John Abraham's 'Vedaa' Release Date Unchanged After CBFC Clears The Film With 'U/A' Certificate

Mumbai, July 29 - A couple of days back, the makers of John Abraham-fronted upcoming action drama Vedaa issued a statement stating that the censorship of the movie was facing delay due to some reasons as the team putting all the efforts to make it ready for August 15 release.## While there is no official word on further development yet, the latest reports have confirmed that Vedaa has been censored by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and it has received a 'U/A' certificate without any cuts, as per Pinkvilla. The makers, however, have been advised to put a disclaimer at the beginning to avoid any confusion. ## The movie deals with an important issue and the CBFC team reportedly could relate to what makers are trying to address through the film. With this, the path for the August 15 release has also been cleared and the makers will kickstart promotion with the trailer release this week. The Vedaa trailer too has been certified U/A by the CBFC with a run time of 3 minutes and 10 seconds.## Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Zee Studios, Emmay Entertainment, and JA Entertainment, Vedaa depicts the bravery of one person challenging a draconian system in an uprising. It follows a young woman's fight for justice, guided by a man who becomes her ally. ## The movie stars John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh in the leading roles alongside Abhishek Banerjee, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Ashish Vidyarthi in key roles. As known to all, Vedaa will clash with Shraddha Kapoor's Stree 2 and Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein at the box office on August 15.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa's 'Jatt and Juliet 3' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Indian Punjabi Film Worldwide
693 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa's 'Jatt and Juliet 3' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Indian Punjabi Film Worldwide

New Delhi, July 29 - Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa's romantic-comedy Jatt and Juliet 3 has become the highest-grossing Indian Punjabi film of all-time at the worldwide box office, beating Gippy Grewal's Carry On Jatt 3.## Directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, Jatt & Juliet 3 recently became only the second Indian Punjabi film to top 100 crores worldwide, and now, it has become the top grosser with approximately 102 crores worldwide collection. Carry On Jatt 3 is a little short of the 102 crores mark at second place.## In India, the third instalment in the blockbuster franchise has grossed approximately 44.50 crores while the overseas collection is an estimated 57.50 crores after the fifth weekend (32 days). As reported previously, JJ3 is the highest-grossing Indian Punjabi film at the overseas box office.## The highest-grossing Punjabi movie is Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan's The Legend of Maula Jatt which is a Pakistani movie. It grossed over INR 110 crores worldwide in 2022. It is the only Pakistani movie with INR 100+ crores worldwide collection. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Scored Excellent First Weekend Worldwide
693 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Scored Excellent First Weekend Worldwide

Chennai, July 29 - Tamil star Dhanush scored a much deserving success with his latest action thriller Raayan after the excellent 3-day opening weekend at the worldwide box office. The A-rated blockbuster scored close to 70 crores gross collection, already one of the highest-grossing Tamil movies of the year.## Directed and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan witnessed a continued jump over the weekend at the domestic box office, which is not a regular case for South Indian films. With approximately 49 crores gross collection, the movie scored the second biggest opening weekend for a Tamil title of 2024, behind only Indian 2. ## In Tamil Nadu, Raayan minted approximately 34 crores gross, followed by approximately 5.50+ crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telengana). The rest of the domestic market contributed approximately 10 crores gross collection. ## At the overseas box office, the movie has had a superb weekend with approximately 22 crores gross. This led to approximately 71+ crores worldwide cume, making it the 6th highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2024. The worldwide opening weekend of Raayan has almost wiped out Dhanush's last film, Captain Miller's entire run of 75 crores gross. ## Raayan will cross Captain Miller and Ayaalan (76.60 crores gross approx.) by the first Monday or Tuesday to become the 4th highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. By next weekend, it will cross all but Indian 2 to emerge as the second-biggest-grosser and will eventually look to down the Kamal Haasan-starrer to reach the top in the long run.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Creates History With $444+ Million Worldwide Opening Weekend
694 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Creates History With $444+ Million Worldwide Opening Weekend

Mumbai, July 28 - Marvel Studios returns to its old box office glory with Deadpool and Wolverine which blew the industry projection away to create history at the box office by scoring the biggest opening for an R-rated (equivalent to A rating in India) at the domestic and worldwide box office.## Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Deadpool & Wolverine shattered records to score $211 million (1765 crores) in the 3-day opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office. This is the biggest opening for an R-rated and 8th biggest of all time for any movie, beating fellow MCU title Black Panther's $202 million start.## At the overseas box office, the Shawn Levy's directorial superhero comedy grossed a spectacular $233 million (1950 crores) on a 5-day opening weekend over 52 markets, for a worldwide cume opening weekend of $444 million (3720 crores) as the 11th biggest Hollywood opening ever at the global box office.## Only 13 movies in history have opened to $400+ million worldwide, as Deadpool 3 beats Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's $422 million and also edged past Avatar: The Way of Water's $441 million to claim the 11th spot in terms of worldwide gross opening weekend.## China is the biggest international market with $24 million weekend, followed by the UK with $22.10 million, and Mexico with $18.70 million at 2nd and 3rd spot, respectively. Meanwhile, the third Deadpool instalment scored one of the biggest openings for a Hollywood title in India with $10 million (84 crores gross) in the 3-day opening weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Becomes First Film Franchise To Hit $30 Billion Worldwide
694 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Becomes First Film Franchise To Hit $30 Billion Worldwide

Mumbai, July 28 - Marvel Studios/Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become the first-ever movie franchise to hit $30 billion at the worldwide box office after the release of the latest blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine. The milestone was announced during the studio's Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, led by studio chief Kevin Feige.## MCU started with Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man (2008) which grossed $586 million globally. The latest Deadpool & Wolverine which is the 34th movie in the blockbuster franchise pushed the MCU to become the first to reach the $30 billion milestone after the record opening for an R-rated title and is poised to score $450+ million in its global opening weekend. ## The comic book turned into a feature film franchise has delivered unbelievable success for Marvel/Disney. Across the 34 films so far, Avengers: Endgame ($2.799 billion) and Avengers: Infinity War ($2.05 billion) stand as the two highest-grossing MCU films globally, followed by Spider-Man: No Way Home as the third biggest with $1.92 billion.## Between the top-grossing titles, MCU has also seen tough days with major mishits such as The Marvels, the 33rd movie in the franchise, and the most recent to Deadpool 3. It is the lowest-grossing MCU title ever with just $206 million worldwide. Another Marvel misfire was Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the 31st movie in the series, with $476 million worldwide.## The second highest-earning movie franchise in the world is Sony Pictures-produced Spider-Man with $10.6 billion across 10 movies, followed by Star Wars at three with $10.3 billion across 11 films; Harry Potter with $9.6 billion across 11 films at 4th, and James Bond with $7.8 billion across 25 films at 5. ## For MCU, the next movie is Captain America: Brave New World, scheduled to be released on February 14, 2025. There are, at least, 10 MCU movies currently in development, including the next two Avengers movies (Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars)## Stay tuned...

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Robert Downey Jr. To Star As Victor von Doom In The Next Avengers Movies; Avengers 5 Gets A New Title
694 days ago
Hollywood

Robert Downey Jr. To Star As Victor von Doom In The Next Avengers Movies; Avengers 5 Gets A New Title

California, July 28 - Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but in a new avatar as the actor has been revealed to play villainous Victor Von Doom in the next two Avengers movies, to be directed by the Russo Brothers - Joe Russo and Anthony Russo. ## The blockbuster announcement was made during the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 event where Marvel has held a panel for the first time since 2022. Downey Jr. will be introduced as Doctor Doom in Avengers 5, which is now titled Avengers: Doomsday, and Avengers: Secret Wars. Both the movies are scheduled to be released in 2026 and 2026, respectively## Over the years, Robert Downey Jr. has been an integral part of the MCU as the iconic protagonist Iron Man/Tony Stark since his debut in the 2008 Iron Man movie, and reprised the role in 10 Marvel films, including next 2 Iron Man movies, "The Incredible Hulk", "The Avengers", "Captian America: Civil War", "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Spider-Man: Homecoming", "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame". ## Downey's character as Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame, and since then, there have been speculations that he might return in future MCU movies considering how the franchise has been shaping up with the Multiverse and Mutant saga. However, the actor's casting as Victor von Doom comes as a massive shock to everyone. ## The Hollywood superstar has replaced Jonathan Majors who was supposed to play Kang in Avengers 5, which was originally titled Avengers: Kang Dynasty, and Secret Wars. However, the actor was fired after being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment last year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raayan' Scores Biggest Opening For Dhanush
695 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Raayan' Scores Biggest Opening For Dhanush

Chennai, July 27 - Tamil action thriller Raayan has had an excellent start at the domestic box office with approximately 15.75 crores gross collection. It is now the biggest opening for actor Dhanush, beating his previous high of approximately 12 crore gross with Karnan in 2021. ## At the overseas box office, the A-rated title scored approximately 7.25 crores gross, for approximately 23 crores worldwide on opening day, again the biggest for the actor beating Captain Miller which scored approximately 14 crores gross.## The domestic box office of 15.75 crores of Raayan includes approximately 10.60 crores in Tamil Nadu which is again the biggest for the actor in the state. The Telugu version of the movie also fared decently with approximately 2 crores gross in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, followed by 1.80 crores in Karnataka, 90 lakh in Kerala and 40 lakh in the rest of India market.## It is the second biggest opening for a Tamil movie of 2024, behind only Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 which scored 30.25 crores gross in India and 56.25 crores worldwide on the opening day. For Raayan, word of mouth is positive which should lead to a big first weekend at the domestic and worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

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