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: Blockbuster 'Jailer' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2023
1044 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Blockbuster 'Jailer' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2023

Chennai, August 15 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Jailer is in beast mode at the box office, and in just 6 days, it has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year. The Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial has surpassed the lifetime biz of Ponniyin Selva - 2 to emerge the number 1 Kollywood grosser of 2023.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer grossed approximately 392 crores at the worldwide box office in the first 6 days and it crossed PS-2. The Mani Ratnam-directed PS-2 grossed approximately 344.50 crores in its full run earlier this year and this record is now shattered.## Jailer, on its 5th day, also crossed 200 crores domestically. Overseas, the movie has performed exceptionally well, minting around 145 crores in the first six days. The movie has crossed 400 crores at the worldwide box office on its 7th day.## By crossing PS-2, the Rajini-led blockbuster has become the 4th highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, and at the end of the extended first week or by the second Friday, it will reach 3rd spot by surpassing Kamal Haasan's last year's blockbuster Vikram which grossed around 415 crores worldwide.## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (6 days) -## Tamil Nadu - 113.00 Cr## AP/TG - 49.85 Cr## Karnataka - 41.80 Cr## Kerala - 33.75 Cr## Rest Of India - 8.80 Cr## Overseas - 145.00 Cr (estimated)## Total WW - 392.20 Cr (6 days)## 7 days worldwide - 410+ Cr (expected)## Stay tuned...

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Margot Robbie Set To Get Huge Salary For Mega Blockbuster 'Barbie'
1044 days ago
Tollywood

Margot Robbie Set To Get Huge Salary For Mega Blockbuster 'Barbie'

Los Angeles, August 15 - Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy film "Barbie" has done the unthinkable by grossing over $1 billion at the global box office. The movie, directed by Greta Gerwig, is the highest-grosser of all time by a female director. ## Made on a budget of around $130 million, "Barbie" has so far grossed $1.18 billion worldwide, and currently is the second highest-grossing movie of the year, behind "Super Mario Bros. Movie" which grossed $1.35 billion earlier this year.## Meanwhile, the mega-blockbuster box office success of "Barbie" set to earn Margot Robbie, who also produced, her biggest payday yet. According to Variety, the star and producer behind the summer's biggest hit stands to make roughly $50 million in salary and box office bonuses. "Barbie" director and co-writer Greta Gerwig will also likely receive bonuses because of the film's outsized success.## "Barbie" has become the second highest-grossing film in Warner Bros. Pictures' history after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". The latest blockbuster has earned an astonishing $526.3 million at the domestic (North America) box office, as well as $657.6 million at the international box office, for a total of $1.18 billion globally. It is projected to finish over $1.4 billion, which will make it the biggest grosser of the year.## Stay tuned...

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Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Locked With First Look Teaser
1044 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Locked With First Look Teaser

Mumbai, August 15 - National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's next film "The Vaccine War" has officially confirmed to clash with Prabhas-fronted "Salaar". Touted as India's first bio-science film, "The "Vaccine War" will be hitting cinemas worldwide on September 28, 2023.## The filmmaker conducted a Twitter poll yesterday (August 14) in which he asked people to pick one release date between September 28 and October 13, and the majority of people picked the earliest one which has now officially been confirmed by the makers.## The release date was announced with the first look teaser, which provides a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology.## Produced by Pallavi Joshi under the banner of I AM Buddha in association with Abhishek Agarwal Arts, the movie stars Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Raima Sen, among others in key roles. ## "The Vaccine War" narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore people who fought the battle in the Covid-19 era. It will be released in Hindi, Telugu, English, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri.## Stay tuned...

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Makers Unveil Impressive First Look Motion Poster of Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor's 'Fighter'
1044 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Unveil Impressive First Look Motion Poster of Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor's 'Fighter'

Mumbai, August 15 - On the occasion of Independence Day 2023, Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix unveiled the impressive first-look motion poster of the highly anticipated aerial action thriller film "Fighter", directed by "Pathaan" director Siddharth Anand.## The motion poster gives the first look at Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor, walking on the airbase. The background score in the motion poster is thrilling as the movie promises a high-octane action thriller, the first of its kind in Indian cinema.## #SpiritOfFighter | Vande Mataram! 🇮🇳 See you in the theaters on the eve of India’s 75th Republic Day. Fighter releases worldwide on 25th January 2024. pic.twitter.com/23fvysWgsV— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) August 15, 2023 ## "Fighter", produced by Sidharth Anand's Marflix with Viacom18 Studios, is India's first aerial action thriller film. It is touted to be a visual spectacle with some aerial action sequences, which will be one of its kind experience for the Indian audience. The movie's VFX has been done by Double Negative (DNEG), which has won multiple Oscars, and won some high praise for its stunning VFX work on director Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra Part One - Shiva".## The movie is scheduled to release on the 75th Republic Day of India, on January 25, 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Gadar 2 Scores Excellent Advance Booking For Independence Day; Set For Its Biggest Day At The Box Office
1044 days ago
Bollywood

Gadar 2 Scores Excellent Advance Booking For Independence Day; Set For Its Biggest Day At The Box Office

Mumbai, August 14 - Director Anil Sharma's period action drama film "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" has become a movement as audiences are thronging to cinemas in hoards to experience the ultimate big-screen magic.## Needless to say, the Sunny Deol-led movie is breaking records with each passing day at the box office and it crossed 200 crores gross domestically in just 4 days. The mega-blockbuster sequel is now gearing up for its biggest day at the box office tomorrow, which happens to be Independence Day. ## The advance booking collection of the movie for Independence Day is truly sensational as it has already crossed 30 crores gross with 1.2 million tickets sold. It is one of the highest single-day advance booking collections ever for a Bollywood movie and that too with fewer screens as compared to films that had higher advances in the past.## "Gadar 2" will be targeting at least 55 crores net collection on August 15 which will be an all-time box office record for an Indian movie on this particular holiday. The Independence Day collection of the movie will take the total 5-day cume to around 230 crores net. ## The movie will also most likely cross 300 crores gross worldwide by tomorrow and will become only the third outright Bollywood film of the year to do so. All in all, "Gadar 2" has emerged as a bonafide mass blockbuster, something, the Bollywood cinema hasn't seen before in many many years.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 First Monday Early Estimates
1044 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 14 - Director Amit Rai's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" starring Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam has a very good first Monday at the domestic box office, which eventually topped the opening day collection. ## The movie scored a jump of around 13% from Friday for an estimated around 11.50-12 crores net. This takes the total collection of the movie to over 55 crores in 4 days. "OMG 2" will most likely have its biggest tomorrow, which is a national holiday in the form of Independence Day. ## On Independence Day, "OMG 2" could come close to 20 crores in net which will take its total 5-day collection to around 75 crores net which is a fantastic result. The movie is certain to emerge a clean hit and it will top 100 crores net in the second weekend.## "OMG 2" has turned out to be a true success as it withstands the phenomena like "Gadar 2" which is simply running riot at the box office. The excellent word of mouth has made sure "OMG 2" not only remains in the race but also makes performs very well at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Hints At The Sequel To 'Apne'
1044 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Hints At The Sequel To 'Apne'

Mumbai, August 14 - Sunny Deol is on cloud nine after the historic success of "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues". Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie is running riot at the box office and has already grossed approx. 180 crores worldwide in just three days.## After the memorable box office success of "Gadar 2", there are chatters within the industry regarding the sequels to Deol's biggest hits in the late 90s or early '00, including "Damini 2", "Border 2", "Yamala Pagla Deewana 3", as well as family drama "Apne 2".## While there is no confirmed development on most of the aforementioned sequels, "Apne 2" seems to be in development and it could well be actor's one of the immediate next films. It is to known everyone that the demand for the "Apne" sequel has been going on for a long time and the makers have confirmed in the past that they are working on the script for the same.## Now, during the success meet of "Gadar 2", Sunny Deol confirmed that the script of "Apne 2" is ready and they are figuring out ways when to start the movie. He called it a lovely story and said that it will be the extension of the first movie.## The primary cast, led by Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, and Shilpa Shetty is expected to return for the sequel, also, there have been reports that Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol could also be a part of the movie. ## Meanwhile, Sunny Deol will next be seen in the multistarrar action drama film "Baap", which also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, and Jackie Shroff. It is directed by Vivek Chauhan and is expected to release next year.## Stay tuned...

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YRF Unveils First Look Poster And Release Date of Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's 'The Great Indian Family'
1044 days ago
Bollywood

YRF Unveils First Look Poster And Release Date of Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's 'The Great Indian Family'

Mumbai, August 14 - Yash Raj Films' long-awaited comedy-drama film "The Great Indian Family", starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar in the leading roles finally has a release date in theaters. ## Directed by "Thugs of Hindostan" fame Vijay Krishna Acharya, "The Great Indian Family" has been in production since 2021, but it was delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic as well as some other reasons.## Now, the movie has been confirmed to hit cinemas worldwide on September 22, 2023, two weeks after Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", and a week before Prabhas-fronted "Salaar". The release date was announced through a video featuring Vicky Kaushal.## In the video, Kaushal tells us what "family" means as he compares a family to a melodious classical Indian song. He then adds that it feels good to call a family nice but his family is full of snakes as the promo shows how the actor deals with his family in the movie.## With the release date announcement video, YRF also unveiled the first-look poster of the movie which features the entire primary cast, led by Kaushal and Manushi. It also stars Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Sadiya Siddiqui, Alka Amin, and Bhuvan Arora, among others in key roles.## It’s going to be a joyful ride with #TheGreatIndianFamily 🛵👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🥰 See you in theatres on 22nd September! Celebrate #TheGreatIndianFamily with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you! pic.twitter.com/HJfCLndsW9— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) August 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Scored Disappointing Opening Weekend Worldwide
1044 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Scored Disappointing Opening Weekend Worldwide

Hyderabad, August 14 - The Indian box office created history during the weekend of August 11-13 with all the movies running in theaters currently grossing close to 400 crores. However, in-between raining blockbusters, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar" disappointed big time and registered a low opening weekend at the domestic as well as global box office.## Directed by Meher Ramesh, "Bholaa Shankar" was expected to continue the winning run for Chiranjeevi after the big blockbuster success of "Waltair Veerayya" earlier this year. But it was not the case as "Bholaa Shankar" recorded one of the lowest weekend collections for the superstar in recent times.## "Bhola Shankar" grossed approx. 36 crores worldwide, including just 5 crores at the overseas box office over the 3-day weekend. Domestically, the movie grossed 31 crores approx., including approx. 21.75 crores share collection in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).## The AK Entertainments and Creative Commercials' production venture needs to gross at least 125 crores worldwide to reach the break-even target, for which, the movie needs a miracle which is not looking to happen. The critics' reviews for the movie were poor though the audience reception was mixed, yet "Bholaa Shankar" is not in a position to bounce back from here on.## There is a big public holiday tomorrow in the form of Independence Day on which the Chiranjeevi-starrer might witness a jump, otherwise, the future is looking bleak for the movie at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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D51: Rashmika Mandanna To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In Sekhar Kammula's Next
1045 days ago
Kollywood

D51: Rashmika Mandanna To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In Sekhar Kammula's Next

Chennai, August 14 - Pan India actress Rashmika Mandanna has been confirmed on board Dhanush's 51st movie as the female lead. The movie will be directed by the national award-winning filmmaker, Sekhar Kammula and the upcoming movie marks Rashmika's maiden collaboration with Dhanush and Kammula.## Tentatively titled "D51", the multi-lingual movie was officially announced in 2021 before it went for a long delay until recently when the makers confirmed the development. It is the first time that the national awardee, Dhanush and Kammula joined hands for a film. ## The film in the combination of Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna, and Sekhar Kammula will be shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi languages and will also be released in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The breezy entertainer will feature Dhanush in a never-before-seen avatar. ## "D51" is produced by Suniel Narang, and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao of the accomplished production house Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP, in association with Amigos Creations Pvt Ltd. It is currently in the pre-production work and will go on floors soon.## Rashmika took to Twitter and shared the news of her joining "D51" with a video message.## Beginning of a new journey.💃🏻❤️#D51 A @sekharkammula film 🎥@dhanushkraja @AsianSuniel @puskurrammohan #AmigosCreations @SVCLLP pic.twitter.com/dQFghtqd6R— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) August 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Storms Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1045 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Storms Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Chennai, August 14 - Superstar Rajinikanth has made a roaring comeback with his latest blockbuster "Jailer" which is going bonkers at the box office, be it domestic or overseas. Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial action drama film grossed sensational 308 crores worldwide in the extended 4-day weekend, more than 130 crores than the lifetime collection of the superstar's last movie "Annaatthe" (2021).## "Jailer" grossed huge approx. 177 crores at the domestic box office, including approx. 82 crores in Tamil Nadu. On its fourth day/first Sunday, it grossed approx. 49.40 crores, the second biggest day of its run so far after the opening day of 56.60 crores. In Tamil Nadu, the movie recorded its biggest day on Sunday with approx. 24 crores, besting opening day numbers of approx. 23.50 crores.## At the overseas box office, "Jailer" has been sensational with approx. 131 crores gross ($15.8 million) over the 4-day weekend. North America emerged as the biggest market for the movie with $4.75 million (39.50 crores), followed by Gulf countries with $4.50 million (37.30 crores). ## Produced by Sun Pictures, "Jailer" will cross 400 crores worldwide by Tuesday and will be aiming to go past 500 crores in its lifetime run which will make it the biggest Tamil grosser post the covid-19 pandemic, and second biggest of all-time, behind Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0".## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (4 days) - ## Tamil Nadu - 82.00 Cr Approx.## AP/TG - 33.50 Cr.## Karnataka - 30.25 Cr## Kerala - 24.00 Cr## Rest Of India - 7.00 Cr## Overseas - 131 Cr## Total WW - 308 Cr## Stay tuned...

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Producer Guild and Multiplex Association of India Acknowledged Historic Box Office Weekend (August 11-13) In India
1045 days ago
Bollywood

Producer Guild and Multiplex Association of India Acknowledged Historic Box Office Weekend (August 11-13) In India

Mumbai, August 14 - The Producers Guild of India and Multiplex Association of India have jointly issued a statement on the historic box office weekend of August 11 to August 13 in India which show collections topping 400 crores gross.## The statement read the August 11-13 weekend proved to be the all-time biggest single weekend in the 100+ years of Indian cinema history in terms of gross box office collection. The same weekend also drew 2.10+ crores in admissions in theaters, which is also the highest combined footfalls in the last 10-year history. ## Shibasish Sarkar, president of GUILD, said in the statement, "Mainstream storytelling executed in the right way has resulted in the box office records being shattered. The turnout at theaters has infused a new energy in our industry, audiences are responding in numbers we have not seen for a long time".## Kamal Gianchandani, president of MAI, added, "It was a historic weekend which proves once again that India loves going to cinemas to see great movies. This weekend is also an undeniable demonstration of cinemas being the ultimate place to be a part of a shared experience. This weekend shows that movies and cinemas are back in a big, big way".## The biggest contributor to this historic collection during the said weekend was Sunny Deol's period action drama film "Gadar 2" which grossed a huge 159 crores, followed by superstar Rajinikanth's "Jailer" which grossed minted approx. 120 crores, Akshay Kumar's "OMG 2" with approx. 51 crores, and Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar" which contributed approx. 31 crores. ## Meanwhile, the same weekend also created history for PVR Cinemas across the country. It announced PVR cinemas sold approx. 13 lakh tickets worth 39.50 crores gross which is an all-time record for the multiplex chain in a single weekend.## Stay tuned...

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