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: Oppenheimer Scores Good Fourth Weekend In India
1045 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Oppenheimer Scores Good Fourth Weekend In India

Mumbai, August 14 - Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing movie in India, "Oppenheimer" has a good third weekend at the Indian box office despite facing competition with a few of the Indian movies that are running riot. ## The Cillian Murphy-led atom bomb movie clocked approx. 6.50 crores in the fourth weekend, pushing the total gross collection to approx. 147 crores. It will finish over 150 crores gross thus emerging superhit at the Indian box office. It is also the highest-grossing Hollywood movie in India this year.## The biggest advantage "Oppenheimer" is having the IMAX screens on which it is performing exceptionally well. In its 4th weekend in India, the IMAX gross collection of the movie is approx. 3.50 crores while the total gross so far in this format is over 30 crores which is about 20% of the total collection.## "Oppenheimer" has so far grossed approx. $650 million (5390 crores) at the global box office through 4th Sunday. At the domestic (North America) box office, it has minted $264.5 million (2195 crores) while the international collection is approx. $385 million (3190 crores). India is the fifth biggest international market for the movie. ## Meanwhile, Margot Robbie-led "Barbie" scored approx. 1 crore gross in its 4th weekend, taking total gross collection to approx. 52.70 crores. Worldwide, "Barbie" soared to $1.18 billion (9790 crores), including $657.5 million (5455 crores) internationally.## Check out detailed collection of Oppenheimer here## Check out detailed collection of Barbie here## Stay tuned...

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'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Score Historic Sunday (August 13) At The Hindi Box Office
1045 days ago
Bollywood

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Score Historic Sunday (August 13) At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, August 14 - It was a phenomenal weekend (August 10-13) at the Indian box office where all the movies running in theaters brought in over 400 crores gross combined. The Hindi-language box office was particularly on fire, and eventually, scored the biggest single-day ever on August 13, Sunday. ## The three Bollywood films running in theaters currently, "Gadar 2", "OMG 2", and "Rocky And Rani Ki Prem Kahani" combined scored approx. 73.50 crores net (~87 crores gross) which is the biggest single-day collection by Bollywood movies ever, besting the previous record of 68 crores by Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" earlier this year.## All three aforementioned movies clocked massive occupancies throughout the day yesterday with Sunny Deol-led "Gadar 2" going on to record a near-perfect 96% occupancy in the evening shows, the highest tracked occupancy ever for a Bollywood movie. The movie faced capacity issues in many cinemas as it scored one of the biggest single-day collections in Indian cinema.## Gadar 2: The Katha Continues scored approx. 52 crores net (official data awaited) on Sunday (August 13) which is the second biggest first Sunday of all time for a Bollywood title, behind SRK's "Pathaan" (68 crores). The 3-day opening weekend of the latest blockbuster clocked an excellent approx 135 crores net, which is the second biggest of all time. ## OMG 2, the Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starrer social comedy-drama also recorded its biggest day so far on Sunday with a net collection of approx. 17.50 crores (official awaited). The 3-day opening weekend of the movie is approx. 43.50 crores net. ## Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, also remained rock solid on its 3rd Sunday and clocked approx. 4 crores net. Directed by Karan Johar and starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, RRKPK has already crossed 100 crores net and the third Sunday collection takes its total cum to approx. 131 crores net.## The coming Tuesday (August 15), will most likely topple the biggest single-day collection record for Bollywood. The combined 3-day weekend of the aforementioned movies clocked an impressive approx. 188.50 crores net.##

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Box Office: Jailer Fourth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1045 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Jailer Fourth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Chennai, August 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's "Jailer" scores another huge day at the domestic box office. The movie sees a jump of around 10% today, the first Sunday/fourth day from the Saturday collection which itself was huge.## The action drama film scores an estimated approx. 45 crores gross collection on Sunday which takes the total collection to approx. 170 crores gross over a 4-day extended weekend. In Tamil Nadu, the movie grossed an estimated 21-22 crores today, pushing the total gross in the state to approx. 80 crores in 4 days.## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Jailer" is nearing the 150 crore mark after an estimated 38 crore net on its fourth day for a total of approx. 146 crores net. The movie will see a dip tomorrow, but collections are expected to remain strong as the day after tomorrow is a holiday.## "Jailer" might hit 200 crores net and approx. 235 crores gross on Tuesday, August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. Worldwide, the movie has a shot of reaching 300 crores mark by Sunday depending on the overseas collection.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1045 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 13 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" has a good opening weekend though it got hit badly by the "Gadar 2" wave which is taking the nation by storm. The jump today for "OMG 2" is around 15% which is good as the movie is having less chance in small centers due to the competition.## The early estimates suggest the net collection of the movie to be around 17.50 crores on its third day/first Sunday. The movie scores an increase in multiplexes while mass centers remain more or less the same. The final collection today may vary a little bit either way depending on mass centers.## The 3-day opening weekend of "OMG 2" is approx. 43.50 crores net and it will most likely hit the 50 crores mark tomorrow. It will have the big day on Tuesday, August 15 on which the movie could score its biggest day as a 5-day Independence Day weekend headed for 70 crores (+/-) which is a good result.## "OMG 2" in a solo release could have easily gone past 100 crores net in the 5-day weekend. However, it is still in a very good position to hit the century mark in the second weekend itself. It will become the 8th Bollywood movie this year to enter the 100 crores club. ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening
1046 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening

Mumbai, August 13 - Warner Bros. Pictures is getting ready to release the next DC Superhero movie "Blue Beetle" this upcoming Friday, August 18. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, "Blue Beetle" is the latest and overall the fourteenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ## "Blue Beetle" will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages in India on August 18. The studio, however, has announced fans screenings of the movie a day before the official release, August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi. ## Warner Bros. announced a quiz contest in which fans won a free pass to watch the movie in the special fans' screenings. The contest has been closed and the studio has already announced the names of the fans who have been selected for the screening, scheduled for August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi.## The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez in key roles. It had a special screening in which it received an excellent response.## In Blue Beetle, Xolo Maridueña stars as Jaime Reyes, a recent college grad that returns home with aspirations for his future, but finds out his home is not the same. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.## Congratulations to all the winners! ​List in the following thread.For further details please check your email. Kindly share your confirmation by replying to our email before August 14, 5 PM & get ready to watch #BlueBeetle ONE DAY before the official release!​#WarnerBrosIndia pic.twitter.com/Vs5yxNAa2n— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) August 12, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj
1046 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj

Chennai, August 13 - There haven't been many instances in Indian cinema when a 5-minute cameo role got the loudest cheers in theaters and it is very rare that they get remembered for a long time. ## Suriya, one of the biggest movie stars in Tamil cinema, played one such cameo in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's mega-blockbuster "Vikram" headlined by legendary Kamal Haasan. The movie is a part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe in which Suriya played a theater-shaking cameo as Rolex at the end of "Vikram" and teased a standalone movie. ## Now, a year later, Suriya has reportedly confirmed 'Rolex' as a standalone movie in the LCU. During a recent fans meet, Suriya confirmed that director Lokesh Kanagraj narrated to him the script of Rolex as a standalone film which he liked. He reportedly confirmed that the movie will happen soon once he is done with his current commitments.## Meanwhile, the actor also updated his fans about his upcoming blockbuster, highly-anticipated Pan India movie "Kanguva" and said that it has come out 100 times better than what the team had expected before shooting. He also confirmed that his next movie will start shooting in October this year while the long-awaited "Vaadivaasal" will start once director Vetrimaaran completes "Viduthalai Part - 2". ## "Rolex" will start before "Irumbu Kai Maayavi", a superhero project which has been in discussion for a long time between Suriya and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Last year, it was reported that Suriya was keen to start IKM soon, but now, it seems it has been delayed further and will happen only after "Rolex". Meanwhile, Lokesh is currently busy with the post-production work of Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" which is reportedly a part of LCU. He will next direct superstar Rajinikanth and also has "Kaithi 2" with Karthi in the pipeline.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Crosses 100 Crores Domestically and 200 Crores Worldwide In 3 Days
1046 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Crosses 100 Crores Domestically and 200 Crores Worldwide In 3 Days

Chennai, August 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama film "Jailer" is running riot at the box office, be it domestically or overseas. The Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial had an excellent third day in India with a gross collection crossing the 40 crores mark for the second time in its first three days.## The growth on the movie's third day was around 33% as the movie scored 40.20 crores gross on Saturday at the domestic box office. With this, the total gross collection has exceeded the 100 crores mark, with three days cume total of 127.10 crores gross. The collection on Sunday is expected to be in the same range as yesterday as the 4-day extended weekend is heading for 165+ crores gross domestically.## In the home state, Tamil Nadu, "Jailer" has so far minted approx. 58.30 crores gross in three and it will top 100 crores gross in the state by Tuesday, on Independence Day. Produced by Sun Pictures, "Jailer" is also fairing well outside Tamil Nadu, especially in Telugu states, Karnataka, and Kerala.## At the overseas box office, "Jailer" is nearing 100 crores gross mark as collection stands at approx. 95 crores in three days. It will top 100 crores gross by the end of the day. Meanwhile, the excellent First Saturday overseas collection proved enough for the movie to go past 200 crores at the worldwide box office, and with this, it has also crossed Rajinikanth's last film "Annaatthe" which minted approx. 172 crores worldwide in 2021.## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection (approx. collection) - ## Tamil Nadu - 58.30 Cr## AP/TG - 24.00 Cr## Karnataka - 22.50 Cr## Kerala - 16.85 Cr## Rest Of India - 5.25 Cr## Overseas - 95.00 Cr (estimated)## Total WW - 222.00 Cr (3 days)## Stay tuned...

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'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Script Blockbuster Saturday (August 12) At The Hindi Box Office
1046 days ago
Bollywood

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Script Blockbuster Saturday (August 12) At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, August 13 - The Bollywood box office is alive and kicking and is now slowly reaching its full potential as the latest blockbusters are running riot. The sequels to cult blockbusters, Sunny Deol's "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" and Akshay Kumar's "Oh My God - OMG" have lighted up the Independence Day week along with holdover "Rocky Aur Rani Kai Prem Kahani".## On Saturday (August 12), the aforementioned three films were breathing fire at the box office and brought in over 62.08 crores net collection, including a 69% contribution by "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" alone, followed by 25% from "OMG 2" and 6% by "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani".## Have a look at the detailed collection of the aforementioned three movies so far (till August 12) -## Gadar 2 - The Sunny Deol-led period action drama sequel had an excellent second day (first Saturday) at the domestic box office with a net collection of mammoth 43.08 crores. It was the third biggest second day and second biggest first Saturday in Hindi language of all time. The movie had an opening day of 40.10 crores net as the total collection of the movie reached 83.18 crores net in two days, becoming the highest-grossing movie for Sunny Deol. The worldwide collection of the movie stands at approx. 108 crores gross.## OMG 2 - The sequel to 2012's movie was up against a giant like "Gadar 2", still, it manages to remain strong and eventually scored a big jump of around 50% on its second day. The Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starrer movie netted 15.30 crores on Saturday, after a decent opening day of 10.26 crores net. The collection of OMG 2 is nowhere near Gadar 2, but it has faired much much better than a few of the recent movies of Akshay and is in very good positive to emerge a big hit. The total India collection of the movie is 25.56 crores while the worldwide collection is approx. 35 crores gross in two days.## Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani - The Karan Johar's directorial movie is in its third week and it managed to remain solid in the third weekend so far despite the competition with Gadar 2 and OMG 2. On its third Saturday, RRKPK scored 3.70 crores net collection, showing a jump of approx. 57% from Friday. The total net collection of the movie reached 126.83 crores while the worldwide collection stands at approx. 260 crores in 16 days. Starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, RRKPK will emerge as a box-office hit. ## The aforementioned three movies have so far scored approx. 115 crores net in the ongoing weekend, starting from August 11 and they will be eyeing to finish the weekend (August 11-13) around 190 crores net combined.

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Mega 157: Megastar Chiranjeevi Finalizes His Next Film
1046 days ago
Tollywood

Mega 157: Megastar Chiranjeevi Finalizes His Next Film

Hyderabad, August 13 - Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's latest release "Bholaa Shankar" fails to woo the audiences as it crashed badly on its second day after a decent opening. Directed by Meher Ramesh, the movie will find it difficult to bounce back from hereon and is likely to end up as a big failure.## Meanwhile, Megastar Chiranjeevi has already finalized his next film. The veteran actor has teamed with director Mallidi Vasistha whose last directorial "Bimbisara" was a huge blockbuster. The upcoming project will be Chiranjeevi's 157th film. ## "Mega 157" will be produced by UV Creations and it is touted to be a social fantasy film. Oscar-winning musician MM Keeravani is reportedly on board to score the music of the film that is expected to commence filming in November this year for a late 2024 release.## Mallidi Vasistha previously said in an interview about his film with Chiranjeevi that, "The story has Indian mythological roots, but the universe will connect to all the ages of audiences. In making this story, I always look forward to the Marvel franchise and I'm trying to add an Indian touch to it".## The rest of the cast and crew details will be announced soon.## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets Shelved?
1046 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets Shelved?

Mumbai, August 13 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor and director Anees Bazmee teamed up for an action-comedy film. Rashmika Mandanna was on board to play the female lead in the movie that was supposed to go on floors by August this year. But now, things seem to have changed regarding this much-awaited collaboration.## According to Pinkvilla, Shahid Kapoor and Anees Bazmee have decided to part ways on this project over creative differences. The movie has reportedly been shelved for now but the future course of action will be decided soon. Telugu producer Dil Raju was the producer of the movie.## Shahid Kapoor was supposed to play a double role in the movie, tentatively titled "Ek Saath Do Do" or "Double Trouble". The "Kabir Singh" actor will now be doing Malayalam filmmaker Roshan Andrews-directed thriller movie, titled "Koi Shaq". Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Zee Studios, the movie will go on floors in September for a 2024 release.## Anees Bazmee, meanwhile, will be directing Kartik Aaryan-led "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" from early next year. His last release was also the second installment of this horror-comedy franchise and it became a huge blockbuster at the box office last year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Jailer Third Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1046 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Jailer Third Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Chennai, August 12 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama "Jailer" witnesses a handsome jump of around 35% on its first Saturday at the domestic box office. The movie had a usual drop on Friday after debuting on Thursday. ## On its third day/first Saturday, "Jailer" scored an estimated 40+ crores gross collection, including an estimated 20+ crores gross in Tamil Nadu state. The total gross collection of the film reaches approx. 128 crores domestically, including approx. 59-60 crores in Tamil Nadu.## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Jailer" has crossed 100 crores net (109 crores) after an estimated 35 crores net on its third day. Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial movie should witness further jump on Sunday. ## "Jailer" is in a very good position to emerge a huge hit with a long Independence Day week ahead and might emerge as the biggest Tamil grosser of the year. It also has a shot at crossing 200 crores gross today (3rd day) depending on where overseas collection lands. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1046 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 10 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" which has Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in prominent roles, has witnessed a huge jump on its second day at the domestic box office. The huge jump clearly indicates the super positive word of mouth.## The jump on the second day looks to be over 50% as early estimates suggest a second-day collection of around 15 crores net. The movie has witnessed a very healthy jump in multiplex while mass centers remain more or less the same as day one due to the "Gadar 2" wave.## The total collection of "OMG 2" is around 26 crores net in two days and the three-day opening weekend is eyeing to be around 43 crores net which is a good result. The movie has a huge day coming in the form of Independence Day, Tuesday, which could be its biggest day. The 5-day Independence Day week could well be around 70 crores net. ## With very positive word of mouth by its side, "OMG 2" is in the very good positive to hit 100 crores net collection which will be Akshay Kumar's second movie post the covid-19 pandemic to hit the milestone. It will eventually emerge as a much-needed success for Khiladi Kumar.## Stay tuned...

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