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Top Gun: Maverick Takes Flight With A Career-Best Domestic And International Opening of Tom Cruise

Mumbai, May 30 - Tom Cruise has outdone himself, and that too with a long long margin. The Paramount/Skydance's actioner, Top Gun: Maverick, took off with a massive $252.70 million worldwide through Sunday. This is the biggest ever global opening of Tom Cruise's career on a like-for-like basis. ## At the domestic (North America) box office, the sequel to 1986's pic opened to the Cruise's career-best $126.7 million (Fri-Sun) also including $19.3 Thursday previews. The 4-day Memorial Day weekend reached $160 million. The opening of Top Gun 2 is almost double the War of the Worlds ($65M), which was the biggest opening for Cruise. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the movie opened in 62 international markets on the opening weekend and grossed a spectacular $126 million, which is the biggest ever for Cruise, surpassing Mission: Impossible: Fallout by 28 percent, as per Deadline. Among the international markets, it scored the biggest opening ever in 32 markets for the actor. ## The Top 10 overseas markets of Top Gun 2 are as follows, through Sunday - 1. the UK $19.4M, 2. France $11.7M, 3. Australia $10.7M, 4. Japan $9.7M, 5. Germany $6.5M, 6. Brazil $5.3M, 7. Mexico $4.6M, 8. Italy $4M, 9. Hong Kong $2.9M, and 10. Taiwan $2.7M. At the Indian box office, the movie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend and scored $2 million in the opening weekend. ## The film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film, and the film is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top Gun 2 Scores The Biggest Opening Day of Tom Cruise's Career

Los Angeles, May 28 - Superheros are not the only North American box office rulers and they have finally competition in the form of Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick. The high-octane actioner set the tone for a massive opening weekend with a superstrong $19.3 million in Thursday previews.## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the sequel to Cruise's 1986's Top Gun, couldn't have bought more joy than taking the flight on the biggest opening day ever of the actor's career. Top Gun 2 grossed an earth-shattering $51.8 million on Friday, including $19.3 million in previews from record number of theaters in North America. ## The Paramount and Skydance pic is on track to score the best Memorial Day openings of all time with a projected three-day domestic haul of $123 million and $150 million for the four days, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is the current record holder with $139 million. ## The opening day collection of Top Gun 2 is almost 80% of Tom Cruise's biggest opening weekend grosser War of the Worlds, which is the biggest opening ever for him with $65 million in 2005. Top Gun 2 will become Cruise's biggest opening weekend grosser. The cinemagoers have bestowed the film with a coveted A+ CinemaScore. ## Internationally, Top Gun 2 collected $24.5 million on Friday, pushing the total international cume to $64.7 million. The U.K. led with $4 million to mark the highest opening day for a Cruise film and also for a live-action Paramount release. Japan followed with $2.6 million. Meanwhile, the movie has had a lukewarm response in India as compared to the previous Hollywood movies as its collection approx. $1.3 million through Saturday. ## The film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film, and the film is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012.## Stay tuned...

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Top Gun: Maverick Is The Joint Best-Reviewed Movie Of Tom Cruise's Career

Los Angeles, May 28 - Tom Cruise's pandemic delayed actioner, Top Gun: Maverick took flight with an excellent $19.3 million in domestic (North America) Thursday previews, which is the highest-ever for Paramount Pictures and for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. ## The film, touted as one of the finest sequels ever made in Hollywood, is one of the best-reviewed Hollywood movies and the joint best of Tom Cruise's prolific 5-decade long career. The movie presently sports a stunning 97% on Rotten Tomatoes from 306 reviews, the same score as Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018).## The Paramount and Skydance pic is way ahead of its preceder in terms of critics' reviews. While Top Gun (1986) was a huge box office success, it gained, however, only a 58% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 71 reviews. Cruise's lowest score on Rotten Tomatoes is 1988's Cocktail, 7 percent from 44 reviews.## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun 2 will become Cruise's biggest opener ever and very much on its way to top $100 million in its 4-day Memorial Day weekend at the domestic box office. Worldwide, the movie is tracking to take over $200 million in the opening weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Jon Watts Reveals Title Of His Star Wars Series On Disney Plus To Be Headlined By Jude Law

Los Angeles, May 27 - Jon Watts, the director of Tom Holland's Spider-Man trilogy, has boarded actor Jude Law to headline his upcoming Star Wars series, titled Skeleton Crew. ## The news was revealed on May 26 amidst a plethora of Jedi and Rebel Alliance info dropped at the 2022 Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. There had been speculations for weeks that Law would be in the series, and now he has officially been confirmed by LucasFilm. ## Taking place in the same timeline as The Mandalorian, and Book Of Boba Fett, Jon Watts reveals that Skeleton Crew is about "a group of kids who are about ten years old who gets lost in the Star Wars universe. It stars four kids but it's not a kids show".## Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni will executive produce Skeleton Crew. There are not much details revealed about the series but according to the Star Wars Celebration announcement, Skeleton Crew will start filming soon and will hit Disney+ next year. ## Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, an Original series starring Jude Law, from executive producers Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, is streaming in 2023 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/cEP3uXO4Aw— Star Wars (@starwars) May 26, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' Creates All-Time Record Ahead Of Its Big Release

Los Angeles, May 27 - It has been a long wait for the sequel to Tom Cruise's Top Gun and it finally hits theaters after 36 years with flying colors in the form of Top Gun: Maverick. Touted as one of the finest sequels ever made in Hollywood history, Top Gun 2 is in the race for all-time records at the box office. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick, is all set to take the biggest opening ever of Cruise's career and it has begun with extraordinary advance sales. According to the ticketing website Fandango, the movie created an all-time record for Crusie by selling more tickets on the platform prior to release than any other film throughout Cruise's entire career. ## Fandango didn't reveal the numbers but it announced that the movie is indeed now the biggest pre-sales record-holder. Cruise's previous biggest pre-seller was Mission Impossible: Fallout. Not only on the ticket window, but Top Gun 2 is also the joint best-reviewed film of Cruise on Rotten Tomatoes and has the best ever audience score. ## Oh, but there's more! Currently, #TopGunMaverick is tied w/ M:I FALLOUT as being the best-reviewed film of Cruise's career on @RottenTomatoes. Both are at 97%. And the current audience score of 99% is the best of Cruise's entire career, too. So, in conclusion - GO SEE THIS MOVIE! pic.twitter.com/D9nVkplMQh— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) May 26, 2022 ## According to a Hollywood trade analyst, Top Gun 2 is tracking to earn between $100M - $125M in the 4-day opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office and about $180 million worldwide. It is by far the biggest ever start in Cruise's career. It has also created the record of the widest ever release in the Hollywood history, by crossing Lion King## The film stars Tom Cruise as test pilot Maverick, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film. "Top Gun: Maverick" is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012.## Stay tuned...

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'Sonic 2' Set To Beat Marvel Studios' 'Black Widow' At The Box Office

Los Angeles, May 26 - Paramount Pictures' action-adventure comedy film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is all set to beat Marvel biggie Black Widow at the domestic (North America) as well as the overseas box office. Based on the video game franchise published by Sega, Sonic 2 is putting strong legs at the North American box office despite it having started streaming on Paramount Plus. ## Directed by Jeff Fowler, the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) grossed $380K on its 7th domestic Tuesday, which helped the movie to reach $182 million. As per the Hollywood industry trackers, the film will beat Marvel Studios, Black Widow's lifetime domestic total of $183.6 million by Saturday to become the 6th biggest Hollywood movie in North America during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Sonic 2 was released in theaters on April 8 and scored the biggest opening weekend for a video game movie at the domestic box office by grossing a massive $72 million. At the worldwide box office, the movie so far has grossed approx, $376 million. It will also beat the lifetime worldwide total of Black Widow, which had grossed $379.7 million in July last year. ## It has also become the highest-grossing video movie in USA history, after it overtook its predecessor on Saturday (April 30). Sonic the Hedgehog, which was released in 2020, had grossed $146 million in its lifetime run but it garnered praise which paved the way for its successor to go big at the box office.## Paramount Pictures guarantees its movies at least 45 days exclusively in theaters before making them available to stream on Paramount Plus. In the case of Sonic 2, the movie followed an exactly 45-day timeline before becoming available to stream on its 46th day. ## Sonic 2 stars Ben Schwartz reprising his role as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey. The film follows Sonic and Tails, who team up to find Master Emerald before Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles the Echidna do, while also contending with the military organization G.U.N. Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' Set For The Widest Ever Release In The Hollywood History

Los Angeles, May 25 - Hollywood's biggest action star, Tom Cruise's big-screen return Top Gun: Maverick is getting bigger and better with each passing day. The movie recently opened at the Cannes Film Festival where it got 5 minutes standing ovation as it has been touted as one of the finest sequels ever made in Hollywood. ## While the blockbuster reviews are pouring in for this much-awaited movie, it is set to get the widest ever release in Hollywood history. According to the Hollywood trade expert and the founder of Box Office Guru, Gitesh Pandya, the high octane actioner is looking to open in 4735 theaters in North America, edging out the record 4725 theaters of 2019's Lion King. ## Official North American theater count for the opening wknd of #TopGunMaverick is 4,735. Breaks the all-time Hollywood record for widest release ever! #TopGun #TomCruise #boxoffice— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) May 26, 2022 ## The release of the long-awaited sequel to the iconic 1986 movie is poised to be a defining moment for the box office recovery in Hollywood, which is so far driven by the superhero movies since the covid-19 pandemic broke out the early in 2020. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun 2 is easily on its way to the biggest opening ever of Tom Cruise's career at the domestic (North American) box office, with a four-day gross of at least $92 million, according to official tracking (via THR). There is a high possibility that the opening weekend numbers could soar well north of $100 million domestically. ## For the record, 2005's War of the Worlds is Tom Cruise's top domestic opening with a three-day gross of $65 million, followed by 2018's Mission: Impossible: Fallout at $61 million, as per THR. Top Gun 2 is looking far ahead and will comfortably set new records for Cruise's movies. ## The film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film, and the film is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Doctor Strange 2 Becomes Biggest Grosser of 2022 Worldwide

Mumbai, May 23 - Marvel Studios has once again claimed the top position at the box office as "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" has become the highest-grossing movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office. ## The superhero movie, directed by Sam Raimi, has crossed the $800 million global mark, which includes $342.1 million from domestic (North America) and $461.1 million from the international box office, for a total $803.2 million through 3rd weekend. The numbers become even more strong knowing the fact that the movie hasn't been released in China and Russia, two of the biggest movie markets. ## Among 28 Marvel Cinematic Universe films (and excluding China and Russia), "Doctor Strange 2" lands at No. 11 so far on a global basis. It is currently the only film of 2022 to top $800 million, and the second-highest-grossing Hollywood title during the covid-19 pandemic, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home" ($1.89 billion). Warner Bros' "The Batman" is the second-biggest movie of 2022 worldwide with $768 million. ## Among the top international markets, Korea remains the top contributor with $45.9M, followed by the UK ($43.8M), Mexico ($35.7M), Brazil ($29.2M), and Australia ($23M). At the Indian box office, the Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer movie has collected approx. Rs. 153 crores gross ($20M), and is among the top 10 overseas markets for the movie. ## The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. In the film, Strange protects America Chavez (Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the multiverse, from the now-deranged Wanda Maximoff (Olsen).## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise Opens Up On Why 'Top Gun: Maverick' Wasn't Sent For Direct OTT Release

Cannes, May 19 - Tom Cruise, arguably one of the biggest movie stars in the world, has returned to the big screen with "Top Gun: Maverick", a sequel to his 1986's film. The movie smashed records box office records as it turned out to be the biggest opening ever for Tom Cruise with $126.7 million domestically and over $250 million worldwide.## "Top Gun: Maverick", directed by Joseph Kosinski, was supposed to release in July 2020, but was forced to postpone due to the covid-19 pandemic. It was later announced for a 2021 release which was also differed by the pandemic and now, and finally, it hit theaters on May 27th. ## During the pandemic, most of the films that were ready to release took the direct digital route. The cruise was also asked the question whether he ever thought of going online way to release the "Top Gun" sequel, as it was already delayed multiple times.## "That's not going to happen. Ever", Cruise had said during Cannes Film Festival (via Variety).## The audience at the Grand Palais' Debussy theater applauded loudly. Cruise explained further, "I've spent a lot of time with theater owners. The people that serve the popcorn, the ones who make this [happen]". The actor said he called movie theater owners with a message, "Please, I know what you're going through. Just know we are making 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Top Gun' is coming out".## While explaining his reasons, Cruise said that he doesn't design his movies to be streamed on Netflix or Amazon Prime. He wants the high-flying action to unfold on the widest canvas possible. "I make movies for the big screen", he said.## Produced by Skydance Media, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and released by Paramount Pictures, "Top Gun: Maverick" stars Tom Cruise as Captain Peter "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film. Top Gun: Maverick is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise Receives Honorary Palme d'Or At The 'Top Gun: Maverick' Cannes Premiere

Cannes, May 19 - Hollywood action star was honored with a prestigious Palme d'Or award at the "Top Gun: Maverick" premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. The movie also received a 5-minutes standing ovation from the crowd at the premiere. ## "An incredible evening and an incredible time. Just to see everyone's faces. It's been 36 years since Top Gun and we had to hold this for two years because of the pandemic", said Cruise to the crowd (via Deadline). ## Prior to receiving the Palme d'Or, the blockbuster actor was given a tribute reel before the film played. As a prelude, French fighter jets took the sky streaming blue, white, and red smoke. The squadron did a second pass before the Top Gun: Maverick star took the stage at the Palais.## "Thank you Paramount people, this was a dream to be here with you. I'm going to take this all in and I'm never going to forget this evening. Thank you for being here. We're here for you. I make these movies for all of you. I'm of you in every meeting, in every moment. Especially in Cannes, you love movies", he added. ## "Top Gun: Maverick" has been one of the top-rated movies with a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from over 110 reviews. It is lauded as one of the most satisfying sequels ever made. Scheduled to release on May 27th, it should come as no surprise if it opens to Cruise's biggest weekend ever, surpassing the $169.3M WW start of "The Mummy". ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Officially Revealed 'Loki' As The Most Watched Marvel Series On Disney Plus

Los Angeles, May 18 - Marvel Studios has an exciting lineup of movies and shows for the next couple of years. The studios' first Disney Plus series was launched in 2021 in the form of "WandaVision", followed by "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier", "Loki", and "Hawkeye" in the same year. ## As per the earlier reports, it was revealed that Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany-starrer "WandaVision" was the most-watched Marvel series on Disney Plus. However, it has now been revealed by Marvel president Kevin Fiege at it is Tom Hiddleston's "Loki" Season 1 that is the most-watched Marvel series worldwide. ## Kevin Feige said that Loki was a "bold swing" and the "wild ride paid off". He also revealed that the production on the second season of "Loki" will start in the next few weeks with star Tom Hiddleston and the entire cast returning. "Loki" is the first Marvel series on Disney+ to get a second season. ## Loki is set in a Marvel Cinematic Universe-adjacent world, in which the God of Mischief (Hiddleston) is a fish-out-of-water when he lands in trouble with the bureaucratic Time Variance Authority after absconding with the Tesseract.## Meanwhile, among the most-watched Marvel series on Disney+, are "WandaVision" and "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" at number 2 and 3, respectively after "Loki". However, Kevin Feige didn't reveal the viewership data of any series. ## Going forward, Marvel will launch three films and shows in the next three months. In June next month, the studio will be releasing the series "Ms. Marvel" on June 8, followed by the most-awaited big screen release "Thor Love And Thunder" on July 8. In August, the "She-Hulk" series will debut on Disney+ on August 15. ## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

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Netflix Considering To Take Theatrical Route For Daniel Craig's 'Knives Out' Sequel

Mumbai, May 18 - It might sound strange or unbelievable to say that movies backed by OTT platforms going the theatrical way but it seems this is indeed going to happen as Netflix is considering releasing some movies in theaters this year with an exclusive theatrical window of 45 days. ## During the covid-19 pandemic, the popularity of streaming platforms has gone up exponentially. However, it looks like Netflix has understood what theaters bring as it is finally reportedly opening up more to the theatrical experience. ## Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw reported on Sunday that Netflix is considering releasing some movies in theaters this year with an exclusive theatrical window of 45 days. That's longer than the window Netflix has typically given the movies it releases in theaters, and more in line with what is emerging as a new windowing standard. ## One of the movies the streaming giant is considering bringing to theaters is Daniel Craig's "Knives Out" sequel. Scheduled to release in late 2022, "Knives Out 2" mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the sequel to 2019's movie that was a surprise box-office hit, grossing $165 million in the US and $311 million worldwide in 2019 off of a $40 million production budget. ## This is not the first time Netflix is taking the theatrical route for its movies. The recently released Oscar-nominated movies, "Don't Look Up" and "The Power of the Dog," were given two-week theatrical windows before they became available to stream. ## Stay tuned...

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'Shang-Chi' Star Simu Liu Reveals Why He Chose Margot Robbie's 'Barbie'

Los Angeles, May 17 - Simu Liu, who headlined Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" last year, will next be seen in "Barbie". The movie, fronted by Margot Robbie, is the first-ever live-action film based on the fashion doll after a series of animated films and television series. ## Simu Liu in a recent interview with GQ UK revealed that he had almost a zero idea about the movie when he agreed to audition for a role in the movie and revealed that it was a junior agent at his management customer who advised him to take up the movie after he told it is one of the best scripts ever. ## "He literally said this verbatim", Liu told. "He was like, 'If I could stake my career on any one script, it's the Barbie script. I really think you should do it". He said that he sent in a self-tape audition which led director Greta Gerwig to request an in-person meeting. ## Simu Liu, wanting to grab a role in the film, told the filmmaker about his dance history with a competitive hip-hop team. "She audibly guffawed, she giggle-screamed — and then I got the part", Liu said.## The "Shang-Chi" actor described "Barbie" as wild and incredibly unique, adding, "I wish I could just show you what we do day-to-day because it's crazy". The film is not a musical, but Liu said he's been in dance rehearsals aplenty for the movie. The actor also teased what it's like working on a Greta Gerwig set. "When you're doing a scene and it's working, you hear, 'HAHAHAHA!' It's the best feeling in the world. If you're an asshole on a Greta Gerwig set, there's no hope for you", he said. ## Produced by LuckyChap Entertainment, Mattel Films, and Heyday Films, "Barbie" also stars Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, and Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell in supporting roles. ## The movie will be released on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Doctor Strange 2 Tops 150 Crores Gross In India And Nears $700M Worldwide

Mumbai, May 16 - Marvel/Disney's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" has completed two weekends at the Indian box office and scored a fantastic Rs 153 crores (est.) gross.## The superhero movie, directed by Sam Raimi, remained one of the first choices for the moviegoers over the first two weekends. While it completely outshined Hindi films, "Doctor Strange 2" competed with the likes of "Sarkaru Vaari Paata", and "Don" in the South belt and still managed to score some footfalls. ## The movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role, scored 104.69 crores net in the first week at the Indian box office and was the number 1 movie for the week all over India. During its second weekend, the sequel to 2016's movie managed to score about 15.50 crores net, pushing the total net collection to about 120 crores for all languages. It is currently the 6th highest-grossing non-domestic film in India and is likely to add a few more crores to finish around 135 crores net or 170 crores gross. ## Meanwhile, "Doctor Strange 2" is nearing $700 million at the worldwide box office. In the first two weekends, the movie has generated $688 million worldwide, including $292 million domestically (North America), and about $396 million at the overseas box office. It will top the $700 million mark by Tuesday. ## The Top 10 international markets for the movie so far are: Korea ($41.4M), the UK ($36.9M), Mexico ($31.1M), Brazil ($25.1M), India ($19.7M), Australia ($19.4M), France ($17.5M), Indonesia ($15.7M), Germany ($14.4M), Japan ($12.9M), and Italy ($12.1M).## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Hollywood Movies At The Indian Box Office

Mumbai, January 3 - The Indian audience has long embraced Hollywood films, but the last few years have seen a significant surge in their box office dominance. Ever since the release of Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Hollywood blockbusters have not only challenged but often outperformed major Indian films at the domestic box office. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The turning point, however, came much earlier with Jurassic World (2015), which became the first Hollywood title to cross the 100 crore net mark in India — a milestone few expected a non-Indian film to achieve at the time. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, only seven Hollywood films had managed to breach the 100 crore net barrier in India. However, the post-pandemic era has rewritten the rulebook. With cinema habits evolving and audiences increasingly drawn to global content, thirteen more Hollywood films have joined the 100 crore club in India after theatres reopened. In total, 20 Hollywood films have now achieved this memorable feat of 100 cores net - a testament to their growing influence over cinema-loving Indian audience. No. Film Year Total India Net Collection 1 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 ₹ 391.40 Cr 2 Avengers: Endgame 2019 ₹ 373.05 Cr 3 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 ₹ 227.30 Cr 4 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 ₹ 219.00 Cr 5 The Jungle Book 2016 ₹ 188.00 Cr 6 Avatar: Fire & Ash 2025 ₹ 163.60 Cr 7 The Lion King 2019 ₹ 159.10 Cr 8 Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 ₹ 137.85 Cr 9 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 ₹ 136.15 Cr 10 Oppenheimer 2023 ₹ 131.75 Cr Note: Data as of January 2, 2026 Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Doctor Strange 2 Breaks Into 100 Crores Net Club In India

Mumbai, May 13 - Marvel is the biggest non-domestic movie brand in India and it has been proved once again with the studios' latest superhero flick, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness". ## Directed by the maverick Sam Raimi, "Doctor Strange 2" has crossed the prestigious 100 crores net mark at the Indian box office and becomes the second non-domestic film in 5 months to reach the figure. Earlier, Marvel/Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" did it with ease and went on to score over 260 crores gross. ## The sequel to 2016's movie has broken into the 100 crores net club in the first week itself with Rs. 104 crores for all languages. It has become the 8th Hollywood film of all time to reach the box office milestone in India and currently is at number 7, ahead of "Jurassic World" (101 crores). ## The original English version of the film has contributed the most to its total collection with approx. 75 crores net, followed by the Hindi version of approx. 25 crores. The other version hasn't contributed much with approx. 4 crores. ## The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. In the film, Strange protects America Chavez (Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the multiverse, from the now-deranged Wanda Maximoff (Olsen). ## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' Debuts With Rare Perfect Score On Rotten Tomatoes

Los Angeles, May 12 - Tom Cruise's "Top Gun: Maverick" has debuted with a rare perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 44 reviews. Variety, in its review, has called "Top Gun", a barrier-breaking sequel. ## The sequel to Top Gun (1986), the upcoming movie will launch on May 27th in theaters in North America and other countries. The perfect 100% score may dip further as more and more reviews come in but at the time of writing this piece, the movie is indeed flying high. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the official synopsis of the movie tells, "After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him".## "When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: "Rooster," the son of Maverick's late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka "Goose". Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it".## The film stars Tom Cruise as test pilot Maverick, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film. "Top Gun: Maverick" is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' Hits $500 Million Worldwide

Mumbai, May 11 - Marvel Studios/Disney's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" has a shot to become the second film post-pandemic to reach the $1 billion mark at the global box office, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home". ## The Sam Raimi-directed movie has hit $500 million globally through Tuesday. Through yesterday (May 10), the superhero movie grossed $508 million, including $214 million domestically and $294 million overseas from 49 markets. It has topped $300 million internationally at the time of writing this piece. ## The Top 10 international markets through Tuesday for "Doctor Strange 2" are Korea ($32M), the UK ($27.8M), Mexico ($23.8M), Brazil ($17.6M), India ($15.5M), Australia ($13.7M), France ($12.9M), Indonesia ($10.5M), Japan ($10.3M) and Germany ($10.2M).## The Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer movie had grossed $449.4 million worldwide over the opening weekend. The opening weekend collection included $262.4 million overseas and $187 million domestic. That was the second-biggest global start for a non-Chinese movie during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Internationally, and on a like-for-like basis, the opening weekend on Multiverse Of Madness was only 17% behind that of "Spider-Man: No Way Home", while 126% above "The Batman" and 160% over the original "Doctor Strange" pictures. ## Stay tuned...

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Elizabeth Olsen Tired of Filmmakers Bashing Marvel Movies as a 'Lesser Type of Art'

Los Angeles, May 11 - It has become a norm for the filmmakers to criticize Marvel movies by calling them "no real art". However, despite their criticism, Marvel movies are widely loved and accepted among audiences worldwide and such movies often end up doing wonders at the box office. ## Elizabeth Olsen, who is back in theaters as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness", is really tired of filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola bashing Marvel movies. The actress said that she gets frustrated when people discredit cast and crew by bashing Marvel films. ## "I'm not saying we're making indie art films, but I just think it takes away from our crew, which bugs me. These are some of the most amazing set designers, costume designers, and camera operators. I feel diminishing them with that kind of criticism takes away from all the people who do award-winning films, and that also work on these projects", Olsen told The Independent. ## "From an actor's point of view, whatever, I get it; I totally understand that there's a different kind of performance that's happening. But I do think throwing Marvel under the bus takes away from the hundreds of very talented crew people. That's where I get a little feisty about that", she added. ## In the past, the "The Aviator" director Martin Scorsese criticized Marvel films by comparing them with theme park rides. He also said that superhero movies have reshaped exhibition that is very harmful to non-superhero movies. ## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Teaser Trailer Scores Massive 148.6 Million Views On The First Day

Mumbai, May 11 - James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" first teaser trailer was dropped online on May 9 after playing exclusively in theaters across the world with Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness". ## The anticipation for the sequel to 2009's film has been high skyrocketing and it was proved when the teaser dropped online. The teaser finished its first 24-hour online window with a massive 148.6 million views, according to Disney and 20th Century (via THR). The viewing numbers include 23 million from China alone. ## The 148.6 million views on YouTube and across social media don't include the millions of people watching the teaser on the big screen with the Marvel movie. The online viewing numbers of "Avatar 2" are incredible knowing the fact millions have watched it on the big screen and many more people want it to watch in theaters first. ## The massive views count of "Avatar 2" is ahead of all recent Star Wars films, including "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (112.4 million). The numbers are also ahead of "Black Widow" (116.8 million) and "Incredibles 2" (113.1 million) in the first 24-hours. ## The sequel is "set more than a decade after the events of the first film. Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure". ## The cast members Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine, and Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch reprise their roles from the original movie, and big-name newcomers include Vin Diesel and Cameron's Titanic star Kate Winslet.## The movie will debut in theaters on December 16, 2022, in over 100 languages and multiple big-screen formates. In India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ## ## Stay tuned...

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Charlize Theron Shares First Look As Clea From Her MCU Debut In 'Doctor Strange 2'

Los Angeles, May 11 - Oscar-winning actress, Charlize Theron has shared her first look as Clea from her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. The character first appeared in the post-credit scene in Marvel/Disney's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". ## In the pictures posted on social media, Theron gives a quick look at her character Clea's makeup and costume. In one of the two pictures she posted on Instagram, Clea can be seen standing with Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, giving a glance at the new love interest of Doctor Strange. ## Giving more details about Charlize's MCU debut, screenwriter Michael Waldron told Deadline, "We always knew we wanted to introduce Clea, who in the comics is, you could say, the great love of Doctor Strange but really in a lot of ways his formidable equal as a sorcerer herself. Her backstory is fascinating; she's the niece of Dormammu, the giant floating head from the first movie".## "Doctor Strange and Clea have a lot of great adventures in the comics, and we knew we wanted to introduce her. But it felt like we had to close the book, to some extent, on his love story with Christine Palmer and so Doctor Strange hears that wisdom from Christine to face his fears and be open to the idea of loving someone".## "And then along comes Clea, and I guess we'll see what happens next between the two of them", he added.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica) ## Stay tuned...

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'Doctor Strange 2' Star Benedict Cumberbatch Jokes About Will Smith's Oscars Slap Controversy

Los Angeles, May 9 - Benedict Cumberbatch takes a dig at Will Smith's infamous slap to comedian Chris Rock in the recently concluded Oscars, in 'Saturday Night Live' monologue. Benedict was nominated for the Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his performance in "The Power of the Dog".## Cumberbatch said during his monologue, "I really am thrilled to be back hosting Saturday Night Live. It's been a really fun, great week. I have to be honest, though, because most of the sketch writers pitched me sketches every day, and most were about 'Doctor Strange' - which is great, I love the guy, I love playing the character, but I have been in other films".## He joked that Lorne Michaels, the executive producer of Saturday Night Live, asked him what other films he'd appeared in. The actor added, "I said, 'Well, like 'The Power of the Dog.' And he said, 'Nobody saw it.' I said, 'Come on, man, I was nominated for an Oscar for that.' I mean, I didn't win. I was beaten by Will Smith".## He then added: "No, not physically! Not physically!".## Will Smith, who won his maiden Oscar for his performance in "King Richard", smacked Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony, after the stand-up comedian made a joke about his wife. The Academy has banned him from attending Oscars ceremonies for 10 years though he would be available for award nominations. ## Stay tuned...

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'Doctor Strange 2' Off To Heroic Launch In North America As It Crosses $450M Worldwide

Mumbai, May 8 - The dominance of Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe at the box office continues as the studios' latest superhero movie "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" is off to a heroic start in North America with $187 million in the 3-day opening weekend. ## The $187 million launch marks the 11th biggest opening weekend in North American box office history and the biggest of 2022, beating Warner Bros' "The Batman" ($134M). This is also the biggest opening for Dinsey since "The Lion King" ($191M) in 2019. The Sam Raimi-directed movie also came above the industry's 160M-180M projections. ## Interestingly, at the domestic box office, the "Doctor Strange" sequel outscored its predecessor's entire opening weekend tally in a single day. "Doctor Strange 2" raked in $90 million on Friday alone, while the 2016 blockbuster brought in $85 million between Friday and Sunday. ## Internationally, "Doctor Strange 2" earned a whopping $262.4 million from 49 territories, taking the global total to $449.4 million through Sunday (May 8). Disney will not release the movie in Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine while the movie is also unlikely to play in China. ## Meanwhile, India emerged as the 5th biggest international market for "Doctor Strange 2" with approx. $13 million (100 crores) gross. The top overseas markets for the movie are as follows - 1. Korea ($29.1M), 2. the UK ($24.7M), 3. Mexico ($21.5M), 4. Brazil ($16.3M), 5. India ($13M), 6. Australia ($12.6M), 7. Germany ($12M), 8. France ($11M). ## "Doctor Strange 2" picks up as Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, casts a dangerous spell that forces him to travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary and alternate versions of himself. Along with Cumberbatch, the cast also includes Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, a teen who can travel between dimensions.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Doctor Strange 2 First Sunday Early Estimates (India)

Mumbai, May 8 - Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" records a fantastic opening weekend at the Indian box office. Directed by Sam Raimi, the latest superhero movie scored approx. 80 crores net, including an estimated 25 crores on Sunday. The gross total crossed the 100 crores ($13 million) mark in the opening weekend itself. The original Engish version of the movie has been the best performing with approx. 71 crores gross followed by Hindi with 24 crores. The other languages have contributed approx. 5 crores. Interestingly, Marvel/Sony's recent global blockbuster "Spider-Man: No Way Home" had also scored very much similar collections in the first 3 days in India from Thursday. The movie also had a bigger release than "Doctor Strange 2". About This Movie This film is directed by Sam Raimi and produced by Kevin Feige under the banner of Marvel Studios. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Benedict Wong in key roles. Stay tuned...

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