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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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Opening Day Box Office Records
963 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Opening Day Box Office Records

Chennai, October 20 - Thalapathy Vijay and director Lokesh Kanagaraj's second collaboration Leo opened to thunderous box office collection, grossing approximately 142.50 crores worldwide on its opening day. Produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie is part of director Lokesh's most talked about cinematic universe (LCU). ## "Leo" was expected to take a monstrous opening after putting up historic pre-sales for the opening day as well as for the weekend, and with over 142 crores worldwide start, it shattered many box office records for the Tamil cinema by a huge margin. In India, "Leo" didn't have the luxury of getting early morning shows in the home state, Tamil Nadu, yet it performed extremely well, so in other parts of the country and overseas. ## Have a look at some of the major box office records created by LEO on the first day - ## - Biggest worldwide opening day collection for Tamil cinema (142.50 crores) ## - Biggest worldwide opening for an Indian movie of 2023, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" (129 crores)## - First Tamil movie to score 100 crores or more on the first day at the worldwide box office## - Biggest overseas opening for a Tamil movie (66.50 crores)## - Biggest opening for a Tamil movie at the domestic box office in terms of Net collection (64.80 crores), beating Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0" (60.25 crores)## - First film ever to take a double-digit opening in each of the South Indian states## - Biggest opening in Tamil Nadu in 2023 (30.20 crores)## - First film ever to score 10 crores or more in Kerala state for any day## - All-time record opening in Karnataka state for Kollywood (14.10 crores)## - Biggest opening in Telugu states in 2023 for Kollywood (15.40 crores)## - Biggest opening for an Indian movie in the UK, and Singapore## - Biggest opening day for a Tamil movie in Malaysia, GCC, Australia, Germany, France, and Sri Lanka, ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Scored 4th Biggest Opening of All-Time For An Indian Movie Worldwide
964 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Scored 4th Biggest Opening of All-Time For An Indian Movie Worldwide

Chennai, October 20 - Thalapathy Vijay's action drama Leo shattered records to score the biggest worldwide opening for an Indian movie of the year and the 4th biggest of all time. ## Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial movie was in full flow on its opening day and scored a mammoth approx. 142.50 crores at the worldwide box office. It has beaten superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster "Jawan" (129 crores) to score the biggest opening day of 2023. ## "Leo" also became the first Tamil movie of all time to score 100+ crores on opening day, and breaks Rajinikanth's "2.0's" record by a huge margin. In India, the latest LCU movie minted huge approx. 76 crores gross while overseas opening day box office collection is 64 crores. ## The 140 crores worldwide opening of "Leo" is now the 4th biggest for an Indian movie ever, after "RRR" (223 crores), "Baahubali 2" (217 crores), and "KGF: Chapter 2" (159 crores). Prabhas-fronted "Saaho" is the 5th biggest opener in this list with 130 crores worldwide gross. ## Top 5 Biggest worldwide opening day for Indian movies -## 1. RRR - 223 Cr (Domestic - 156 Cr; Overseas - 67 Cr)## 2. Baahubali 2 - 217 Cr (D - 152 Cr; O - 65 Cr)## 3. KGF 2 - 159 Cr (D - 134.50 Cr; O - 24.50 Cr)## 4. Leo - 142 Cr (D - 76 Cr; O - 66.50 Cr)## 5. Saaho - 130 Cr (D - 105 Cr; O - 25 Cr)## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Leo' Opening Day Early Estimates; Takes A Historic Start
964 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Leo' Opening Day Early Estimates; Takes A Historic Start

Chennai, October 19 - Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" has taken a historic start at the box office. The massive opening was assured with the kind of advance booking it scored and at the end of the day, it opened in the expected lines. ## The all-India opening of the film is estimated to be around 75 crores gross. In Tamil Nadu, the opening is estimated to be around 30 crores gross. It could have easily been more had the early morning shows been allowed in the state but that wasn't the case, still, it has taken an excellent start. ## In the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the movie has scored an estimated 15 crores gross, followed by 14 crores in Karnataka, and approx. 11 crores in Kerala. The rest of India's estimated collection is approx. 4 crores.## As reported earlier, "Leo" has become the first film ever to score a double-digit opening in each of the South Indian states (Andhra and Telangana combined). In Kerala, it is the first movie ever to score 10 crores or more for any day. ## The worldwide opening of the film is around 140 crores, which is the biggest ever for a Tamil movie and the biggest of the year for an Indian title, as per the early estimates. It has comfortably beaten Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" which scored approx. 129 crores gross worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become First Film To Take Double Digit Opening In Each of The South Indian States
965 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become First Film To Take Double Digit Opening In Each of The South Indian States

Chennai, October 18 - One of the most-anticipated Tamil movies of the year, Thalapathy Vijay's Leo is just a sleep away from hitting big screens in India. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo's" first show is as early as 4 AM in Kerala on October 19 and the fans are getting excited about the same. ## The film has seen the record-breaking response in the advance booking which has become the highest ever for any Tamil movie for the opening day as well as the opening weekend. With just advance booking, "Leo" has been confirmed to become the first ever Tamil movie to take the opening of 100+ crores at the worldwide box office. ## "Leo", apart from becoming the first Tamil movie to take 100 crores or more opening globally, is also on track to create a rare of the rarest box office records in India. In the history of Indian cinema, no film has taken a double-digit opening in each of the 4 traditional South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (combined), and Kerala. ## As per the advance booking trend, "Leo" will become the first movie ever to score a double-digit opening in each of the aforementioned states. In the home state, Tamil Nadu, the movie is tracking to earn 30+ crores gross, followed by 15+ crores in AP/TG, 14+ crores in Karnataka, and 12+ crores in Kerala. In Kerala, it will be the first time that a movie will hit double-digit collection for any day.## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" is tracking to earn around 80 crores gross in India and over 65 crores gross overseas, for 145+ crores worldwide opening day, which will make the biggest opening for an Indian movie of the year and one of the biggest of all-times. Overall, a historic opening is on the card for the movie that is part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU).## Stay tuned...

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'Leo' Beats Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' To Sold Highest Advance Tickets By An Indian Movie In 2023 For The Opening Day
966 days ago
Kollywood

'Leo' Beats Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' To Sold Highest Advance Tickets By An Indian Movie In 2023 For The Opening Day

Chennai, October 17 - Thalapathy Vijay's action drama film Leo has now sold the highest number of advance tickets by an Indian movie of 2023 for the opening day. The advance booking of Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial was opened a couple of days ago, and since then, it has been unstoppable and has created records for a Tamil title. ## "Leo" has beaten superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan which sold approx. 15.75 lakh tickets in advance for the opening day last month. The Thalapathy Vijay-starrer has crossed this mark with still more than a left for the release. The current advance sold tickets count of "Leo" is approx. 16 lakh and it is expected to finish around 20 lakh for the opening day. ## While "Leo" has crossed "Jawan" in ticket count, the movie is still far behind in terms of advance gross collection. The SRK-led movie scored approx. 41 crores advance booking for the opening day while around 31 crores from similar numbers of tickets sold. The average ticket price for "Jawan" was Rs 251/ticket and the same is Rs 202 for "Leo", which is the main reason for the difference in gross collection. ## The advance booking of "Leo" is led by the original Tamil version which has so far sold 13.75 lakh, followed by the Telugu version with approx. 2.10 lakh and Hindi with 20K. The response to the Hindi version of the movie is surprisingly good despite the fact that it won't be released in national multiplex chains. ## "Leo" is produced by Seven Screen Studio and stars Vijay in the title role alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, and Mysskin, among others. It will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages in the regular as well as the IMAX format. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Hits 100 Crore Advance Gross Collection Worldwide For The Opening Weekend
967 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Hits 100 Crore Advance Gross Collection Worldwide For The Opening Weekend

Chennai, October 16 - Thalapathy Vijay's mega-stardom and his second collaboration with blockbuster director Lokesh Kanagaraj in the form of Leo is on full display at the worldwide box office as far as the advance bookings are concerned. ## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" is gearing up to hit the big screens on October 19 and it is set to become the biggest opening day grosser ever for a Tamil title. The film's advance booking was opened a few weeks back in some of the international markets while the same was opened yesterday (October 15) morning in India, and the response is exceptional. ## "Leo", within the first 24 hours, sold over 800K tickets in India for the opening day, and at the time of writing this piece, the pre-sales of the movie had crossed 1 million tickets. The pre-sales gross collection for the movie has crossed the 20 crore mark in no time and the weekend sales are nearing the 40 crore mark.## The overseas pre-sales of the film have topped $4 million (33 crores) on the opening day while the same is around $7 million (58 crores) for the opening weekend. As I type this, "Leo" has stormed past 100 crores advance booking gross collection at the worldwide box office for the opening weekend, including around 60 crores for opening day. ## The response to the movie in the advance booking has been historic so far which is like never before seen for a Tamil title. The advance booking is justifying the massive hype around the movie and if it receives favourable reviews upon its release on October 19, then it will surely re-write box office history in Tamil cinema. ## The movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, and Mysskin, among others in key roles. It will release on in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, in the regular as well as the IMAX format. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only
968 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Become The Biggest Opener Ever In Kerala With Pre-Sales Only

Kochi, October 15 - Thalapathy Vijay is about to make box office history for Tamil cinema. The superstar's upcoming action drama Leo is on course to re-write many records, and one of them to emerge as the biggest opener ever for a Tamil title. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" is certain to open 100+ crores worldwide and how far it can go remains to see. Meanwhile, the film is set to become the biggest opening day grosser in the Kerala state and it will do it with the pre-sales only. ## "Leo" has scored approximately 5.50 crores advance booking gross collection in Kerala state so far, and by tomorrow, it will cross the opening day gross of "KGF: Chapter 2", which is currently the biggest first day grosser with 7.40 crores, to emerge the biggest opener ever there for any film. ## The highly-anticipated movie is also certain to become the first double-digit opening-day grosser in God's own country, a record which is likely to stay for a long time. There are still more than 3 days left for the first show, which will commence as early as 4 AM on October 19 in Kerala. ## "Leo" will get approximately 3,000 shows on the first day which is the widest release ever in the state of Kerala. Thalapathy Vijay is the most loved superstar in the state and he is getting the treatment he deserves from his fans.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office
970 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Targets Historic Opening At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, October 14 - Less than a week left for Thalapathy Vijay's highly-anticipated action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie marks the second collaboration between the actor and director after the blockbuster "Master" which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, so there are high expectations from the upcoming movie. ## "Leo", produced by Seven Screen Studio, is targeting no less than a record-breaking and historic opening at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. In India, the film will receive the widest release ever for a Tamil title. Though the movie will not receive early morning screenings in the home state, Tamil Nadu, it is still certain to score a record-breaking opening. ## The trade is buzzing with the high possibilities and is projecting "Leo" to score at least 60 crores gross opening day at the domestic box office. If opens to the predicated lines, it will be the second biggest Tamil opener ever domestically, after Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0". ## Overseas, "Leo" is trending well above all other films and is certain to become the biggest Tamil overseas opener ever. The advance booking of the film is running riot in international markets as trade is projecting a minimum of $6 million (50 crores) on opening day, for worldwide 110+ crores start. ## The opening of "Leo" will be the biggest ever for a Tamil movie as no other film has touched the 100 crores mark previously. Rajinikanth and Akshay's "2.0" is believed to be the biggest opener at 95 crores worldwide and this record is certain to be broken by "Leo". ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages, in regular as well as the IMAX format in Tamil version. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office
971 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Biggest Indian Opening Day Grosser At The UK Box Office

London, October 13 - After becoming the biggest Tamil opening day grosser ever, Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited Leo goes a step further to emerge as the biggest Indian opener at the UK box office in advance booking itself, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan".## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" has so far grossed £320.5K (3.25 crores) advance booking collection for the opening day with 6 days still to go for the release. SRK's mega-blockbuster "Pathaan" was previously the biggest Indian opener in the UK with £319K, which it scored in January this year. ## Interestingly, in the top 5 biggest Indian openers at the UK box office, "Leo" is the only non-Bollywood movie. SRK's latest blockbuster "Jawan" is the third on the list with £307K, followed by Salman Khan's "Sultan" (£270K), and SRK's "Chennai Express" (£358K).## "Leo" is having an excellent pre-sales response everywhere at the overseas box office and it is certain to emerge as the biggest Tamil opener of all time at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. It could also become the first Tamil movie to score 100+ crores in opening day gross collection worldwide. ## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" stars Thalapathy Vijay in the titular role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, and Mysskin, among others. It will have record wide release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format, only in Tamil language.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Crosses $3 Million At The Overseas Box Office
973 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Crosses $3 Million At The Overseas Box Office

Chennai, October 11 - The advance booking of Thalapathy Vijay's Leo is continuing with great momentum at the overseas box office, and with still more than a week left for the release, the pre-sales have already crossed $3 million mark for the opening weekend.## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" has scored approximately $1.3 million advance booking collection at the North American box office for the opening weekend, including $750K from 33.2K tickets for the premiere. It has become the biggest premiere day for Thalapathy Vijay in the advance sales itself.## At the UK box office, the movie has grossed over $550K in advance collection for the weekend, including around $400K for the opening day. Similarly, the pre-sales of the film in the Gulf has crossed $400K for the weekend while other region pre-sales is around $550K. ## The total pre-sales of "Leo" at the overseas box office is currently approx. $3.2 million (26.50 crores), including opening day advance booking gross of around 17 crores. The movie is expected to have over 20 crore advance gross for the opening day and over 30 crore for the weekend. ## "Leo" is headed towards scoring over 100 crores gross collection on the opening day on October 19. The film is having a tremendous buzz among fans and neutral movie lovers in India. Produced by Seven Screen Studios, the movie will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages, also in IMAX.## Stay tuned...

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Actor Vishal's First 100 Crore-Grosser 'Mark Antony' Sets Streaming Date On Amazon Prime Video
974 days ago
Kollywood

Actor Vishal's First 100 Crore-Grosser 'Mark Antony' Sets Streaming Date On Amazon Prime Video

Chennai, October 10 - Actor Vishal and SJ Suryah's science fiction action comedy film Mark Antony has set its post-theatrical streaming date on Amazon Prime Video. The film, directed by Adhik Ravichandran, will start streaming on October 13, four weeks after the theatrical release, in Tamil and Telugu. ## "Mark Antony" has had an excellent run so far in theatres. It is the first ever film for actor Vishal to gross 100 crores or more at the worldwide box office. In 25 days so far, the movie has scored approximately 102 crores worldwide which includes 83 crores at the domestic box office and around 19 crores overseas. ## Produced by Mini Studio, the movie is about two gangsters, Mark and Antony who acquire a mobile phone that has the ability to time travel. It offers a blend of action, humour, and drama, and it received a positive response from both critics and audiences.## "Mark Antony" boasts an impressive ensemble cast, which also includes Ritu Varma, Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Abhinaya, Redin Kingsley, and YG Mahendran in key roles. GV Prakash Kumar scored the music for the movie while the cinematography and editing handled by Abinandhan Ramanujam and Vijay Velukutty.## a laughter fest taking you beyond the dimensions of time! 🕰️#MarkAntonyOnPrime, Oct 13 pic.twitter.com/GmGjSfoku9— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) October 10, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala
974 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala

Kochi, October 9 - Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited gangster action drama Leo is getting ready to release on October 19 in theatres worldwide. The movie is expected to set the box office on fire in Tamil Nadu as well as in other states and overseas. ## Thalapathy Vijay is one of the most loved superstars in South India, and fans in Kerala state are gearing up to welcome their beloved actor in style. In Kerala, there have already been 425+ fan shows arranged which is the highest ever for a non-Malayalam movie. ## Interestingly, the top 5 fan shows in Kerala all belong to Thalapathy Vijay's movies. Previously, the superstar's "Beast" had 421 fan shows, a record which has now been broken by "Leo". Overall, the upcoming movie currently has the second most fan shows in Kerala, after local superstar Mohanlal's "Marakkar".## "Leo" is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studios. The movie is a part of the director's cinematic universe (LCU) which also includes "Kaithi" and "Vikram". The film stars Vijay as the titular character, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin. ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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