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: 'Inside Out 2' Overtakes Original Film's Full Run As It Nears $1 Billion Worldwide
756 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Overtakes Original Film's Full Run As It Nears $1 Billion Worldwide

Mumbai, June 29 - Disney's Pixar movie Inside Out 2 is racing towards $1 billion at the worldwide box office, and in this process, it has topped the full run of the first movie which grossed $859 million and the sequel crossed this in just 16 days. ## The coming-of-age animated blockbuster grossed $863 million (7200 crores) through Thursday (June 27) and it topped $900 million by Friday (official data awaited). It has entered the all-time domestic (North America) animated Top 10 chart with $411.8 million (3435 crores) at the 9th spot.## Overseas, IO2 has grossed $451.3 million (3765 crores) from 45 markets through Thursday. The blockbuster will reach the $1 billion mark by Sunday to become the first film of 2024 and just the 12th animated movie of all time to achieve the feat. ## The Top 10 overseas markets through Thursday (June 27) are as follows - Mexico ($71.1M), the UK ($32.9M), Korea ($32.2M), Brazil ($28M), Italy ($26.3M), Germany ($20.1M), Spain ($20M), Argentina ($17M), France ($17M) and China ($15.2M). In India, it has grossed approximately 23.50 crores ($2.80 million).## IO2 is projected to finish its full run with $1.4+ billion which will make it the third highest-grossing animated movie ever with a chance to finish at the 2nd spot with $1.5 billion ahead of Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion). The Lion King is currently the biggest animated grosser worldwide with $1.66 billion.## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Sets Release Dates For 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve's Next and 'Godzilla and Kong 3'
756 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. Sets Release Dates For 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve's Next and 'Godzilla and Kong 3'

Los Angeles, June 29 - Warner Bros. Pictures has set a holiday release for the Dune director, Denis Villeneuve's next feature, described as an "event film". The studio announced that it will hit screens on December 18, 2026, and be produced by Legendary Pictures.## Villeneuve last directed, Dune: Part 2 which was a mega hit. The details about the filmmaker's next have not been revealed yet but it was recently reported that that he was working on a nuclear war and that Dune 3 would not be his immediate next. ## Even though the filmmaker stated that he would not touch Dune anytime soon, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Villeneuve may have had a change of heart and could be turning his attention back to finishing this sci-fi adventure franchise, before taking up the nuclear war movie. ## Dune 2, released in March this year, was a mega box office hit with $711 million worldwide against a budget of $190 million. It is currently the second highest-grossing movie of 2024 worldwide, behind Inside Out 2. The first Dune movie was released during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and grossed $407 million globally while simultaneously having a day and date release on streaming. ## Warner Bros. Pictures has also announced the release date of the Legendary's next MonsterVerse film. Touted as the sequel to another mega hit of this year Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the movie will hit theatres on March 26, 2027. Adam Wingard, however, may not return to direct the next film in the franchise. ## Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), was released in March end this year and grossed $570 million worldwide against a budget of $135 million, and became the highest-grossing film in the MonsterVerse franchise, and currently the third highest-grosser of 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?
757 days ago
Hollywood

'Captain America: Brave New World' To Be The Most Expensive Marvel Movie?

Mumbai, June 28 - Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World is getting expensive and if reports are to be believed, it could end up being the costliest Marvel movie ever. It is intended to be the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series and stars Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America. ## According to the report by World of Reel, Captain America 4 initially had a budget of $275 million and was supposed to wrapped filming in 2023 itself. However, the movie went into reshoots after the unsatisfactory output and this has reportedly increased the budget by $75 million - $100 million to make it a $350+ million budgeted blockbuster, in the line of Age of Ultron's $365 million budget (unadjusted for inflation). ## If the rumours budget is true, it will be a massive task for Marvel and Disney to bring the audience to theatres in the numbers they used to before as there is no Chris Evans as Captain America this time even though the brand Marvel is still expected to pull things to some extent. ## There is no official synopsis as of now but Captain America 4 is confirmed to be the continuation of the Disney Plus series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, among others. It will be the big-screen debut of Mackie as the Marvel Superhero. ## Captain America 4, which was originally planned to be released in May 2024, has now been pushed to February 14, 2025. ##

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Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide
761 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2024 Worldwide

Mumbai, June 24 - Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing film of 2024 within just 2 weeks, beating the entire worldwide collection of Warner Bros. Pictures' Dune: Part 2 as the animated coming-of-age heading towards becoming the first billion-dollar grosser of the year. ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) has had an excellent second weekend at the domestic (North America) and worldwide box office with $264+ million, taking its total global cume to $724+ million (6050 crores) in just 12 days, beating Dune 2's $711 million final run. ## IO2 scored $100 million in its second weekend in North America, becoming the first animated movie and 7th overall to do so. The total domestic collection reached $355 million (2965 crores) and the lifetime domestic total is projected to finish around $650 million. ## Overseas, the movie has grossed $369 million (3085 crores) after adding another huge $164+ million in the second weekend. Mexico is the biggest overseas market for the movie with $64 million, followed by the UK with $29.2 million, and Korea with $29 million. In India, the movie has grossed approximately 20 crores ($2.4 million) in 10 days so far. ## Inside Out 2 is projected to finish its worldwide run around $1.5 billion, which will put it among the top 3 highest-grossing animated movies of all time. The first Inside Out film $857 million worldwide in 2015 and it is currently the 20th biggest animated grosser. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Pulls Off Almost $300 Million Worldwide Opening
769 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Inside Out 2' Pulls Off Almost $300 Million Worldwide Opening

Mumbai, June 16 - Hollywood almost sealed its first $1 billion grosser of the year after Disney/Pixar's animated coming-of-age film Inside Out 2 pulled off almost $300 million in its global opening weekend, smashing industry's projection by a long margin. ## Directed by Kelsey Mann, Inside Out 2 scored a mighty $294.2 million (2455 crores) opening weekend at the worldwide box office, pulling off the biggest opening of 2024 beating Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ($195 million). The final collection of the movie may vary when actuals come tomorrow.## At the domestic (North America), the film grossed a huge $154.2 million (1290 crores), the second-biggest 3-day opening weekend of all-time for an animated movie, behind only Incredibles 2 ($183 million), and the biggest for Hollywood since Margot Robbie's Barbie ($162 million) last year.## Overseas, Inside Out 2 opened in 38 markets this weekend and scored a massive $140 million (1165 crores). For Disney, the global opening of $294+ million is the biggest since Avatar: The Way of Water ($441 million) in 2022. Mexico was the biggest market for the movie outside North America with $30 million, followed by Korea with $15 million and the UK with $14 million. In India, the movie minted approximately 9 crores ($1.07 million). ## The sequel to Inside Out (2015) did unthinkable to beat the projection as the box office hadn't been at its best this year for Hollywood. Pixar too was feeling the heat with back-to-back low scores since the Covid-19 pandemic but Inside Out 2 did what other movies couldn't to bring the studio back to its old glory.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Early Box Office Projections Reveal $200+ Million Opening
771 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel Studios 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Early Box Office Projections Reveal $200+ Million Opening

Los Angeles, June 14 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine is about to storm the box office and bring the studio back to old glory as the early box office projection of the third Deadpool movie revealed a monstrous start. ## According to Deadline, which quoted The Quorum's projection, Deadpool 3 is looking to open $200 million - $239 million at the domestic (North America) opening weekend. The tracking service is projecting these figures as conservative. ## Deadpool 3 is the first ever R-rated movie to be released by Disney. As said, there has never been an R-rated movie to open over $200 million, so it would be a monumental achievement for the threequel if it manages to do that. ## The current record for an R-rated opening at the North American box office is owned by the original Deadpool which scored $132.4 million in February 2016. As reported recently, the pre-sales of Deadpool 3 broke the first-day record of 2024 and probably has the highest so far for any movie of the year. ## Directed by Shawn Levy, the movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. It is scheduled to be released on July 26. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Projected To Earn $135 Million Worldwide In The Opening Weekend
773 days ago
Hollywood

Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Projected To Earn $135 Million Worldwide In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, June 12 - Disney/Pixar's animated coming-of-age film Inside Out 2 is aiming to score the biggest opening of 2024 at the North American box office after debuting in theatres on June 14 as the box office projection revealed. ## According to Deadline, the sequel to Inside Out (2015) is looking at what could be the biggest stateside opening of the year to date with $85 million, and another $50 million overseas for a $135 million worldwide launch.## As of now, Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures' Dune: Part 2 owns the biggest domestic (North America) opening of the year $82.5 million while the same studios' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has the biggest worldwide start of 2024 with $194 million. ## Inside Out 2 is expected to infuse fresh life into Disney's future regarding Pixar movies as many of its films post the Covid-19 pandemic failed to make noise. The upcoming title will be Pixar's biggest opening post-pandemic, beating Lightyear which scored $50 million in 2022.## The official synopsis of Inside Out 2 reads, "Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone". ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Monsterverse Film
775 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Monsterverse Film

Mumbai, June 10 - Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has become the highest-grossing Monsterverse film ever, beating 2017's Kong Skull Island, at the worldwide box office.## Directed by Adam Wingard, Godzilla x Kong has surpassed Skull Island, which grossed $568.6 million at $570 million (4760 crores). The latest blockbuster has minted $196.3 million (1640 crores) in North America and $373.7 million (2120 crores) at the overseas box office. ## Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest-grossing MonsterVerse film in as many as 35 markets, including India where it has grossed 134 crores ($16 million). It is currently the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2024 in India, way ahead of second-ranked Kung Fu Panda 4 which has earned around 50 crores gross. ## It is also the second-highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2024 at the worldwide box office, after Dune: Part 2 which is the number 1 with approximately $712 million. Coming to India again, Godzilla x Kong is Warner Bros.'s biggest grosser of all time. ## Top overseas markets for The New Empire are as follows - Mexico ($33.7M), the UK ($18.1M), India ($16M), France ($12.4M), Australia ($12.3M), Japan ($10.8M), Indonesia ($9.2M), Brazil ($8.4M), Taiwan ($7.7M), and Germany ($7.1M).## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Will Smith's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Clears $100 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide
776 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Will Smith's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Clears $100 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, June 9 - Will Smith's action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die crushed the projection to score $100+ million opening weekend at the worldwide box office. The R-rated flick is the fourth instalment of the Bad Boys series of buddy cop films. ## Directed by Adil & Bilall, Bad Boys 4 has had a strong 3-day opening weekend domestically (North America) with $56 million (470 crores). It is the second-biggest first weekend in the franchise, behind only Bad Boys For Life which opened at $62.5 million in 2020.## Overseas, the movie grossed a solid $48.6 million (405 crores) over 60 markets, pushing worldwide opening weekend to $104.6 million (875 crores). It is the biggest debut in the franchise, Bad Boys For Life ($97.8 million). The movie was projected to earn $70 million - $80 million before release. ## Made on a budget of $100 million, Bad Boys 4 received an A- CinemaScore. The movie will be after Bad Boys for Life which is the highest-grossing title in the franchise at the domestic and worldwide box office with $206 million and $426 million, respectively. ## Stay tuned...

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The First Trailer of Marvel's 'Venom: The Last Dance' Released
782 days ago
Hollywood

The First Trailer of Marvel's 'Venom: The Last Dance' Released

Mumbai, June 3 - Tom Hardy is ready to wreak havoc one last time as Marvel anti-hero Venom in the third film of the franchise Venom: The Last Dance. The first trailer of the film was released on Monday to unleash hell. ## Venom 3 has been confirmed to be the last film in the franchise by Sony Pictures, something fans speculated at the time when the title of the movie was announced in 2023. It is the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) and the sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). ## Directed by Kelly Marcel, the movie was officially confirmed at CinemaCon 2022. The first two movies, released in 2018 and 2021, were box office successes, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide. Venom 3 is touted to be the best film in the franchise. ## Starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and Venom, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham, Venom 3 will be released on October 25, 2024. In India, it will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. ## Watch the tailer here - ## ## Stay tuned...

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'Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga' First Weekend Box Office Collection In India And Worldwide
789 days ago
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'Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga' First Weekend Box Office Collection In India And Worldwide

Mumbai, May 27 - Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures' post-apocalyptic action adventure film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has had a soft opening weekend at the worldwide box office, despite the glowing critics reviews and positive audience reception. ## The $160 million budgeted epic was expected to have a winning start but it only managed to score $59 million (490 crores) worldwide, including $25.6 million (212 crores) in North America and (278 crores) at the overseas box office. The weekend collection came lower than the conservative projection. ## South Korea was the biggest overseas market for Furiosa with $4.5 million, followed by France ($2.6 million), the UK ($2.5 million), Mexico ($2.4 million), and Australia ($2.2 million). In India, the movie has an average opening of approximately 11 crores ($1.32 million) over the 4-day weekend.## India's was the 7th biggest overseas market of the movie despite the soft opening. The scorching summer heat has had a major impact on the footfalls in cinemas. The movie still had a bigger opening than the original Fury Road (2015) in India and is likely to outgross its lifetime collection (15 crores) in the coming days.## Stay tuned...

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'Deadpool and Wolverine' Breaks Pre-Sales Record For A 2024 Movie
794 days ago
Hollywood

'Deadpool and Wolverine' Breaks Pre-Sales Record For A 2024 Movie

Los Angeles, May 22 - Marvel Studios set to make a roaring comeback with Ryan Raynolds and Hugh Jackman's highly-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine as pre-sales of the movie off to a flying start at the domestic (North America) box office. ## According to the ticketing portal Fandango, Deadpool & Wolverine has broken the record for day-one ticket sales for a 2024 movie. It also witnessed the best first-day pre-seller from the Deadpool franchise. While the official data are not revealed, The Hollywood Reporter reports that "Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already which is around $8 million - $9 million.## Shawn Lavy's directorial film has outperformed all other 2024 blockbusters thus far, including the likes of Dune: Part Two, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Fall Guy, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. There have been massive expectations from Deadpool 3 and the initial response to the pre-sales seems to living up to those expectations. ## .@MarvelStudios' #DeadpoolAndWolverine broke Fandango’s best first-day ticket sales record for 2024. The film is also the best first-day pre-seller from the Deadpool franchise. Here's a brand new image to kick off our Summer Movie Preview. Get tix now!https://t.co/nEJXNypw2J pic.twitter.com/5udt0VMWvw— Fandango (@Fandango) May 21, 2024 ## Marvel has had mixed success at the box office since the COVID-19 pandemic with only Spider-Man: No Way Home managed to breach the $1 billion mark at the global box office. Deadpool 3 will seriously be looking to breach the billion-dollar mark, as expected by the trade. ## Deadpool 3 is intended to be the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and a sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). It stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. ## In the film, the Time Variance Authority (TVA) pulls Deadpool from his quiet life and sets him on a mission with Wolverine that will change the history of the MCU. It will be the first R-rated movie to be released by Disney Studios. ## Deadpool 3 is scheduled to be released on July 26. ## Stay tuned...

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