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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Barbenheimer-Mania: Major Box Office Records Broken By Barbie and Oppenheimer
1097 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer-Mania: Major Box Office Records Broken By Barbie and Oppenheimer

Los Angeles, July 24 - Barbenheimer, an Internet phenomenon to celebrate two Hollywood blockbusters in the form of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", has taken the worldwide box office by storm, grossing a mammoth $511 million combined in the opening weekend. "Barbie" accounted for $344 million while "Oppenheimer" brought in $180 million. ## Movie lovers around the globe thronged to cinemas and choose to watch both movies which are completely different from each other. Directed by Greta Gerwig, "Barbie" is based on the iconic doll Barbie while Christopher Nolan's directorial "Oppenheimer" is a biographical drama about a theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project. ## The historic weekend witnessed box office records tumbling left right and center and created new ones for the upcoming movies to chase for. Have a look at some of the box office major records broken/created by "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer".## Barbie (Domestic [North America] - $162M, International - $182M)## - Biggest domestic opening of 2023, beating "The Super Mario Bros. Movie's" $146 million## - Biggest domestic opening ever for a movie solely directed by a female, beating Patty Jenkins' "Wonder Woman" ($103.3) and also beating a movie co-directed by a woman (Captain Marvel's $153M)## - Biggest domestic opening without a single IMAX screen## - Biggest opening ever for a movie based on a toy## - Biggest opening for a movie that isn't a sequel, remake, or superhero movie## - Biggest opening ever for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling## - Biggest international opening for Warner Bros. Pictures for a non-franchise film## Oppenheimer (Domestic [North America] - $82.40M, International - $98M)## - Biggest opening for directorial Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)## - Biggest R-Rated opening post the covid-19 pandemic## - Biggest international opening for Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)## - Biggest global opening for a biographical film, topping "Bohemian Rhapsody" ($124M)## - Second biggest domestic opening for a biographical film## Additional Records -## - This is the first time in box office history that two movies opened to $80+ million each domestically## - Only 4th time at the North America box office $300+ million have been earned in a single weekend with all films combined## Note - The aforementioned data have been collected through Hollywood trade sources. Sacnilk hasn't verified them individually.## Stay tuned...

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Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Mission Impossible 7 Rock Indian Box Office With $11.5 Million Weekend
1097 days ago
Hollywood

Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Mission Impossible 7 Rock Indian Box Office With $11.5 Million Weekend

Mumbai, July 24 - The Rise of Hollywood films in India has been exceptional over the last few years where English films are consistently performing well at the box office. In the first half of 2023, there have been at least, 3 films (outside Marvel and DC) which have emerged as big hits, and now, things went a notch higher in the first month of the second half, July.## In July, three of the biggest Hollywood films of the year were released in the form of "Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One", "Oppenheimer", and "Barbie" and all three have emerged as super successes. It began with Tom Cruise's "MI7" which is nearing 100 crores net (already crossed 100 crores gross), and the momentum continued with "Barbenheimer" mania, which literally has set the box office on fire. This past weekend (July 21-23), "Oppenheimer", "Barbie" and "MI7" scored an estimated $11.5 million (95 crores) in what is one of the biggest all-time single weekends for Hollywood movies in India. ## Oppenheimer - Maverick director Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie has had an excellent opening weekend and is the biggest for the filmmaker in India. After taking the biggest Hollywood opening of 17.50 crores ($2.1M) of the year here, "Oppenheimer" concluded the 3-day weekend on high with 58 crores gross ($7 million), and it will become the biggest film of Nolan in India by the end of its 4th day. India was the second-biggest international market for the film that otherwise was second to "Barbie" in almost all the markets.## Barbie - The Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy movie got the benefit of the Barbenheimer phenomena in India at least and smiled with a $2.7 million (22 crores) 3-day opening weekend. The movie has had a limited release in only the English version and has done very well at the box office. The Warner Bros. Pictures' film is set to emerge as a clean hit in India. ## Mission Impossible 7 - The Tom Cruise-starrer got impacted by "Oppenheimer" on the second weekend but still did well to score $1.7 million (14 crores) in its second Friday to Sunday weekend. The movie's total collection after 12 days is approx. 110 crores ($13.4M), making it the highest-grossing film as well as the first 100 crores grosser film of Cruise in India. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Rock Worldwide Opening Weekend With Marvelous $500+ Million
1098 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Rock Worldwide Opening Weekend With Marvelous $500+ Million

Los Angeles, July 23 - It was one of the most celebrated weekends at the global box office which witnessed history being created, led by Hollywood. Barbenheimer, an Internet phenomenon to celebrate two Hollywood blockbusters in the form of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", turned a box office tsunami with a combined global opening weekend of $500+ million. ## Greta Gerwig's directorial fantasy comedy, "Barbie" scored the biggest opening weekend of 2023 and 4th biggest post the covid-19 pandemic at the domestic (North America) box office, grossing a gigantic $162 million over the 3-day weekend. ## The Margot Robbie-led doll movie also painted the international box office pink with a marvelous $194.30 million 5-day opening overseas over 69 markets, the second biggest of 2023 beating "The Super Mario Bros Movie's" 172.9M. Adding $155 million domestic weekend gross, "Barbie" lit up a $356.30 million global start, again the second biggest of the year, and 19th biggest of all time.## The top 10 markets of "Barbie" are as follows - North America ($162M), the UK ($22.9M), Mexico ($22.3M), Brazil ($15.9M), Australia ($14.6M), Spain ($9.9M), France ($9.8M), China ($8.2M), Italy ($8.2M), and Germany $7.2M). ## Christopher Nolan too was in some bombastic form this weekend as his R-Rated atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" blew up projections with a solid $82.40 million 3-day opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office. It is the biggest opening for Christopher Nolan's original movie, beating "Inception's" $62.8M, and the biggest R-Rated opening post the covid-19 pandemic. ## Overseas, the Cillian Murphy-starrer grossed a mighty $98 million 5-day weekend over 78 markets, helping $180.40 million global opening for the film, the biggest for Nolan, excluding the Dark Knight trilogy and the biggest R-Rated post the covid-19 pandemic. ## The top 10 markets of "Oppenheimer are as follows - North America ($82.40M), the UK ($14M), India ($7.1M), France ($7M), Germany ($6.6M), Australia ($6.4M), Mexico ($4.6M), Saudi Arabia ($4M), and Spain($3.8M). ## The combined global gross box office collection of "Barbenheimer" is $536.70 million, which is simply phenomenal.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Oppenheimer and Barbie Second Day/First Saturday India Early Estimates
1099 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Oppenheimer and Barbie Second Day/First Saturday India Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 22 - Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" has an explosive first Saturday, after a very good opening day of 14.50 crores net collection at the Indian box office. ## The movie is having strong collection across the country and with a jump of around 15-20%, it scored an estimated 17-17.50 crores net (~20.50 crores gross) on its second day. The total collection through the first Saturday reaches around 32 crores net (~38 crores gross).## The brand value of Christopher Nolan is driving massive biz. It is mainly in the original English format as the Hindi version contributed just 15% to the opening day collection. The same trend is also being witnessed on its second day as well where the English version is ruling the overall biz. ## The fellow Hollywood movie, "Barbie" also witnessed a good jump today after a good opening day of 5 crores net. With an increase of around 25%, "Barbie" scored an estimated 6.50 crores net collection today, which takes the two days total to around 11.50 crores net. ## "Barbie" has done well in the first days against a solid competitor in Nolan as well as the holdover movies. It could have easily scored a few more had there been no "Oppenheimer" up against it. The word of mouth for both movies is solid and a combined weekend total is looking to be around 70 crores net (83 crores gross). ## Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is not going anywhere as his latest blockbuster "Mission Impossible 7" scored a solid estimated 4.50 crores net (+80%) on its second Saturday at the Indian box office. This takes the total net collection of the movie to over 87 crores net in 11 days and it will be looking to top 100 crores net at the end of the second week or next weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Tom Cruise In India
1099 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Tom Cruise In India

Mumbai, July 22 - One of the biggest movies stars in the world, Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One" has become the highest-grossing film of his career at the Indian box office, after putting up a very good hold on its second Friday. ## The 7th installment in the Mission Impossible franchise scored approx. 12 crores net collection in its second weekend which takes the total net collection to around 93 crores in 12 days. It has surpassed the lifetime total of "Mission Impossible 6 - Fall Out's" entire collection of around 81 crores on its 10th day to emerge Tom Cruise's top grosser in India. ## The good second-weekend hold of "Mission Impossible 7", despite losing most of the premium screens to Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" has ensured the movie will hit 100 crores net mark during the third weekend.## "Mission Impossible 7" will also become the 12th biggest Hollywood grosser in India by the end of the day, beating "Fast And Furious 8's" 86 crores net collection. At the worldwide box office, "MI7" has crossed $300 million mark. ## Stay tuned...

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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Packs A Landmark Punch In Srinagar's INOX Multiplex
1099 days ago
Hollywood

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Packs A Landmark Punch In Srinagar's INOX Multiplex

Srinagar, July 22 - Maverick filmmaker Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" has created history by becoming the first Hollywood movie ever to achieve 100% occupancy in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir, according to a report by Rising Kashmir. ## This groundbreaking moment was witnessed in INOX Srinagar, the city's premier multiplex on the film's opening day on July 21. Over the last year, Jammu & Kashmir witnessing an unprecedented response for Indian as well as Hollywood movies. ## Earlier this year, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" met with an extraordinary response and now, "Oppenheimer" has captured the hearts of the people of Kashmir, drawing unprecedented interest and love for Hollywood films in the region. ## The Rising Kashmir reports that the overwhelming response to "Oppenheimer" has been nothing short of phenomenal, with all shows for the next three days already booked. This unprecedented achievement reflects the growing fascination and admiration of Kashmiri cinephiles for Hollywood's global storytelling. ## Directed by the visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer" is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, thereby ushering in the Atomic Age.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Opening Day/First Friday India Early Estimates
1100 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Opening Day/First Friday India Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 21 - Hollywood has another rocking start at the Indian box office as Margot Robbie's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer", lovingly called "Barbenheimer" clash, collecting an estimated around combined 20 crores net collection on the opening day. ## Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" was by far the biggest movie of the day at the Indian box office, scoring an estimated 13-14 crores net while the fantasy comedy "Barbie" sees an estimated 5-5.50 crores net collection. ## Going by the estimates, "Oppenheimer" has taken the biggest start for a Hollywood movie in India this year, besting "Fast X" which debuted with 12.50 crores net. The recently released Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible 7" scored approx. 12.30 crores India net on opening day. ## "Oppenheimer" is proving to be an IMAX delight as the opening day collection is approx. 1.75 crore gross in this premium format. The word of mouth for the movie is solid and it will be eyeing around 50-55 crores net 3-day weekend. ## Greta Gerwig's directorial "Barbie" has a good start and it will lock in to score around 20 crores net opening weekend. Just like its fellow Hollywood title, "Barbie" has good word of mouth which should help it to post good numbers. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbenheimer Box Office: 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Off To Explosive Start In Previews
1100 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer Box Office: 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Off To Explosive Start In Previews

Los Angeles, July 21 - The Barbenheimer is well and truly arrived after Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" off to explosive starts in the previews at the domestic (North America) box office and are set to blow up opening weekend projections.## The Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy film, based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, "Barbie" scored the biggest Thursday previews of 2023 with an excellent $22.3 million, ahead of "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3's" $17.5 million. It is set to overcome industry projections and is now eyeing a mammoth $140+ million opening weekend launch. ## Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" too is set for a huge weekend after explosive $10.50 million Thursday previews, the biggest ever for Christopher Nolan's original film. The weekend is now projected to finish above $60 million which is much better than earlier projections of $40 million - $50 million. ## The combined Thursday preview total of both films is $32.8 million while the opening weekend total of the Barbenheimer clash could well be around $200 million which was earlier projected but still rock solid, to be $150+ million.## Meanwhile, Hollywood trade experts are projecting that the combined domestic 3-day weekend of all the movies might hit $300 million, and if it happens, it will be the first time since "Avengers: EndGame's" weekend debut, and just 4th time in history that domestic box office hits $300 million on a single 3-day weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Scores Highest Pre-Sales Since James Cameron's 'Avatar 2'
1101 days ago
Hollywood

Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Scores Highest Pre-Sales Since James Cameron's 'Avatar 2'

Los Angeles, July 20 - Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy film "Barbie" is about to begin its party at the box office. The Great Gerwig's directorial has been one of the hotly anticipated Hollywood movies and it is set to win the opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office. ## "Barbie" is having insane pre-sales domestically, as according to Deadline, the film has sold the highest number of tickets since James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" hit theaters back in mid-December of last year.## While the advance booking numbers are not revealed, it is believed to be historical, this too, when the movie will directly indulging a clash with Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" which is raising eyebrows in the trade as well as the studio.## According to the Box Office Company (via Deadline), Barbie is outrunning every other movie so far this year. It is behind only "Avatar: The Way of Water" which took the opening of $134 million. "Barbie" is currently tracking a $110 million start with some highly optimistic trade predicting that it could have a shot at beating "Avatar 2". ## It is also anticipated that over 200,000 moviegoers will attend screenings of Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day, according to the National Association of Theatre Owners. AMC previously reported that over 40,000 of the theater chain's Stubs members have purchased tickets for both movies on the same day.## The film stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, who go on a journey of self-discovery after their expulsion from the utopian Barbieland, alongside a large ensemble cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, and Will Ferrell, among many others.## "Barbie" is scheduled to release on July 21. ## Stay tuned...

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'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' Advance Booking Status and Opening Day Box Office Expectations
1102 days ago
Hollywood

'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' Advance Booking Status and Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, July 19 - Hollywood films have done well at the Indian box office this year and the momentum continued with Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. It was released on July 12 and is doing very good business, grossing over 85 crores so far. ## The month of July is particularly going to be a major period for Hollywood titles as next in the month are Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy film Barbie. Scheduled to release on July 21, both Oppenheimer and Barbie are set to spring a big surprise at the Indian box office. ## Oppenheimer is particularly having an excellent response in the advanced sales in India as far as the national multiplex chains are concerned. It has sold approx. 200K tickets in three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) for the opening day which is among the top advances post the covid-19 pandemic. ## The IMAX format of the movie is almost witnessing a near-sold-out opening day while the English 2D format is also having a very good response. With these sorts of pre-sales, the opening of 20 crores would have been a sure shot given but the movie is expected to have low spot booking. However, it will still be eyeing a 15-17 crores start which will be termed very good. ## Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Pictures' Barbie starring Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as Ken, also has good pre-booking despite the competition as it has sold approx. 80K tickets for the opening day in three national chains. The advance sales of the film got momentum over the last 48 hours. ## Barbie is expected to score around 6-7 crores which will be a good opening. Had it been a solo Hollywood release, an opening of 10+ crores net was given with these sorts of advances, but due to the competition, the Hollywood audiences will be divided with most of them likely to prefer Oppenheimer. Also, there will be Mission Impossible 7 which is also likely to retain a decent amount of screens. ## The combined opening of both films should be around 20-23 crores net in India and if they receive positive talks, the opening weekend could well be around 75-90 crores net. Meanwhile, in the domestic (North America), Barbenheimer is projected to score $150+ million opening weekend ($110+ M for Barbie, and $50 M for Oppenheimer).## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' First Tuesday Early Estimates
1103 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Mission Impossible 7' First Tuesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 18 - Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One has a decent first Tuesday at the Indian box office with the collection dropping around 10-15% from Monday which is a good hold. ## The 7th installment in the Mission Impossible franchise scored an estimated 4.25-4.50 crores net today/first Tuesday which takes the total collection to around 73 crores net in the first 7 days. The extended 9-day first week is looking in the range of 80 crores net. ## MI7 is set to emerge as the 4th Hollywood hit in India this year after Fast X, John Wick 4, and Evil Dead Rise and is likely to top 100 crores net to become the second Hollywood film to do so this year after Fast X. ## The Tom Cruise-starrer movie will see competition this weekend from its fellow Hollywood movies, Oppenheimer and Barbie. The Christopher Nolan's directorial Oppenheimer will make a bigger impact on MI7. The premium screens, where MI7 is performing well, will get divided once Nolan's movie, which is having better advances in multiplexes, releases. ## Stay tuned...

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Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Projected To Take $150+ Million Combined Opening
1103 days ago
Hollywood

Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Projected To Take $150+ Million Combined Opening

Los Angeles, July 18 - The Hollywood trade is buzzing for the epic clash between two of the most-awaited movies, Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" which are scheduled to take on each other on July 21. ## The stakes are high for both the aforementioned films and the anticipation is skyrocketing as the release date is getting nearer. Both the movies, completely opposite to each other, are expected to be box office heavyweights and the latest projections indicate the same. ## There has been a significant improvement in "Barbie" as well as "Oppenheimer's" box office projections after the recently concluded premieres where both the movies received rousing receptions from critics. As per the latest projections, the Margot Robbie-starrer "Barbie" is tracking to score $110 million in its domestic (North America) opening weekend. ## "Barbie" was previously projected to score between $70 million and $80 million in the opening weekend, but now, the trade is anticipating it to go much higher. "Oppenheimer", on the other hand, also sees some improvement and is now projected to score $50 million domestic opening weekend from $40 million earlier projections. ## Both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are now projected to score $150+ million combined opening weekend domestically. "Oppenheimer" would be one of the lowest openings for Nolan's film ever if it opens on the projected lines. However, it was expected considering the busy summer box office, but at the same time, trade believes that the movie could have long legs at the box office to emerge as one of the biggest hits of the year. ## "Barbie" stars Margot Robbie in the titular role and Ryan Gosling as Ken alongside an ensemble supporting cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. The official premise of the movie states, "After being expelled from the utopian Barbie Land for being a less-than-perfect doll, Barbie and Ken go on a journey of self-discovery to the real world".## "Oppenheimer", which is Nolan's first film not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically or internationally since "Memento" (2000), is about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with a supporting ensemble cast including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., and Florence Pugh, among many others.## Stay tuned...

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