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: Avatar 2 Races Past 200 Crores Gross In 5 Days
1267 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Races Past 200 Crores Gross In 5 Days

Mumbai, December 21 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is absolutely having a dream run at the Indian box office after scoring one of the biggest opening weekends.## The sci-fi epic continues its golden run during the weekdays as well and now has crossed the milestone of 200 crores gross in just 5 days. The movie grossed approx. 20 crores on its fifth day (1st Tuesday), pushing its total India gross to a little over 200 crores. The net collection stands at approx. 164 crores in all languages.## The original English version dominates the overall collection with approx. 104 crores gross, followed by the Hindi version with approx. 62 crores. The South Indian versions have contributed approx. 34 crores gross in 5 days. ## The worldwide collection of "Avatar 2" has crossed $500 million (4140 crores) through Tuesday. It has grossed around $167 million at the domestic (North American) box office. The movie might top the $1 billion worldwide gross during the second weekend, which will make it only the 4th film post the covid-19 pandemic to pass the $1 billion mark. ## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Hollywood Films Of 2023 In North America
1267 days ago
Hollywood

Top 10 Most Anticipated Hollywood Films Of 2023 In North America

Los Angeles, December 21 - The year 2023 is full of big-ticket entertainers and is expected to take the entertainment level a notch higher than the previous years. Digital movie ticket retailer in the U.S., Fandango has unveiled the results of its 2023 Most Anticipated Movies Survey and it has picked 10 movies in the list. ## According to Fandango's survey, Marvel Studios/Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the most anticipated Hollywood film of 2023 in North America. The James Gunn-directed is the end of his GoTG trilogy and the movie is touted to be the most emotional non-Avengers Marvel movie to date. ## The survey was done on over 5000 moviegoers, and most of them picked the finale of GoTG as their first choice of 2023 to see in theaters. In another encouraging stat, 84% of ticket-buyers plan to see six or more movies on the big screen in 2023, according to Deadline.## 2023's Most Anticipated Hollywood Films:## 1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 5)## 2. Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse (June 2)## 3. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Feb. 17)## 4. John Wick: Chapter 4 (March 24)## 5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (June 30)## 6. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Dec. 25)## 7. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (July 14)## 8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes (Nov. 17)## 9. Creed III (March 3)## 10. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (April 7)## Other results of the annual Fandango survey (via Deadline) show that 99% of moviegoers are excited to see more new movies debuting in theaters. 97% will attend the theater more often in 2023 than in 2022 while 82% claim the moviegoing experience can't be recreated at home and 72% would like to see more movies in IMAX and other premium large-screen formats.## The aforementioned results indicated the fast-growing recovery of the theatrical biz. As reported previously, the global box office has been projected to reach $29 billion (+12% of 2022) in 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Margot Robbie's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Movie Is On, Says The Producer
1268 days ago
Hollywood

Margot Robbie's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Movie Is On, Says The Producer

Mumbai, December 20 - The sun hasn't set on the 6th installment of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, featuring Margot Robbie in the lead. The actress recently said that Disney might not have plans to go ahead with the movie and she lost hope in the film's development. ## Now, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that the movie is on and will definitely see the light of day. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bruckheimer, one of the most successful film producers, said that they have two "Pirates" scripts, one with Robbie and the other one with a younger cast.## "I think we're getting very close on that one, too. We have a very good script. We developed two of them — the one with Margot Robbie and one with a younger cast. The Margot Robbie one needs a little more work. The younger cast one is close. Hopefully, we'll get both of them", the "Top Gun" producer said when asked why the 6th Pirates movie has been tough to crack?## When asked about Margot Robbie's claim of the scrapping of "Pirates 6", Bruckheimer said, "It's alive for me. It's alive for Disney. I'm sure she was disappointed it didn't go first — or maybe not because she's very busy, so it might be a blessing to push this a bit. We believe we'll get it made. It's a very strong story". ## Johnny Depp has been a vital part of the "Pirates" franchise but his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard brought differences between him and Disney. Now, since the million-dollar lawsuit has settled with a verdict coming in the favor of Depp, there have been rumors about Depp's return to the franchise. ## Bruckheimer said that it is up to Disney to approach Depp again but "I would love to have him in the movie. He's a friend, a terrific actor and it's unfortunate that personal lives creep into everything we do", he said.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise Risks His Life To Perform Most Deadliest Stunts In Mission: Impossible 7
1269 days ago
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Tom Cruise Risks His Life To Perform Most Deadliest Stunts In Mission: Impossible 7

Los Angeles, December 19 - One of the biggest movie stars in the world, Tom Cruise is crossing limits to perform the action stunts in the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The action star chooses to perform the deadliest stunts in the movie and they are surely jaw-dropping.## Tom Cruise shared new behind-the-scenes footage from "Mission: Impossible 7" in which he and his team preparing for a stunt years in the making, where he will jump a motorcycle off a cliff and turn it into a BASE jump. He said that all these stunts are to give the best cinematic experience to audiences.## "This is far and away the most dangerous thing we've ever attempted", Cruise says in the video clip. ## Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, "Dead Reckoning" is the seventh installment of the spy action thriller franchise, which stars Cruise as Ethan Hunt, a special agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). Along with Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Czerny, Vanessa Kirby, and Frederick Schmidt reprise their roles in the upcoming movie. ## Cruise's last film "Top Gun: Maverick" made over $1.40 billion worldwide and became the biggest-grosser of his career. "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" is scheduled to premiere in theaters July 14, 2023, and the makers will be hoping for similar results from it.## ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Avatar 2 First Sunday Early Estimates
1270 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 18 - The Disney tentpole Avatar: The Way of Water is running riot at the Indian box office and scored 40+ crores on its 3rd straight day. ## The sci-fi epic, directed by James Cameron, scored approx. 83 crores net in the first two days in India in all languages and it scored big again on Sunday. As per the early estimates, the sequel scored 43-45 crores net on Sunday, pushing the 3-day opening weekend total to around 127 crores. ## "Avatar 2" has grossed around 155 crores, including approx. 80 crores in the original English language in the first 3 days. It scored the second biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood movie, after "Avengers: Endgame". With Christmas weekend ahead, "Avatar 2" is likely to continue its good run at the box office. ## "Avatar 2" will have a competition next week with Rohit Shetty's "Cirkus" and also in South from Telugu and Malayalam movies. There is a low buzz for most Christmas movies and it remains to see how they perform otherwise "Avatar 2" has no real threat until Sankranthi 2023 festival. ## Stay tuned...

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Henry Cavill And Gal Gadot Cameos Reportedly Scrapped From DC's 'The Flash'
1270 days ago
Hollywood

Henry Cavill And Gal Gadot Cameos Reportedly Scrapped From DC's 'The Flash'

Los Angeles, December 18 - It looks like Warner Bros. is ending its former DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to make way for the new DC Universe being created by DC Studios Co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. ## The studio under the new CEOs is taking harsh calls to shape up its DC future for at least the next 8-10 years. James Gunn recently confirmed that Henry Cavill wouldn't be returning as Superman while the reports have also claimed that Warner Bros. has scrapped the 3rd installment of Gal Gadot's "Wonder Woman 3". ## Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the cameos of Cavill as Superman and Gadot as Wonder Woman have also been scrapped in the upcoming 2023 superhero movie "The Flash" as the studio chose to not go forward with director Patty Jenkins' version of "Wonder Woman 3". ## It is said that Cavill had already shot his cameo but since he is not returning as Superman in the already announced "Man of Steal 2", his cameo no longer makes sense hence it has been cut in Ezra Millar's "The Flash", which is scheduled to release in June next year.## With Jason Momoa potentially leaving Aquaman behind to play Lobo and Patty Jenkins' version of Wonder Woman 3 no longer moving forward, it seems as though the DC Extended Universe that started with 2013's Man of Steel is coming to a close.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Underwhelming In North America And China Amid High Expectations
1271 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Underwhelming In North America And China Amid High Expectations

Los Angeles, December 17 - James Cameron said that Avatar: The Way of Water will need a minimum of $2 billion at the global box office to break even, but the movie is having underwhelming numbers in its two biggest markets - North America and China.## "Avatar 2" was projected to score a huge $175 million opening weekend in its domestic (North American) market, but that projection has been blown away by slow response despite extremely positive WOM. As per the Hollywood trade analysts, "Avatar 2" grossed $134 million on opening weekend, well below the projection.## It was the covid-19 pandemic that hurt the box office in the last two years but it is still spoiling the party in China which is currently facing the wrath of covid. When the advances opened in China, "Avatar 2" was on track for a huge start as the projection suggested over $175 million opening weekend, but that is now a thing of the past as actual numbers are nowhere near the projections. ## Despite the positive WOM, "Avatar 2" grossed just $23.5 million Friday, including previews, and finished the opening weekend at just $57.10 million, which is just about 30% of the initial projection. The combined opening weekend total for "Avatar 2" in the US and China is $192 million. ## Meanwhile, on the brighter side, "Avatar 2" had the second biggest overseas opening of the pandemic era with $300.10 million, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home's" $340 M, from like-for-like markets. The global box office of the Disney tentpole reached $434.50 million. ##

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Box Office: Avatar 2 First Saturday Early Estimates (India)
1271 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 First Saturday Early Estimates (India)

Mumbai, December 17 - The people of Pandora are having fun on earth as James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has taken the Indian box office by storm. The sci-fi sequel brought big numbers on opening day with 41 crore net collection in all languages. ## "Avatar 2" had one of the biggest opening days in India in 2022 and the second biggest ever for a Hollywood movie after "Avengers: Endgame". With solid critics' reviews and audience word of mouth, the movie grows over 10% on Saturday as the early estimates suggest around 45 crores net in all versions. ## The South Indian states, led by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, continue to drive the biz. Language-wise, English, as expected, remained the top contributor with an estimated 24 crores net on Saturday, followed by Hindi with approx. 14 crores net.## "Avatar 2" has collected approx. 86 crores net in two days with gross numbers going past 100 crores in all languages. The 3-day opening weekend collection is expected to be around 130 crores net (approx. 160 crores gross or $19.3 million), which will be the second biggest for a Hollywood movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Global Box Office Projected To Reach $29B In 2023
1272 days ago
Hollywood

Global Box Office Projected To Reach $29B In 2023

Mumbai, December 16 - The worldwide box office has been recovering fast after a huge dent caused by the covid-19 pandemic but it is still behind the pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, the global box office is on track for $25.8 billion, according to Gower Street Analytics (via Deadline). ## The worldwide box office in 2022, as of December 10, stood at $23.6B, as per the London-based firm's estimates. Deadline reports that the box office in 2022 was severely hit by China which is still facing the wrath of the covid-19 pandemic along with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The combined estimated loss is $4 billion due to the aforementioned situations. ## Meanwhile, as reported, the box office is recovering fast and it has been projected to reach $29 billion in 2023, more than 12% of 2022's worldwide box office collection. The Gower Street Analytics 2023 forecast is still 27% behind the average of the last three pre-pandemic years (2017-2019) at current exchange rates. ## The box office forecast for 2023 by Gower Street Analytics is based on the release calendar as it currently stands. The box office in 2017 was $40.9B, followed by $41.8B in 2018, and $42.3B in 2019, as per Gower. In 2020, when the pandemic hit the world, the box office declined drastically to $11.8B, before seeing some rejig to $21.3B in 2021. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Opening Day Early Estimates (India)
1272 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Opening Day Early Estimates (India)

Mumbai, December 16 - One of the biggest and most anticipated Hollywood biggies, James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water heads for a huge opening day at the Indian box office.## The sci-fi epic, the sequel to Cameron's "Avatar" (2009), opened to very good occupancies across the country with Telugu states leading the charge. The premium formats were the best performers on opening day as the movie scored an estimated 38 crores net in all languages. ## The English version, led by 3D and IMAX formats, was the top contributor with an estimated 18-20 crores net, followed by Hindi with a 9-10 crores net collection. The South Indian languages, including Telugu and Tamil, scored an estimated 8-10 crores. ## Although the opening of over 40 crores (still possible and higher) would have been great given the huge hype, the openings in all versions are still excellent. The advances for the rest of the weekend are very good and the opening weekend is looking to reach 100-115 crores net. ## The opening of "Avatar 2" is the second biggest ever for a Hollywood movie in India after "Avengers: Endgame", which scored a mighty 53.60 crores net in 2019. Going by the estimates, the latest Disney tentpole easily beats "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which scored approx. 32.50 crores net in December last year. ## Stay tuned...

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Avatar: The Way of Water To Get The Widest Release For A Hollywood Movie In India
1273 days ago
Hollywood

Avatar: The Way of Water To Get The Widest Release For A Hollywood Movie In India

Mumbai, December 15 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is all set for the record release at the Indian box office. The sequel to the highest-grossing movie of all time, "Avatar 2" releases on December 16 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages in multiple formats.## As per industry sources, "Avatar 2" will be released on over 4000 screens in India for all languages, which is the highest screen count for a Hollywood movie. The previous highest screen count for a Hollywood movie was "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which was released on 3250 screens across the country. ## The movie will have a record release in the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) with approx. 750 screens. The Telugu states are also leading the advance sales for "Avatar 2", which is set to take the biggest opening for a Hollywood movie there. ## As reported earlier, the Disney tentpole is tracking $550 million in the worldwide opening weekend, including $180 million in the domestic (North America) market. It will be eyeing $2 billion worldwide which is the minimum requirement for it to break even. ## The film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald reprising their roles from the original film, and also includes new cast members Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Brendan Cowell.## Stay tuned...

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Henry Cavill Will Not Be Returning As Superman
1273 days ago
Hollywood

Henry Cavill Will Not Be Returning As Superman

Los Angeles, December 15 - Henry Cavill has confirmed that he would not be returning as Superman as Warner Bros. is building the DC universe all over again. ## Warner Bros. is moving forward with the Superman movie with a different actor and that will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life. Cavill recently played a cameo as Superman in "Black Adam" and he himself had announced his comeback as the iconic character, but now, he does not fit in DC's immediate future plans.## The decision to move on from Cavill as Superman was taken by DC Studios' co-chairs and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran who have been hired was Warner Bros. Discovery to shape up DC's future for the next 8-10 years. Cavill explained that his post from earlier in the year declaring that he would return as Superman was made prior to Warners hiring Gunn and Safran.## "I just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and it's sad news, everyone", the actor posted to social media on Wednesday. "I will, after all, not be returning as Superman. After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn't the easiest, but that’s life".## "The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes", he added. Cavill went on to say that while his supporters are disappointed the focus should be on the Man of Steel's future. ## "Superman is still around. My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. It's been a fun ride with you all, onwards and upwards".## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Henry Cavill (@henrycavill) ## Stay tuned...

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