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 Projected To Take $550 Million Opening Worldwide
1274 days ago
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Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $550 Million Opening Worldwide

Los Angeles, December 14 - The box office projection for James Cameron's mega movie Avatar: The Way of Water is getting better and better with each passing day. The movie was anyway projected to take a huge opening but after highly positive critics' reviews, the projection has increased significantly. ## The sequel to Cameron's all-time biggest grosser "Avatar" (2009), "Avatar 2" has been projected to take the opening of approx. $175 million - $200 million at the domestic (North America) box office opening weekend, which is nearly 3X of the first movie's debut.## The movie was recently confirmed to release in China on December 16, and this has raised its overseas box office projection massively. As per the Hollywood trade analysts, "Avatar 2" is tracking one of the biggest openings in China wherein some have projected a $200 million debut for the movie. ## The Disney tentpole is currently tracking a $350 million - $400 million overseas opening weekend start, for a global start of $550 million. The movie is a sure shot $1 billion grosser, even $2 billion seems to be a cakewalk, which is the minimum need for the movie to break even and turn a profit.## "Avatar: The Way of Water" is scheduled to release on December 16 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages in multiple formats.## Stay tuned...

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Pre-Sales Gains Momentum Ahead of The Big Release In India
1275 days ago
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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Pre-Sales Gains Momentum Ahead of The Big Release In India

Mumbai, December 13 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is all set to explode at the Indian box office on December 16. The science-fiction epic has been one of the most-anticipated Hollywood films of the year and it can clearly be seen in the pre-sales booking. ## The advance booking of "Avatar 2" was opened a month before the release date and it was going at a steady pace, however, over the last 24 hours, the booking has picked up and has gained upward momentum. The movie has sold over 3.5 lakh tickets in all versions for the opening day (Dec. 16), and nearly 30% of tickets have been booked in the last 24 hours. ## The movie will be released in multiple languages, but it is the original English version which is having a maximum number of tickets booked. The 3D, 2D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX 3D of English version has sold approx. 1.9 lakh tickets worth approx. 7.50 crores gross so far for the opening day.## The Hindi 3D version has been able to sell approx. 44K tickets worth approx. 1.40 crores gross. The overall advance booking collection of "Avatar 2" for the opening day is approx. 11 crores gross (till December 13 afternoon). The final pre-sales numbers of "Avatar 2" could be around 20 crores gross with over 5 lakh tickets sold. ## Directed by James Cameron, the movie is the sequel to the 2009 film "Avatar", which is currently the highest-grossing film of all time. It 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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Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms Future Films In His Cinematic Universe (LCU)
1275 days ago
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Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms Future Films In His Cinematic Universe (LCU)

Chennai, December 13 - Tamil director Lokesh Kanagaraj has made his mark in his little career so far and is finding himself standing with some of the most successful directors in the country. The last three films of Kanagaraj became huge hits at the box office and put him in the elite league. ## Lokesh is one of the directors in India who is creating his own cinematic universe. It was his "Kaithi" (2019), starring Karthi, which kickstarted LCU and the second film is Kamal Haasan's "Vikram", which was released in June this year. Before "Vikram", Lokesh directed Thalapathy Vijay in "Master" which was a standalone film. ## Going forward, Lokesh will only focus on the films that will feature in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe. The star filmmaker is currently busy with the pre-production work of Thalapathy Vijay's next. It will be the third film in the LCU. It will start filming after the release of Thalapathy's "Varisu". ## During the recent pep-talk at Director's Roundtable 2022 with noted film critic Anupama Chopra, Lokesh Kanagaraj shared his plans in the LCU. The director confirmed that after "Thalapathy 67", he will start Karthi's "Kaithi 2" and once he is done with this, he will focus on Kamal Haasan's "Vikram 2". ## In "Vikram", Tamil star Suriya played a theater-shaking cameo as Rolex. The cameo of Suriya as Rolex hinted that the character would play an important part in the LCU going forward, and the director himself has confirmed that he would be a standalone movie on Rolax.## Stay tuned...

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Producer Teases Possibilities of 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sequel
1277 days ago
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Producer Teases Possibilities of 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sequel

Los Angeles, December 11 - One of the biggest success stories of the year, Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick shattered the box office records. Joseph Kosinski's directorial grossed over $1.4 billion at the global box office and become the highest-grossing movie of the year. ## "Top Gun 2" is currently the eleventh-highest-grossing film of all time. The sequel also earned an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score with a 96% critics rating and a 99% audience rating, and with such mighty numbers, the talks for its sequel were always going to make the headlines. ## Recently, director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer spoke at Deadline's Contenders LA3C panel and addressed the possibility of another Top Gun movie.## "Is there another story that is compelling enough that we need to go back to?" Kosinski was asked and he said, "It seems to me at the end of this film that Maverick has some gas left in the tank. He's not settling down".## Kosinski further said that it will be some task to bring the same star cast to the movie though the makers are sure they will be able to bring Cruise on board. "I knew we'd be able to get Tom on the plane, but we weren't sure about the rest of the cast," Kosinski explained. ## "Tom devised this three-month course for all the actors, to start with a very simple airplane and work their way up to the Navy jet. They all were able to do all their scenes in the jets for real, which is just phenomenal because you can't imagine how physically difficult it is to do what they're doing. They're flying with real Top Gun pilots", he said.## "I think a couple of them had a hard time, but they wouldn't let me know. They would actually kind of keep it under wraps just because they wanted to make sure we were getting everything we needed to get", the director added.## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn Gives Massive Update On Henry Cavill's 'Superman' Comeback
1277 days ago
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James Gunn Gives Massive Update On Henry Cavill's 'Superman' Comeback

Los Angeles, December 11 - The fans of Superman, the iconic DC superhero character, have been on an emotional rollercoaster of epic proportions over the last few weeks. ## It has been five years since Henry Cavill's Superman was last seen on the big screen in a full-fledged role. It was recently when Henry Cavill announced via social media that he would be returning as Kal-El and even made a theater-shaking mid-credits appearance in Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam". ## The DC Universe, however, is going through a transition period in which the top Warner Bros. Discovery brass is taking some harsh decisions to shape up DC's future for the next 8-10 years. The studio also appointed filmmaker James Gunn as co-head of DC Studio and things are already heating up under his leadership. ## While Cavill announced "Man of Steal 2", earlier this week, reports surfaced that suggested Cavill's highly-anticipated sequel could be on the chopping block alongside a slate of other DC projects. This came as a big shock to the fans and they keep asking Gunn to clear things about the future of Superman. ## It has been alleged that James Gunn does not want Cavill's superman return, however, the filmmaker has himself clarified things and confirmed that Superman is DC's one of biggest priorities. Amid the cancellation rumours, a fan on Twitter asked Gunn "if we're gonna see Superman", to which the filmmaker responded, "Yes of course. Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority".## Yes of course. Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority.— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 10, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer Sets Viewership Records In The First Week
1278 days ago
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer Sets Viewership Records In The First Week

Los Angeles, December 10 - The first trailer of the 7th installment in the Transformers film series, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was launched last week and it has become one of the most viewed trailers of all time. ## Directed by Steven Caple Jr., the trailer of this science fiction action film garnered a whopping 494 million views globally, cross-platform in the first week. The viewership numbers include 238 million on day one alone, which is the highest ever in Paramount Pictures' history. ## The 238 million views in the first 24 hours are the 4th highest-ever after the "Avengers: Endgame" trailer (268 million), the first "Avengers: Endgame" trailer (289 million), and the first trailer to Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (355.5 million).## According to The Wrap, the trailer has been shared nearly 400,000 times to date, while the official TikTok post of the trailer from the ParamountPics TikTok account is the most-shared published in the calendar year 2022 by any studio-wide or film-specific TikTok account.## The film will center around three factions of Transformers tied to Earth's past. In 1994, a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure that ties in with three factions of Transformers: the Maximals, the Predacons, and the Terrorcons. ## "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on June 9, 2023.## ##

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $200 Million Opening In China
1278 days ago
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Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $200 Million Opening In China

Mumbai, December 10 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is less than a week to go before its long-awaited blockbuster release. ## As reported earlier, "Avatar 2" will need to score, at least, $2 billion at the global box office to turn a profit and for that, the movie will need key international markets to come into the game and one of them will be China.## China is the biggest movie market in the world and when it announced the release date of "Avatar 2", which is December 16, it came as a major relief for Disney which was finding it tough to get its movies released in the country. ## "Avatar 2" is tracking a mammoth opening in China. The movie is having a super solid advance booking for the weekend and has already crossed $20 million (till December 13) with 3 days still to go for the release. As per the projection, the sequel is tracking a $185 million - $205 million start in China, which is higher than the opening weekend projection in the domestic market. ## The first "Avatar" movie, which was released in 2009, grossed $202 million in its lifetime run in China (not counting re-release numbers of 2021). "Avatar 2" has a shot to outgross its predecessor's collection in China in the opening weekend itself. ## Meanwhile, the sci-fi epic, which is 3 hours 12 minute-long, has been projected to score $175 million in the opening weekend in the domestic (North America) market. Some of the local box office analysts are even projecting a $200 million start, which will be more than the 3X opening of the first movie. ## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn Responds To 'Wonder Woman 3' Cancellation And Other DC Movies' Changes
1279 days ago
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James Gunn Responds To 'Wonder Woman 3' Cancellation And Other DC Movies' Changes

Los Angeles, December 9 - Filmmaker James Gunn, the new DC Studios co-head, has responded to the chaotic reports about the cancellation of Gal Gadot's "Wonder Woman 3", and other DC movie changes, as far as the future of DC is concerned. ## It was reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros., under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran, is not moving ahead with the next Wonder Woman movie as the studio was not happy with the script presented by Patty Jenkins. ## Apart from the "Woman Women 3" news, it was also reported that the newly announced Henry Cavill may or may not reprise Superman while the upcoming "Aquaman 2" may be the swan song for Jason Momoa as the studio is not willing to take the franchise forward. ## Responding to the reports, James Gunn took to Twitter and said that "some of it is true, some of it half-true, some of it is not true, and some of it we haven't decided yet whether it's true or not". Gunn and Safran have been appointed to shape up the next 8-10 years of DC studio and the former said that it will take some time to build the franchise. ## As far as "Wonder Woman 3" is concerned, Deadline reports that writer-director Jenkins was given another chance to re-develop the story as the top Warner Bros. motion pictures brass were concerned about character arcs and payoffs, and the threequel emulating similar structural problems ala "Wonder Woman 1984", but Jenkins wasn't ready. The studio, however, still wants Gal Gadot to play Wonder Woman, but it is not yet sure she would do it without Jenkins at the helm.## Gunn continues and said that there will be hard steps taken, and by doing this, they will not able to please everyone. He says "Peter & I chose to helm DC Studios knowing we were coming into a fractious environment, both in the stories being told & in the audience itself & there would be an unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film, TV, animation, and gaming".## "We know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way, but we can promise everything we do is done in the service of the STORY & in the service of the DC CHARACTERS we know you cherish and we have cherished our whole lives", Gunn says.## The filmmaker goes on to say that all the DC characters and their stories will be given enough time and attention they deserve. "As for more answers about the future of the DCU, I will sadly have to ask you to wait. We are giving these characters & the stories the time & attention they deserve & we ourselves still have a lot more questions to ask & answer". ## Although this first month at DC has been fruitful, building the next ten years of story takes time & we’re still just beginning.— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 8, 2022 ## But, in the end, the drawbacks of that transitional period were dwarfed by the creative possibilities & the opportunity to build upon what has worked in DC so far & to help rectify what has not.— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 8, 2022 ## As for more answers about the future of the DCU, I will sadly have to ask you to wait. We are giving these characters & the stories the time & attention they deserve & we ourselves still have a lot more questions to ask & answer. pic.twitter.com/sxwKGRD3vc— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 8, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Priyanka Chopra Received Equal Pay To Her Male Co-Stars For Amazon Prime Video's 'Citadel'
1280 days ago
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Priyanka Chopra Received Equal Pay To Her Male Co-Stars For Amazon Prime Video's 'Citadel'

Los Angeles, December 8 - India's international star, Priyanka Chopra revealed in an interview with BBC's 100 Women that she has received equal pay to her male co-stars for Amazon Prime Video's upcoming series Citadel. ## This is the first time that Priyanka is getting equal pay in her 20 years of an acting career. She revealed that in Bollywood, she used to get only 10% of what her male co-stars got to star in a movie.## "I've never had pay parity in Bollywood. I would get paid about 10% of the salary of my male co-actor", the actress said. "It [the pay gap] is large, substantially large. And so many women still deal with that. I'm sure I will too if I worked with a male co-actor now in Bollywood". ## Priyanka, who has worked in over 60 Bollywood movies, also revealed that she had also faced sexism and body shaming while working on Bollywood productions. "I thought it was absolutely ok to sit for hours and hours on set, while my male co-actor just took his own time, and decided whenever he wanted to show up on set is when we would shoot".## "I was called 'black cat' and 'dusky'. I mean, what does 'dusky' even mean in a country where we are literally all brown?" Chopra Jonas continued. "I thought I was not pretty enough, I believed that I would have to work a lot harder, even though I thought I was probably a little bit more talented than my fellow actors who were lighter skinned", she added.## Talking about "Citadel", it is a spy actioner from "Avengers: Infinity War" directors Joe and Anthony Russo. The show features an ensemble cast that is headlined by Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden. ## Stay tuned...

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Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman 3' Put On Hold Indefinitely
1280 days ago
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Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman 3' Put On Hold Indefinitely

Los Angeles, December 8 - Warner Bros. seems to be clueless or maybe thinking too far ahead to shape up its DCEU future. The studio is moving on from its established superheroes and is on the cusp of a new era as far as the DC movies are concerned. ## The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, David Zaslav recently roped filmmakers James Gunn and Peter Safran to shape up DC's future for the next 8 to 10 years, and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, one of the first and big moves by the studio is that it is scrapping the planned 3rd installment of Gal Gadot-fronted "Wonder Woman". ## The report says that Patty Jenkins' "Wonder Woman 3" is not moving forward and is considered dead in its current incarnation. It is said that Jenkins recently submitted her treatment, co-written with Geoff Johns and that Gunn and Safran, as well as Warner Bros. Pictures co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, broke the news to the filmmaker, telling her the project — as it stood — did not fit in with the new plans. ## Jenkins directed and co-wrote the previous two "Wonder Woman" movies, starring Gal Gadot and released in 2017 and 2020. While the 3rd movie has been put on hold indefinitely, no decision has been made about next steps regarding its future.## Possibly clueless about this unfortunate development, Gal Gadot recently took to Twitter and shared that she couldn't wait to share the next chapter of "Wonder Woman" with fans while thanking the audiences for the love showered on the first two movies. ## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' First Reviews Are Out Online
1281 days ago
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James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' First Reviews Are Out Online

Los Angeles, December 7 - James Cameron's sci-fi Avatar: The Way of Water is giving all indications to become the next big thing in the world of cinema. The sequel to Cameron's 2009 movie "Avatar" is scheduled to hit screens on December 16 and it is expected to create the same magic its predecessor did nearly 13 years ago.## The movie has had its world premiere last night and the early reviews are calling it phenomenal and better than the first part which grossed more than $2.90 billion worldwide and is the highest-grossing movie of all time. If the early critics' reviews are anything to go by, "Avatar 2" is by far the best movie in many many years despite being more than 3 hours long.## Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water tells 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. It stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet, among others in key roles.## Have a look at some of the reviews of Avatar 2 - ## This is James Cameron leaning right into that Cameron playbook. There are Titanic vibes, True Lies vibes, Abyss vibes, Terminator 2 vibes - it is Cameron in top form, matching tremendous visuals w/ a VERY entertaining & emotional story that leaves you wanting more. LOVED! pic.twitter.com/Dz1FL6a2It— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 6, 2022 ## James Cameron's #AvatarTheWayOfWater is a monumental filmmaking achievement striking a great balance between technical & emotional. The 48fps 3D experience features some of the most jaw-dropping immersion I’ve ever seen. Felt like a kid again watching T2 for 1st time. Astounding. pic.twitter.com/cfiMADJzU4— Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) December 6, 2022 ## Avatar: The Way of Water, being more than 3 hours long, is both fulfilling and indulgent. It still ends wanting you to know a third is coming.Constantly a visual feast, creative plays with frame rate, and never boring despite. Overall, I liked it. pic.twitter.com/0Wxxc8ZC9L— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) December 6, 2022 ## As someone who LIKED -- but didn't LOVE -- the first AVATAR, let me tell you:AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER blew me away.Vastly superior in visuals, story telling and performances, the sequel left my jaw on the ground for the entire runtime.James Cameron is the GOD of sequels. pic.twitter.com/1cw6C94O4f— Jake Hamilton (@JakesTakes) December 6, 2022 ## Avatar: The Way of Water once again teaches us to respect animals & the environment, but it's also all about family & our bond with one another. Certain moments seem drawn out purposefully to enhance the eye candy (I wasn't complaining). It's a must watch in 3D IMAX! #Avatar pic.twitter.com/qzPCpZ8I7y— Tessa Smith - Mama's Geeky (@MamasGeeky) December 6, 2022 ## AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is breathtakingly beautiful with the most incredible VFX I have ever seen (I saw it in 3D); the story itself is weaker than the first and feels drawn out at 3 hours & 10 minutes, but it’s always great to look at & the last hour is amazing. #Avatar pic.twitter.com/8dEhtvRb4P— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) December 6, 2022 ## James Cameron once again shows filmmakers how it’s done. I’ve said it a thousand times. Never doubt him. AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is how you do epic blockbuster-ing. Emotional, visceral, and as big as movies get. @officialavatar— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) December 6, 2022 ## Should we be surprised? Probably not - the man doesn't half-arse anything, as almost everyone I spoke to at the premiere mentioned! Standouts are Stephen Lang's return and the brilliant young cast. It won't be for everyone (and I personally have a huge aversion to "baby girl" 😖)— Tori Brazier (@dinotaur) December 7, 2022 ## #Avatar2 // #AvatarTheWayOfWater is better than its predecessor in that there’s more going on with the story and characters and its ASTOUNDING technological advancements. Great escapism with enriching sentiments.— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) December 6, 2022 ## I was, uh, not exactly champing at the bit for an Avatar 2 (even if “James Cameron + wet” tends to work out pretty well). now I can’t *wait* to see Avatar 3. that’s basically all I wanted out of this and it delivered in a big way.— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) December 6, 2022 ## Unsurprisingly, #AvatarTheWayOfWater is a visual masterpiece with rich use of 3D and breathtaking vistas. It does suffer from a thin story and too many characters to juggle, yet James Cameron pulls it together for an extraordinary final act full of emotion and thrilling action. pic.twitter.com/opr6CRyOwk— Ian Sandwell (@ian_sandwell) December 6, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' To Face Theatrical Losses
1282 days ago
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Box Office: Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' To Face Theatrical Losses

Los Angeles, December 6 - One of the biggest movie stars in the world, Dwayne Johnson's superhero debut with DC's Black Adam couldn't bring fruitful results at the box office, despite grossing approx. $387 million worldwide. ## Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the superhero movie will end up facing losses of $50 million to $100 million in its theatrical run, according to Variety. Though the box office numbers of "Black Adam" are no less knowing how things have gone post the covid-19 pandemic, it is the budget and marketing cost that proving to be a big hurdle for the movie to turn a profit.## The Warner Bros. film was made on a budget of approx. $195 million, making it one of the costliest movies ever made, while it additionally cost $80 million to $100 million on marketing. The report says that the movie needed to do a business of around $600 million worldwide to break even and turn into a profitable venture for the studio, which is unlikely to happen. ## However, according to Warner Bros. sources (via Variety), the movie will break even at $400 million. When the film was commissioned, the break-even was believed to be $450 million, but that figure has dropped given the particularities of the new home entertainment landscape, one in which "Black Adam" has over-performed projections. ## Despite all the above figures and projections, "Black Adam" won't be a profitable venture for Warner Bros. which had high hopes for the movie. It might still be enough for "Black Adam" to get greenlit for its sequel. ## Stay tuned...

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