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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Warner Bros. India Unveils New Posters To Re-Confirm The Release Date of Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam'
1417 days ago
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Warner Bros. India Unveils New Posters To Re-Confirm The Release Date of Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam'

Mumbai, September 8 - Diwali 2022 is going to be more special for the Indian movie buffs as Warner Bros. has re-confirmed the release date of its highly-anticipated DC Superhero movie Black Adam, fronted by Dwayne Johnson on October 21. The Jaume Collet-Serra-directed movie is intended to be a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ## On Thursday (September 8), Warner Bros. India unveiled the new character poster from the movie and also announced the new trailer will be out tomorrow, September 9. Johnson plays the titular role of Black Adam, who, according to DC Comics, is an antihero and is one of the archenemies of the superhero Captain Marvel and the nemesis of the Marvel Family. ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #DwayneJohnson #TheRock pic.twitter.com/eAfsMEtYOf— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## The studio also released Aldis Hodge's solo poster from the movie. Aldis plays Carter Hall/Hawkman, an archaeologist who is the reincarnation of the Egyptian prince who enslaved Black Adam and has the power of flight from his Nth metal wings. He is the leader of the Justice Society of America (JSA). ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #PierceBrosnan pic.twitter.com/RCvWHE3eIH— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## Pierce Brosnan essays Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate, a member of the JSA and the son of an archeologist who learned sorcery and was given the magical Helmet of Fate. Brosnan wore a motion capture suit for the role. Quintessa Swindell stars as Maxine Hunkel/Cyclone, a member of the JSA and the granddaughter of Red Tornado who can control wind and generate sound.## Noah Centineo stars as Albert "Al" Rothstein/Atom Smasher, a member of the JSA who can control his molecular structure and manipulate his size and strength. ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #NoahCentineo pic.twitter.com/rlDygiHabO— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## "Black Adam" will release in English, along with dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Top Gun Maverick' Passes 'Black Panther' To Become 5th Highest-Grossing Film Ever In North America
1420 days ago
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Box Office: 'Top Gun Maverick' Passes 'Black Panther' To Become 5th Highest-Grossing Film Ever In North America

Los Angeles, September 5 - Tom Cruise's biggest film is now the 5th highest-grossing film of all time in the history of the North American box office. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the action thriller has topped $700 million as well as crossed Marvel Studios' Black Panther as the fifth biggest North American grosser. ## According to Variety, "Top Gun 2" returned to the top of box office charts over Labor Day weekend, adding $7.9 million between Friday and Monday and bringing ticket sales to $701 million. It is now ahead of the Marvel blockbuster "Black Panther's" $700.4 million and is only the 6th film ever to top $700 million at the North American box office. ## According to Paramount, the sequel to Cruise's 1986 blockbuster film is the only film to ever be No. 1 at the domestic box office for both Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays.## "It's without a doubt, that 'Top Gun: Maverick' is a true cultural touchstone embodying the power of the cinematic experience. As we celebrate this enormous achievement and the film's massive impact, we want to extend our gratitude to Tom Cruise, our filmmakers and cast, Paramount's marketing and distribution teams, and the legions of both new and longtime 'Top Gun' fans who keep turning out to enjoy this remarkable movie", said Brian Robbins, president, and CEO of Paramount Pictures.## The film is most likely to finish as the 5th biggest blockbuster in North America as the next highest-grossing movie is "Avatar" with $760 million. Globally, "Top Gun 2" stands as the 12th-biggest movie with $1.44 billion, but it's fast approaching 11th place, which currently is secure with Disney's "Frozen II" with $1.450 billion. ## Stay tuned...

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After Box Office, Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' Breaks Digital Sales Record
1422 days ago
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After Box Office, Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' Breaks Digital Sales Record

Los Angeles, September 3 - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick has truly been a blockbuster by all means. The action thriller is already the highest-grossing film of the year and Cruise's career, and now, it has broken the record upon its digital release. ## According to Paramount Home Entertainment (via Variety), "Top Gun Maverick" has become the best-selling digital movie in its first week of availability in the USA. The movie was released on digital on August 23, 2022, also is already one of the top 20 best-selling digital releases in history after being available for one week. The company, however, didn't disclose its digital sales number. ## Variety reports that the digital release of the film was the top-selling item on Amazon in the U.S. across every category on the day of its release. The film has been the No. 1 bestseller on Fandango's Vudu since its digital release and the "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" bundle is its top-selling bundle.## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" has had a sensational run at the box office and still playing in theaters even after three months of release, a rare achievement in the early post-pandemic era. For the record, the movie has grossed more than $1.4 billion globally, including $692 million at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The film currently stands as the No. 6 highest-grossing film in domestic box-office history and has an outside chance to beat "Black Panther" ($700.05M) to become the 5th highest-grossing film ever in the USA. ## Stay tuned...

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Hollywood Blockbuster 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Sets Release Date In India
1424 days ago
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Hollywood Blockbuster 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Sets Release Date In India

Mumbai, September 1 - One of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the year, Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh is finally coming to the Indian theaters. The absurdist comedy-drama is the highest-grossing film for A24 studio with over $100 million worldwide against the budget of $25 million. ## Ever since the film was released in March of this year, the fans in India have been enquiring about its release in the country. And now, the Mumbai-based Impact Films is bringing this film to the Indian audiences and has set September 16, 2022, release date. ## Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" received some high praise from critics and it is one of the serious contenders for the next year's Academy Awards. ## "The film has been passed by CBFC without any cuts thereby ending the reservations and curiosity of several audiences who were worried as to what might get chopped off. It's now the same version that's being watched worldwide", said Ashwani Sharma, CEO, Impact Films. ## "We were very clear right from the beginning that we are going to release this film on big screens rather than going straight to digital platforms as this film is a rare cinematic experience that needs to be enjoyed only in theaters. It's not coming on any OTT anytime soon as we may not license it before Academy Awards nominations are revealed", he added. ## The movie stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese American woman being audited by the IRS who discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from causing the destruction of the multiverse. Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis appear in supporting roles. ## Legendary actor Michelle Yeoh to be honoured with inaugural #TIFFTribute #ShareHerJourney Groundbreaker Award #TIFF22 Watch her in EEAAO from 16th Sept only in CinemasCheck👉https://t.co/5tdEvokcyt#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce #EEAAO #drama #MichelleYeoh #Daniels #comingsoon pic.twitter.com/diJ4pcEIbH— Impact Films (@impactfilmindia) September 1, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Was Reportedly Not Happy With The Development of 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
1427 days ago
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Warner Bros. Was Reportedly Not Happy With The Development of 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'

Los Angeles, August 30 - A lot has happened within Warner Bros. Discovery over the last few weeks with new leadership coming to the scene. In its quest to be the next Marvel, the studio behind DC superheroes has made multiple changes in the lineup of future films, one of them being the cancellation of the release of HBO Max's "Batgirl". ## Apart from its own international issues, Warner Bros. is dealing with outside noises too. The studio is having trouble with its upcoming DC film "The Flash", thanks to controversies because of Ezra Miller who plays the titular role. Now, according to Variety, the studio was not happy with the development of "Zack Snyder's Justice League" too. ## "Zack Snyder's Justice League" was a result of a massive fan movement on social media which forced the studio to develop the Snyder-cut version of Justice League. However, Warner Bros. insiders believe that "Zack Snyder's Justice League" never should've happened. ## Rather than quiet the unceasing online campaigning to #ReleasetheSnyderCut, the four-hour HBO Max feature only further entrenched the vocal and extremely online "Snyderverse" fanbase in opposition to the leadership at the studio in general and at DC in particular.## As per Variety, the "Snyderverse" fanbase may be hard to win over, but DC has to do a better job of cultivating the kind of compelling franchises that will enable them to build up the kind of passionate, engaged, and excited fanbase that can drown out the haters.## In another major development, it is reported that Legendary Entertainment is planning to part ways with Warner Bros. and make movies with either Sony or Paramount Pictures in the future. The two companies reunited three years ago, but it seems the ongoing development at Warner Bros. may become another reason for their split. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jurassic' Film Franchise Races Past $6 Billion Globally
1427 days ago
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Box Office: 'Jurassic' Film Franchise Races Past $6 Billion Globally

Los Angeles, August 29 - In a major box office milestone, Universal/Amblin's six-film Jurassic franchise has crossed the $6 billion mark globally, after the latest blockbuster in the series Jurassic World Dominion crossed $990 million at the worldwide box office. ## The first film in the franchise, Jurassic Park was released in 1993 and went on to gross $978 million worldwide initial run and crossed $1 billion after getting re-released in North America in 2020. It finished its final run at $1.05 billion and was the highest-grossing film in the franchise, before Jurassic World surpassed it in 2015. ## The Chris Pratt-starrer "Jurassic World" is the highest-grossing film in the franchise with $1.67 billion at the worldwide box office (according to Box Office Mojo). The second highest-grossing in the series is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with $1.31 billion worldwide. ## A total of 3 of 6 Jurassic films have crossed the $1 billion mark to date, and "Jurassic World Dominion" is inching closer to becoming the 4th film in the franchise to reach the legendary milestone. Overall, Jurassic is the 10th highest-grossing film franchise/series in the world. MCU is the highest-grossing franchise with $27.4 billion globally while "Star Wars" is the biggest film franchise in the world with $10.3 billion. ## Jurassic has been one of the film franchises which has always been audience-friendly, irrespective of the critics' reviews. For example, the latest film in the series, "Jurassic World Dominion" is the lowest-rated film among all 6 films, and still, it is minting money at the box office and is the 3rd highest-grossing film worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic era. ## Stay tuned...

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J.K. Rowling Reveals Why She Skipped 'Harry Potter' Reunion At HBO Max
1428 days ago
Hollywood

J.K. Rowling Reveals Why She Skipped 'Harry Potter' Reunion At HBO Max

Los Angeles, August 28 - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was surprisingly missing on the occasion of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts earlier this year at HBO Max. Rowling has finally revealed why she missed the special reunion, and it was simply because it was not something she wanted to do. ## "I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn't want to do it", she told host Graham Norton during an appearance on his Virgin Radio UK show and clarifying she was not excluded from the reunion (according to Deadline). ## She added, "I thought it was about the films more than the book, quite rightly, that was what the anniversary was about. No one said don't [do it]... I was asked to do it and I decided not to".## The "Harry Potter" HBO Max special premiered on January 1, 2022, and it featured all of the key members that made the Harry Potter movies a massive success over the years. ## It was speculated that Rowling skipped the HBO Max special over her rumored spat with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Rowling has received a lot of backlash over her views on transgender women, and among the critics of her views are Radcliffe and Watson who opposed Rowling's views and made public statements against them. ## Despite receiving a lot of criticism, the British author has not backed down from her views and has even doubled down on them writing an essay about her stance but denying that she's transphobic.## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Releases The List of Highest-Rated Films From The Turn of The Century (00s)
1428 days ago
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IMDb Releases The List of Highest-Rated Films From The Turn of The Century (00s)

Los Angeles, August 28 - IMDb has been one of the most trusted sites when it comes to the fair ratings of movies and tv shows. The website has time and again revealed the list of top-rated films and shows for the respective years and decades or centuries.## Keeping up with the trend, IMDb has now released the list of the highest-rated films of the 21st century worldwide. The list is topped by Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which has got 9 out of 10 ratings on the platform. It is also the joint highest-rated Batman movie on Rotten Tomatoes. ## "The Dark Knight", starring Christian Bale in the titular role, was released in 2008 and went on to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It also won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor to Heath Ledger and for Best Sound Editing to Richard King. ## Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the joint highest-rated film of the 21st century on IMDb. Released in 2003, the Peter Jackson-directed film grossed over $1.14 billion at the worldwide box office against a budget of $94 million. The next top-rated film on the list is LOTR: The Two Towers with 8.8 ratings. ## Among the top 10 highest-rated films from the turn of the century, 8 are English films while one each is a Portuguese and Japanese movie. Not a single Indian movie in the top 10 makes the cut to the list. The top 10 films are as follows - ## 1. The Dark kinght## 2. LOTR: The Return of The King## 3. LOTR: The Two Towars## 4. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring## 5. City of God## 6. Spirited Away## 7. The Prestige## 8. The Departed## 9. The Pianist## 10. Gladiator## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt Talks About Her Hollywood Debut And Starring Alongside Gal Gadot In 'Heart of Stone'
1429 days ago
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Alia Bhatt Talks About Her Hollywood Debut And Starring Alongside Gal Gadot In 'Heart of Stone'

Mumbai, August 27 - Bollywood star and soon-to-be-mother, Alia Bhatt is at peak of her game with back-to-back blockbuster successes both at the box office and digital platforms. She delivered one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 2022 with "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and played a key role in SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster "RRR" while her "Darlings" also got a good response at Netflix. ## Going forward, Alia Bhatt has a few massive films in her hand and one of them is her Hollywood debut Heart of Stone. The "Raazi" actress will star alongside Hollywood superstar Gal Gadot, who is widely known worldwide for the "Wonder Woman" role. "Heart of Stone" is a spy action thriller film that recently wrapped filming and will release directly on Netflix. ## During a recent interview with Variety, Alia opened up about HOS and how did it come to her. While speaking about the script which she loved, Alia also said how Gal Gadot was also one of the reasons for her to do the movie that is directed by Tom Harper and produced by Skydance Media, Pilot Wave, and Mockingbird Pictures.## "I read the script, and of course, I heard that Gal was going to be starring in it and was also producing it, which I was extremely excited about because I am such a huge admirer of her work and just the person, the force that she is", she said.## "For me, what is most important is that if I am to come on board as an actor, I have to be 100% convinced of the part, otherwise I feel I'm doing the film more harm than good. So I said, I have to fall in love with the script first. And I get the script and it's totally unlike anything I have done, and I can’t speak too much about the script, but I have to say that I was so thrilled because it was such a good part", she added. ## Meanwhile, Alia will next be seen in the magnum opus "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva". Scheduled to release on September 9, the actress stars alongside her husband Ranbir Kapoor and also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, Alia calls this fantasy adventure film, "The first of its kind; it's a very brave, big giant step [in] that direction".## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Pushes Back The Release Dates of 'Aquaman' And 'Shazam' Sequels Again
1432 days ago
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Warner Bros. Pushes Back The Release Dates of 'Aquaman' And 'Shazam' Sequels Again

Los Angeles, August 25 - Warner Bros. Pictures is once again pushing back the release dates of its most-awaited sequels to Aquaman and Shazam! in another major development at the studio within a month. ## Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the highly-anticipated superhero sequel, directed by James Wan, has been pushed to Chrismas 2023 from March 17, 2023. The new release date is exactly one year later than the original release date of "Aquaman 2" in 2022. ## The sequel to a $1+ billion grosser movie will see the return of Jason Momoa as the titular superhero, as well as Patrick Wilson's Orm Marius and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Black Manta. It was recently revealed that Ben Affleck's Batman will also return for Aquaman 2.## Meanwhile, Shazam! Fury of the Gods will take "Aquaman 2's" date on March 17, 2023, after getting pushed back from December this year, avoiding the clash with James Cameron's potential all-time biggest grosser "Avatar: The Way of Water". ## The sequel to "Shazam", which was released in 2019 and grossed $366 million worldwide, stars Zachary Levi in the titular role, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren. In the film, a family of teenage heroes led by Billy Batson / Shazam fights the daughters of Atlas.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top Gun Maverick Crosses Avengers: Infinity War To Become 6th Highest-Grossing Film In North America
1436 days ago
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Box Office: Top Gun Maverick Crosses Avengers: Infinity War To Become 6th Highest-Grossing Film In North America

Los Angeles, August 20 - Tom Cruise's action thriller Top Gun Maverick is not done yet and still going strong at the box office despite being in its 13th weekend. It has now crossed Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War at the domestic (North America) box office. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" grossed a strong $1.6 million on its 13th Friday, pushing total domestic cume to $679.1 million, and with this, it has surpassed "Avengers: Infinity War's" $678.8 million lifetime collection to become the 6th highest-grossing film of all-time at the North American box office. ## The sequel to Cruise's "Top Gun" (1986) is looking to score over $5 million in its 13th weekend as it is hoping to finish over a $700 million domestic lifetime run.## Highest-grossing films in North America (without inflation) - ## 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $936.66M## 2. Avengers: Endgame - $858.37M## 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $804.79M## 4. Avatar - $749.76M## 5. Black Panther - $700.05M## 6. Top Gun: Maverick - $679.10M## The worldwide gross total of the film is currently at $1.38 billion, making it the 13th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It might finish at number 11, ahead of "Frozen II" ($1.45B). It is the first and only $1 billion grosser in 2022 and only the second, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home" to do so during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Stay tuned...

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Oscar Winner Will Smith's Biopic Back In Development
1436 days ago
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Oscar Winner Will Smith's Biopic Back In Development

Los Angeles, August 20 - Hollywood superstar, Will Smith's biopic, which was put on the back burner following his Oscar controversy, is reportedly back in development at Netflix.## Will Smith's biopic was announced by Netflix, but the streamer halted talks over a film of the actor's life in the wake of his Oscars scandal where Smith infamously slapped comedian Chris Rock at this year's Oscars for comparing his 50-year-old wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaven head to GI Jane's buzzcut. But things seem to be taking a shift at Netflix now regarding the biopic. ## A source told The Sun (via outlook India), "Will was left out in the cold by Netflix and Apple+ in the wake of the slap. He has since apologized and stepped out of the spotlight for a lengthy period. With this in mind, it is broadly agreed enough time has passed to let the dust settle. It has been made clear discussions can be started again about a biopic that Netflix was interested in".## "Arguably, the slap, and the fallout, are pivotal moments in Will's life and will become part of the storyline of his life. Netflix wants to be part of those conversations and Will's team has no doubt Apple will follow suit", says the report. ## The "Men In Black", won his maiden Oscar for the biographical sports drama film "King Richard". He played the role of Richard Williams, the father, and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. Smith will next be seen in the action thriller "Emancipation", scheduled to release in 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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