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: The Batman Takes A Slow Start In China Amid Covid-19 Surge
1543 days ago
International

Box Office: The Batman Takes A Slow Start In China Amid Covid-19 Surge

Mumbai, March 19 - Warner Bros.' one of the most talked-about films, "The Batman" debuted in the biggest movie market in the world, China, on March 18. ## With the Robert Pattinson-fronted superhero film ruling the worldwide box office, the studio had hoped for the same in China as well, but that was not the case this time. From the last few days, China is witnessing a sudden rise in the covid-19 cases, forcing the closure of some cinema halls. ## While it is true that Hollywood films have struggled at the box office of late in China, "The Batman" was still expected to take a decent to a good start. However, contrary to the huge expectations, the film opened to a worryingly slow start on Friday, grossing $3.7 million, as per Hollywood trade expert Luiz Fernando. ## The opening of "The Batman" in China is low compared to "A Quiet Place" ($3.9M), and "Free Guy" ($5.2M), which were released in 2021. The movie, however, did surpass "Avatar's" re-release last year with a $3.5M opening. "The Batman" also outscored Tom Holland's recently released "Uncharted" ($2M). ## China is one of the key markets for the "Batman" franchise. The previous Batman films have reasonably done well in China. Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" earned $53 million in 2012 while "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" scored $97 million in 2016. Even "Justice League", which was not received well by the critics, grossed $106 million in China in 2017. ## According to Variety, "The Batman" will struggle to even come close to these aforementioned films with the film is currently tracking an RMB215 million ($34 million) lifetime total in China. The film showed improvement on Saturday, but it is unlikely to make any change in the lifetime forcast. ## Keeping aside China, "The Batman" is going very well in other domestic and international markets. It has grossed $516 million after two weeks at the box office. Domestically (North America), the Matt Reeves-directed grossed $263 million while overseas, it has minted $253 million. ## Stay tuned...

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Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $10 Million To Support Ukraine Amid War With Russia
1553 days ago
International

Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $10 Million To Support Ukraine Amid War With Russia

Mumbai, March 9 - Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has come forward and donated $10 million to support Ukraine amid the war with Russia. Thousands of people have fled from Ukraine to the neighboring countries while many people have joined the Ukrainian army to fight against Russian forces. ## There have been many Hollywood stars have donated to aid Ukraine. Leonardo has a personal connection with the country as his maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken, was born in Odessa as Jelena Stepanovna Smirnova. She and her parents emigrated to Germany in 1917, where DiCaprio's mother was born, as per Outlook India. ## DiCaprio set aside up to USD 10 million to support Ukraine and did not intend to make the news public. The International Visegrad Fund, a Visegrad Group project aimed at providing financial support for international initiatives, made the announcement.## The "Titanic" star has long been involved in initiatives aimed at averting global warming. He and his family founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, when he was 25 years old, to support sustainable development around the world. ## Stay tuned...

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Ukrainian Actor And TV Host, Pasha Lee Killed Amid Russian Attack In Irpin
1555 days ago
International

Ukrainian Actor And TV Host, Pasha Lee Killed Amid Russian Attack In Irpin

Mumbai, March 7 - Ukrainian actor and famous television show host, Pasha Lee was killed on Sunday (March 6) during the battle with the Russian army in Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv. ## Pasha Lee, also known as Pavlo Li and Pasha Li, was 33 years old. He is said to have joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine last week to defend his native country during the ongoing invasion by Russian forces. ## The Defense reporter with The Kyiv Independent, Illia Ponomarenko, announced on Twitter about the killing of Lee along with sharing his picture. ## Pasha Lee, a Ukrainian actor turned a Territorial Defense fighter, was killed in action today in Irpin.He was 33. pic.twitter.com/ygsdetGpEE— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) March 6, 2022 ## Pasha Lee worked in movies such as 2019's comedy Meeting Of Classmates, 2017's sports action film The Fight Rules, 2016 action comedy Selfie Party and 2012 comedy/drama Zvychayna Sprava. He also was a host on the DOM channel and did dubbing work in such films as The Lion King and The Hobbit. Most recently, Lee appeared in the 2021 TV drama Provincial.## Stay tuned...

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Ukrainian Film Academy Urges For International Boycott Of Russian Cinema After Invasion
1563 days ago
International

Ukrainian Film Academy Urges For International Boycott Of Russian Cinema After Invasion

Mumbai, February 27 - Following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, the Ukrainian Film Academy, the national group representing the country's film professionals, has urged the international authorities to boycott Russian cinema and the Russian film industry. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, an online petition has been filed in which Academy has called on producers to stop licensing Russian movies and series, for international festivals to ban Russian films from their line-ups and for international producers to terminate any business dealings with Russian companies.## "Several films made by Russia are regularly admitted to the programs of most world film festivals, and significant resources are spent on their promotion", the petition by Ukrainian Academy reads (via THR). "We urge you to terminate all contracts with them. Remember that the business that will use your films pays taxes to the Russian budget, which finances the army that violated the borders of an independent state and buys missiles to bomb the civilian population of Europe", the statement reads.## Specifically, the Academy is calling on producers and license holders, which include Hollywood studios, to "terminate any business with business entities of the Russian Federation and not to transfer intellectual property rights to any films to the territory of the Russian Federation".## Meanwhile, there have already been cultural sanctions on Russia, with the European Broadcasting Union on Friday banning Russia from participating in its hugely-popular Eurovision Song Contest in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, besides other economical sanctions by Western governments, including the U.S., European Union, the U.K. and Canada. ## Stay tuned...

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'All of Us Are Dead' Becomes Netflix's Third Biggest Series Of All Time
1567 days ago
International

'All of Us Are Dead' Becomes Netflix's Third Biggest Series Of All Time

Mumbai, February 23 - The Korean shows have become a rage among worldwide audiences, and the latest in the list is a coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror series "All of Us Are Dead", which is attracting massive viewership on Netflix. ## Created by Lee Jae-kyoo, Chun Sung-il, and Kim Nam-su, the "All of Us Are Dead" Season 1, has become the 3rd biggest non-English series on Netflix of all time. After entering the top 5 in the second week of February, the series has now surpassed "Money Heist: Part 3 & Part 4" to reach number 3 with 536.39 million viewing hours on Netflix. ## During the 3rd week of February (Feb. 14 - Feb. 20), "All of Us Are Dead" Season 1 was the most-watched non-English series worldwide with 62.13 million viewing hours. In India, the series was trending at #1, along with Bangladesh, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, among others while it was in the top 10 in 89 countries during the concluded week on Netflix. ## Not long ago, the Korean show "Squid Game" (Season 1) on Netflix took the worldwide audience by storm and became Netflix's most-watched series of all time, and now, "All of Us Are Dead" is also on the same path. The letter, however, is unlikely to break "Squid Game's" record which has 1650.45 million viewing hours. ## Based on the Naver webtoon, Now at Our School [ko], by Joo Dong-geun, "All of Us Are Dead" mostly takes place at a high school in South Korea as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the students.## After a science experiment goes wrong, a local high school is overrun with zombies, and the trapped students struggle to survive. With no food or water, and communication cut-off by the government, they must use the equipment around the school to protect themselves in the midst of a battleground or they will become part of the infected.## Stay tuned...

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IMDb's Top 10 Highest-Rated Best Picture Oscar Winners
1577 days ago
International

IMDb's Top 10 Highest-Rated Best Picture Oscar Winners

Mumbai, February 13 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards on Tuesday (Feb. 8). Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer "The Power of the Dog" led the show with 12 nominations, including the Best Picture. ## This year, the Best Picture category includes 10 films - "The Power of the Dog", "CODA", "Belfast ", "Dune", "King Richard", "West Side Story", "Don't Look Up", "Drive My Car", "Licorice Pizza", and Nightmare Alley. Among these films, "Dune" is one of the highest-rated movies of 2021 while "Don't Look Up" is on the other side, though it has been hailed for its subject. ## It remains to see which film begs Oscars for the Best Picture, but analysts are predicting that it could be between "Dune", and "Power of The Dog", two of the top-rated movies. On IMDb, "Dune's" rating is 8.1 while "Power of The Dog" is rated with 6.9 ratings. ## Meanwhile, IMDb has released the list of top 10 highest-rated Best Picture Oscars winning movies of all time. "The Godfather" (1972), based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name, lends at the number position with IMDb ratings of 9.2. At the 45th Academy Awards, the film won Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to 7 other nominations. ## The sequel to "Godfather", released in 1974, is IMDb's 2nd highest-rated movie that won the Best Picture Oscar. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards at the 47th Academy Awards and went on to win 6 of them. "The Godfather Part II" also became the first sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar. ## Tom Hanks' comedy-drama "Forrest Gump", which is also being remade in Hindi as "Lal Singh Chadha", starring superstar Aamir Khan, had won the 6 Oscars including Best Picture at the 67th Academy Awards. In the IMDb's list of the Best Picture winners, "Forest Gump" lands at number 5. "Gladiator" ranks number 10 in the list. It won Best Picture among the 5 Oscars at the 73rd Academy Awards. ## Check out the complete list of Highest-Rated Best Picture Oscar winners on IMDb - ## 1. The Godfather (1972) - 9.2 ## 2. The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 9.0## 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - 8.9## 4. Schindler's List (1993) - 8.9## 5. Forrest Gump (1994) - 8.8## 6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - 8.7## 7. Parasite (2019) - 8.6## 8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 8.6## 9. The Departed (2006) - 8.5## 10. Gladiator (2000) - 8.5## Stay tuned...

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'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Sequel Tops China's Lunar New Year Weekend 2022 At The Box Office
1583 days ago
International

'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Sequel Tops China's Lunar New Year Weekend 2022 At The Box Office

Mumbai, February 7 - The sequel to China's highest-grossing film of all time, "The Battle At Lake Changjin", has topped China's highly lucrative Lunar New Year weekend 2022, which kicked off last Tuesday (February 6), at the box office.## With $398 million across 6-days, "The Battle At Lake Changjin 2" contributed 42% of the total estimated RMB 6B ($943M) across the six-day period of Lunar New Year. That's just slightly above 2019 and is the second-biggest ever for the holiday, but is not ahead of 2021 which is still tops in the books at RMB 7.8B ($1.2B). ## The lower than expected box office numbers on China's this year's Lunar New Year is because there are around 20% of cinemas are closed throughout the market due to the covid-19 outbreak, thanks to the Omicron variant, plus, the Winter Olympics is also playing a part in diverting the attention of Chinese audiences. ## "The Battle At Lake Changjin II" has a strong 9.6 social score on Maoyan. It is the sequel to the highest-grossing local title of all time in China, which was released just in September last year, and went on to gross $913 million.## The sequel, which is also directed by the original directors Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam, had taken a strong start at the box office, grossing over $105 million on the first day at the box office. The Chinese State media has forecast that the film may finish over $1 billion at the end of its box office run, which will make it the biggest Chinese movie ever. ## The film glorifies China's victory over U.S. forces during a key battle in the Korean War (known in China as the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea"). The new installment focuses on the Chinese military's mission to take out the Water Gate Bridge, an important path of retreat for American troops.## Stay tuned...

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China's Highest-Grossing Film 'Battle of Lake Changjin' Sequel Opens To Huge Over $100M At The Box Office
1589 days ago
International

China's Highest-Grossing Film 'Battle of Lake Changjin' Sequel Opens To Huge Over $100M At The Box Office

Mumbai, February 1 - China's war film "Battle of Lake Changjin 2" has taken a storming start at the Chinese box office, surging to $105 million (RMB667 million) on the first day. The film has taken a commanding early lead at China's highly lucrative Lunar New Year box office race. ## "Battle of Lake Changjin" aka "Watergate Bridge" is the sequel to China's highest-grossing film of the same title. The first "Battle of Lake Changjin", which opened last year during China's October 1, National Day holiday, went on to score $913 million, becoming the biggest Chinese movie and the non-English film of all time. ## The sequel, which is also directed by the original directors Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, had grossed RMB487 million ($76.5 million) by 1.30 pm on Tuesday (Feb. 1), according to online ticketing agency Maoyan and Alibaba's Beacon data service (via Variety). By 10 pm, its total had passed RMB667 million ($105 million). ## "Battle of Lake Changjin" sequel, however, fell way short of breaking China's single-day box office record of RMB 1.05 billion (or $163 million at the time) set by Wanda's "Detective Chinatown 3" last year. However, the sequel has much better social scores than those of Detective Chinatown 3, with 9.6 on ticketing service Maoyan, 9.6 on Alibaba's Taopiaopiao ticketing platform, and 7.4 on popular reviews site Douban. ## According to Variety, Chinese State media has forecast that the film may finish over $1 billion at the end of its box office run. If the forecast turns out true, the "Battle of Lake Changjin 2" will become China's new all-time box office champion by surpassing its predecessor, which was also the second-highest-grossing film of 2021 worldwide, behind "Spider-Man: No Way Home".## The film glorifies China's victory over U.S. forces during a key battle in the Korean War (known in China as the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea"). The new installment focuses on the Chinese military's mission to take out the Water Gate Bridge, an important path of retreat for American troops.## Stay tuned...

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