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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Salman Khan's Hit 'Tiger 3' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Record
911 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's Hit 'Tiger 3' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Record

Mumbai, December 15 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's spy action thriller Tiger 3 has almost completed its box office journey and emerged as a hit with a domestic collection of around 340 crores gross and worldwide approx. 464 crores.## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, Tiger 3 was released on the day of Diwali amid huge expectations considering Salman Khan's stardom and the brand value of YRF's Spy Universe. The film took the biggest Diwali opening and went on to score a solid opening weekend in India and worldwide which ignited hopes of another massive blockbuster.## Tiger 3, however, couldn't continue the strong momentum of the holiday period in the long term and was affected by the mixed word-of-mouth which dented its chances to go well past 500 crores globally. The cricket World Cup matches on crucial dates in the first 10 days also affected that film's business, but mainly it's the word of mouth which played a part in reducing the film's blockbuster chances. ## The film, despite not being able to repeat the success of previous Spy Universe films, managed to find its spot in the top 5 biggest Bollywood grossers of the year. The film managed to get the audience despite the content not clicking entirely positively with the moviegoers. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Tiger 3## India Net Collection - 282.80 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 339.50 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 124.50 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 464.00 Cr.## Box Office Verdict - Hit## There were massive expectations that Tiger 3 would be among the biggest blockbusters of the Indian cinema with many records to its name. The film's underperformance, however, didn't let it go away with big records but still managed to score a few individual records at the box office. ## - Highest-grossing film of director Maneesh Sharma at the domestic and worldwide box office.## - Highest-grossing film of Emraan Hashmi at the domestic and worldwide box office.## - Fourth biggest-grosser for Salman Khan at the worldwide box office.## - Second biggest-grosser for Katrina Kaif at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Mega Blockbuster 'Animal' Scored Third Biggest Second Week In Hindi
912 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Mega Blockbuster 'Animal' Scored Third Biggest Second Week In Hindi

Mumbai, December 15 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's A-rated blockbuster Animal had a stronghold in the second week, dropping around just 55% from the huge first-week collection at the domestic box office.## The Ranbir Kapoor-led action drama scored approx. 130.50 crores net in Hindi, making it the 3rd biggest second-week collection ever in the Hindi language. In all versions, the movie minted approx. 139 crores net, dropping around 59% which is a solid hold. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest second-week in Hindi domestically - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 143.25 Cr. Net## 2. Gadar 2 - 134.47 Cr.## 3. Animal - 130.50 Cr. Approx.## 4. Jawan - 125.46 Cr.## 5. Dangal - 115.96 Cr.## The total Hindi collection of Animal is approx. 431 crores net and it will become the fifth-biggest by crossing "KGF: Chapter 2" after today's collection. The overall box office of the movie is approx. 476 crores, including approx. 45 crores in dubbed versions, and it will top 500 crores net by third Sunday. ## At the worldwide box office, Animal has crossed 780+ crores gross, including approx. 215 crores overseas collection in two weeks. It is on track to finish well over 900 crores gross thus emerging as one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time. ## Stay tuned...

Superstar Prabhas' 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Overseas Advance Booking Crosses $1 Million
912 days ago
Tollywood

Superstar Prabhas' 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Overseas Advance Booking Crosses $1 Million

Mumbai, December 14 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Ceasefire - Part 1 is all set to hit the big screens on December 22nd during the Christmas weekend. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the action drama has been rated with an "A" certificate by CBFC which has raised excitement among action film lovers. ## The advance booking of "Salaar" will be opened tomorrow in India. Overseas, the booking was commenced recently and has already crossed $1 million for the opening weekend as well as for the opening day, including the premieres with 8 days still left for the release.## North America is leading pre-sales with approx. $850K for day 1, including premiers which will take place on December 21st. Over the last couple of days, the pre-sales have seen a sharp jump and are set for a further big jump as the film is approaching its release date. ## In the UK, the advances for the opening day+premiers is approx. £115K ($145K) and for the entire weekend is approx. £175K ($220K). In the Gulf, the sales are approx. $45K while the overall advances for the opening day, including premieres, are approx. $1.10 million (9.25 crores). ## "Salaar" will be eyeing one of the biggest overseas openings for an Indian movie, especially in North America where it will be getting a massive release. The craze for the movie hasn't sunk despite the sudden postponement in September this year. ## Stay tuned...

Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's '3 Idiots' Hold Max Franchise Potential In Bollywood: Report
912 days ago
Bollywood

Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's '3 Idiots' Hold Max Franchise Potential In Bollywood: Report

Mumbai, December 14 - The franchise-based films are taking centre stage in Bollywood and there are several films in different franchises that are currently in development, including Hera Pheri, Welcome, Drishyam, and Gadar, among others. ## According to Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, the contribution of franchise films to the Hindi theatrical domestic box office has grown from a mere 17% in 2019 to 45% in 2023, and franchise films are expected to have a huge contribution to the box office in the future. (via mediabrief)## Ormax Media, in its new report 'The Bollywood Franchise Report: 2023', identifies the Top 100 Hindi film franchises (current & potential), based on audience equity. According to the report, superstar Aamir Khan's "3 Idiot" has the highest potential at the box office if it turns into a franchise.## Films released between January 1990 to September 2023 were assessed in the report which is the result of a survey conducted amongst 3,000 regular Hindi film-goers across India, in Oct-Nov 2023. According to the report, 4 films of Shah Rukh Khan in the top 10 have huge franchise potential. ## Among the top 10 franchise potential titles, Hera Pheri, Drishyam, and Gadar are already in development at some stages and the possibilities of two Jawan and Pathaan are also there. ## Have a look at the top 10 Bollywood franchises (current or potential) according to Ormax Media research - ## 1. 3 Idiots ## 2. Chennai Express## 3. Hera Pheri## 4. Jawan## 5. Drishyam## 6. URI: The Surgical Strike## 7. Gadar## 8. Chak De! India## 9. Dhoom## 10. Pathaan## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' To Get Maximum Screens In Clash With Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar' In Hindi Belt
912 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' To Get Maximum Screens In Clash With Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar' In Hindi Belt

Mumbai, December 14 - The Indian box office is gearing up for another round of heavyweight clash between two of the biggest films of the year, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Dunki, and Prabhas-starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire. In between, there is the Hollywood superhero biggie, "Aquaman 2" along with the mega-blockbuster holdover "Animal" which will be looking to cash in the opportunity during the Christmas weekend. ## Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is coming after two monstrous blockbusters in the form of "Pathaan" and "Jawan", and the expectations are from "Dunki" which marks his maiden collaboration with maverick director Rajkumar Hirani. "Salaar" is directed by Prashanth Neel whose last film "KGF: Chapter 2" was a massive blockbuster, especially in Hindi. ## The Dunki vs Salaar has been termed as the clash of the titans and this is leading to serious negotiations regarding screen sharing, mainly in North India where Prabhas-starrer is a serious challenge to other movies. AA Films will be producing "Salaar" in the Hindi belt and the studio is putting efforts to get the best possible release against "Dunki". ## According to a report by Pinkvilla, "Dunki" will have a big advantage as multiplexes are favouring the first-time combo of SRK-Hirani over other movies during the Christmas weekend. The report says that social comedy will be getting 46% of the total showcasing in the multiplexes, followed by Salaar, which will be around 30% of the overall shows. "Aquaman 2" manages to get 14% showcasing while 10% will go to holdover "Animal".## The aforementioned is the tentative showcasing scenario in the multiplexes with 3 or more screens, but when it comes to two screens or single screens, the showcasing is diverse and varies from region to region. Some places in the mass belts are favouring "Salaar" due to the action quotient, whereas some of the exhibitors are going for "Dunki" to cheer up their Christmas. ## "Dunki" has an obvious advantage over "Salaar" due to the popularity of SRK and Hirani. The former is also expected to play a vital role in attracting family audiences during the long holiday weekend due to its feel-good comedy-drama genre against "Salaar", which has been certified with adult ratings due to heavy action.## Stay tuned...

A Short Film Based On LCU Origin To Be Made Ahead of 'Kaithi 2'
913 days ago
Kollywood

A Short Film Based On LCU Origin To Be Made Ahead of 'Kaithi 2'

Chennai, December 13 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's much-talked-about cinematic universe (LCU) is about to its origin story in the form of a short film. Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) has been the best thing that happened to the Kollywood industry in the last few years and the fans are keen to know what is in store for them next. ## As confirmed earlier, Karthi's "Kaithi 2" will be the next full-fledged film in the LCU but before that, a 10-minute short film about its origin will be released. Interestingly, "Kaithi" was the first film in the LCU, followed by Kamal Haasan's "Vikram", and Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo". ## Narain, the renowned actor in Tamil and Malayalam cinema, said in a press conference for the upcoming Malayalam film "Queen Elizabeth" that he is collaborating with Lokesh on a brief 10-minute short film that unveils the origin story of LCU and it will be released before "Kaithi 2" which begins late 2024. ## The last film in the LCU was "Leo", released in October this year. The next film, "Kaithi 2" will mainly focus on the back story of Karthi's character Dilli. After "Kaithi 2", a standalone movie about Suriya's Rolex from "Vikram" will be made, and the last film in the LCU is said to be "Vikram 2". ## Narain and @Dir_Lokesh have plans to do a 10 minutes long short film before #Kaithi2 which will be the starting point to #LCU pic.twitter.com/XyGpEEbyBU— Rajasekar (@sekartweets) December 13, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Netflix Top 10: Akshay Kumar's 'Mission Raniganj' Emerged as Most Watched Non-English Film Worldwide On Netflix On December 4-10 Week
914 days ago
Digital Media

Netflix Top 10: Akshay Kumar's 'Mission Raniganj' Emerged as Most Watched Non-English Film Worldwide On Netflix On December 4-10 Week

Mumbai, December 13 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue was the most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix during the week of December 4 - December 10, and also crossed 10 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. ## Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, "Mission Raniganj" scored 5.7 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views on Netflix during the said week. It was the 5th most-watched non-English title on the streamer in its opening weekend with 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views.## The total viewing hours of the movie are now 11.20 million from 4.9 million views. The film is trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India, Oman, and Pakistan. Outside Asia, "Mission Raniganj" is trending at number 10 in Nigeria and number 6 in Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, Zoya Akhtar's "The Archies" which was directly released on Netflix on December 7, scored 5.2 million viewing hours from 2.2 million views in its opening weekend and was the third most-watched non-English film worldwide. The movie received poor reviews from critics and OTT audiences. ## Another Indian film in the top 10 was Bhumi Padnekar and Shehnaaz Gill's "Thank You for Coming" at number 7. It scored 2.9 million viewing hours from 1.5 million views and is trending at number 3 in India, behind "The Archies" and "Mission Raniganj". ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Animal' Enters The Top 5 Highest-Grossing Indian Films In North America
914 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' Enters The Top 5 Highest-Grossing Indian Films In North America

Los Angeles, December 13 - Ranbir Kapoor's mega-blockbuster Animal has breached a major milestone at the North American box office by becoming the 5th highest-grossing Indian film there after crossing Aamir Khan's "Dangal".## Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the action drama crossed "Dangal" ($12.39 million) on its 12th day at the NA box office. Notably, "Animal" is the first adult-rated Indian film to breach the $10 million mark over there and it is now looking to finish in the top 3 by the end of its run. ## Here are the top 5 highest-grossing Indian films in North America - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - $22 million## 2. Pathaan - $17.48 million## 3. Jawan - $15.25 million## 4. RRR - $15.10 million## 5. Animal - $12.40 million approx. (12 days).## Meanwhile, "Animal" has also crossed 750 crores gross at the worldwide box office in just 12 days and became the 10th highest-grossing Indian and 7th Bollywood film of all time. In India, it has scored approx. 545 crores gross and approx. 210 crores at the overseas box office.## Stay tuned...

Ranbir Kapoor Confirms To Headline Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana'; Shoot Begins In March 2024
914 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor Confirms To Headline Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana'; Shoot Begins In March 2024

Mumbai, December 13 - Ranbir Kapoor is on cloud nine after the mega-blockbuster success of his action drama Animal which has crossed 750 crores at the worldwide box office in just 12 days. It has become his highest-grossing film and put him in the elite league of superstars. ## The "Brahmastra" star has now reportedly confirmed his next film and the preparations for the same are said to have begun. It is known to everyone that Ranbir has been in talks with director Nitesh Tiwari to headline epic Ramayana but there was no official confirmation from the makers yet until yesterday when the actor himself reportedly confirmed the development. ## According to a claim made by an X/Twitter user, the Bollywood star has confirmed Ramayana as his next film. Ranbir will be playing the role of lord Ram while Telugu actress Sai Pallavi is roped in for the role of Sita. Kannada superstar Yash to play Raavan in this mega-budgeted epic.## The film is planned as a trilogy and the first film will go on floors by March next year with Ranbir and Sai Pallavi, according to Pinkvilla. Yash will reportedly join the shoot by July. He has an extended appearance in "Ramayana: Part 1", which is more of a story building of Ram and Sita.## The world of Ramayana has been designed by Oscar Winning VFX company, DNEG and the makers intend to introduce a new technology of filmmaking with Ramayana, and the entire test run of the shoot has been conducted multiple times. As reported earlier, Sunny Deol is in talks to play the role of Lord Hanuman in the film. ## The film will be produced by Madhu Mantena, Namit Malhotra, and Allu Arvind. The pre-production work has been going on for a long time and the official announcement will be made soon and the first part of the film will be hitting worldwide theaters in the second half of 2025. ## Stay tuned...

Producer Vijay Kiragandur Shares Update On The Potential Release Date of 'Kantara: Chapter 1'
914 days ago
Sandalwood

Producer Vijay Kiragandur Shares Update On The Potential Release Date of 'Kantara: Chapter 1'

Bangalore, December 12 - Hombale Film led by Vijay Kiragandur has a couple of huge blockbusters in the pipeline. The studio has Prabhas-fronted "Salaar Ceasefire: Part 1" is ready to release on December 22nd and the team is busy with promotional activities for the same.## Hombale Films' next big release is Rishab Shetty-directed and fronted Kantara: Chapter 1, a prequel to the path-breaking blockbuster "Kantara". The film became such a monstrous blockbuster against not much expectations that the makers announced the prequel to it earlier this year with Shetty returning to direct and headline it. ## "Kantara: Chapter 1" was recently launched and the shoot for the same will commence soon. During a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, producer Vijay Kiragandur shared a big update regarding the potential release date of the film which is now one of the most anticipated Pan India films. ## When asked about when "Kantara 2" is expected to be released, the producer said that they are planning to release the film in the last quarter of 2024 or the first quarter of 2025. Given that late 2024 already has a couple of big entertainers scheduled to release, it is highly likely that "Kantara 2" will be released in early 2025 on a grand scale. ## The first film was a major hit in Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu, so the expectations will be high from the prequel, especially in Hindi and Telugu. The makers recently shared the first look teaser of the film which met with a unanimous positive response. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Animal' Tops 400 Crore Net In Hindi; Becomes Joint Fastest To Do So
914 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' Tops 400 Crore Net In Hindi; Becomes Joint Fastest To Do So

Mumbai, December 12 - Ranbir Kapoor's action drama Animal has topped 400 crores net collection in Hindi, becoming the actor's first film to achieve the feat. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie scored 13.12 crores net on its 11th day, pushing the total collection to 401.49 crores in Hindi.## In terms of days, "Animal" is the joint fastest movie ever to enter the 400 crores club with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan which scored 430.44 crores net in the first 11 days. SRK's "Pathaan" and Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar 2" are the second fastest to achieve the milestone in 12 days while Prabhas' "Baahubali 2" did this in 15 days. ## Here is the list of the films with 400 crores or more net collection movies in Hindi - ## 1. Jawan (11 days) - 430.44 crores## 2. Animal (11 days) - 401.49 crores## 3. Pathaan (12 days) - 414.50 crores## 4. Gadar 2 (12 days) - 400.70 crores## 5. Baahubali 2 (15 days) - 400.30 crores## 6. KGF: Chapter 2 (23 days) - 401.80 crores## In all versions, "Animal" has minted approx. 445.12 crores net collection, including approx. 39.50 crores net in Telugu so far. It is currently the 7th highest net-grossing Indian film domestically and with a worldwide gross of 737+ crores, Animal is the 11th highest-grossing Indian title of all time.## Stay tuned...

Sidharth Malhotra Locks Three Films After Dharma Productions' 'Yodha'
915 days ago
Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra Locks Three Films After Dharma Productions' 'Yodha'

Mumbai, December 11 - Actor Sidharth Malhotra, whose last theatrical release was "Thank God" in 2022, is set to headline back-to-back films on the big screens. The actor is awaiting the release of Dharma Productions' action thriller "Yodha" which is scheduled to release in March 2024 after being postponed from December 2023. ## After "Yodha", Sidharth will be doing three more films as things stand today. The actor doing a film, tentatively titled "Spider" to be produced by Maddock Films. It is expected to commence filming early next year and it will be his immediate next after "Yodha".## Recently, it was revealed that Sidharth is in talks with Meghna Gulzar to headline a film based on a real-life story. It will be produced by Junglee Pictures and the shoot for the same is expected to commence in mid-2024 for 2025 release. It will be Meghna's next after "Sam Bahadur" which is currently playing in theatres. ## Now, according to the latest report in Pinkvilla, the "Shershaah" star is discussing an action film with filmmaker Siddharth Anand. It is said that Sidharth wants to do more films in the action space and he has initiated talks with Sid Anand for the same. ## The report says that Sid Anand will be producing the movie under his banner Marflix and it will be directed by debutante Rohan Khambati who worked as the action designer on tentpole films like "Jawan" and "Pathaan". The film is in the early stage of discussions and is expected to go on floors by the end of 2024. ## Stay tuned...