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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Top 10 Biggest Single Days Box Office Collection In The Hindi Language
942 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Biggest Single Days Box Office Collection In The Hindi Language

Mumbai, December 9 - Superstar Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule has a historic opening weekend with over 500 crores net collection in all versions, and this includes a monstrous 285+ crores net in Hindi. The film has broken all the weekend records in Hindi, be it a single day or weekend by a long margin.## At the Hindi box office, there has been only a single instance when a movie topped 80 crores net mark and that is Pushpa 2. This movie is also the only one to score a net collection of 70+ crores on 2 or more occasions and there have been only 4 days when films managed to go past this particular mark in a single day.## In the top 10 list of biggest single-day collections in Hindi, Pushpa 2 has managed to find itself on all four days so far while Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan has 3 such days on the list. Mega blockbusters like Animal, Pathaan, Stree 2, and Gadar 2 also had massive days during their box office runs.## Here Are Top 15 Biggest Single Day Collection In HindiRankFilm TitleNet CollectionDay1.Pushpa 2₹ 85.00 Cr42.Pushpa 2₹ 73.50 Cr33.Jawan₹ 71.63 Cr44.Pushpa 2₹ 70.30 Cr15.Jawan₹ 68.72 Cr36.Pathaan₹ 68.00 Cr27.Jawan₹ 65.50 Cr18.Animal₹ 63.46 Cr39.Pathaan₹ 58.50 Cr510.Animal₹ 58.37 Cr211.Tiger 3₹ 58.00 Cr212.Pushpa 2₹ 56.90 Cr213.Stree 2₹ 55.90 Cr414.Gadar 2₹ 55.40 Cr515.Pathaan₹ 55.00 Cr1## Stay tuned...

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All-Time Highest-Grossing Films In Tamil Nadu; Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Number One
943 days ago
Kollywood

All-Time Highest-Grossing Films In Tamil Nadu; Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Becomes Number One

Chennai, November 14 - Thalapathy Vijay's Leo has become the highest-grossing film ever in Tamil Nadu, beating Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan - 1" to emerge the Tamil Nadu industry hit. The action thriller film is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio. ## "Leo" has scored a little over 213 crores in Tamil Nadu in 26 days, which helped it to go past "Ponniyin Selvan - 1's" a little under 213 crore lifetime collection in the state, as per our box office record. The Thalapathy Vijay-led blockbuster has done it in record time despite the mixed word-of-mouth. ## Superstar Rajinikanth's "Jailer" and Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" are the 3rd and the 4th biggest grossers in Tamil Nadu while SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2" is the 5th biggest grosser, and it is the only non-Tamil-movie in the list. Below are the top-grossing films in Tamil as of November 13, 2023.## 1. Leo - 213.05 Cr. Approx. (26 days)**## 2. PS-1 - 213.00 Cr. Approx.## 3. Jailer - 189.50 Cr. Approx.## 4. Vikram - 180.50 Cr. Approx.## 5. Baahubali 2 - 152.00 Cr. Approx.## "Leo" is expected to finish around 215-218 crores gross in Tamil Nadu and this record is expected to remain untouched for some time. Meanwhile, the movie has crossed the 600 crores gross at the worldwide box office, as reported earlier. It has become only the 3rd Tamil movie of all time to achieve the feat. ## The third LCU - Lokesh Cinematic Universe title has grossed approximately 398.20 crores in India and around 203 crores overseas (studio estimates) for a worldwide 601.20 crores gross collection so far. It will be finishing around 605 crores with having a shot at crossing "Jailer" to become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie ever.## Stay tuned...

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'Animal' Set To Be The Longest Film of Ranbir Kapoor
943 days ago
Bollywood

'Animal' Set To Be The Longest Film of Ranbir Kapoor

Mumbai, November 14 - Action thriller Animal is set to be the longest film of actor Ranbir Kapoor with a theatrical runtime of over 3 hours. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie has been one of the most hugely-awaited films of the year across the country. ## The film marks Ranbir Kapoor and director Vanga's maiden collaboration and this massively talented combo is exciting the audiences. Over the last couple of weeks, the rumours have been making rounds that the runtime of "Animal" is about 3 hours and 30 minutes which has been denied by the trusted portals. ## Now, according to the latest reports, the makers have locked the official theatrical runtime and it is just about 3 hours long. It makes "Animal" the longest film of Ranbir, beating Raajneeti which was 170 minutes long. For Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal" is tied with "Arjun Reddy" which was 3 hours and 2 minutes long. ## Produced by T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios, "Animal" revolves around a troubled father-son bond against the backdrop of extreme bloodshed in the underworld which causes the son to become a vicious psychopath.## The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor in the leading role alongside Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead, and Bobby Deol while Tripti Dimri, Shakti Kapoor, and Suresh Oberoi, among others, feature in supporting roles. It is scheduled to be released on December 1st in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Tiger 3' Second Day Early Estimates; Records Second Biggest 2nd Day
943 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Tiger 3' Second Day Early Estimates; Records Second Biggest 2nd Day

Mumbai, November 13 - After the record-breaking opening day, Salman Khan-led "Tiger 3" witnessed excellent growth of at least 30% on its second day at the domestic box office. The growth is mainly in North India as areas which underperformed on day one come to the party today. ## The spy action thriller is tracking to earn around 56-57 crores net collection in Hindi, which is the second biggest 2nd day. The two-day collection of the film is near or will cross the 100 crores mark in the original language. The Tamil and Telugu versions are expected to bring in around 1 crores net for all India around 58 crores Saturday.## Day 2 of "Tiger 3" started slower than yesterday due to the festive activities but jumped massively from the noon shows with heavy spot bookings. The collection in Utter Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan witnessed huge growth while there is also a very good jump in East Punjab as well as Gujarat and some other areas. ## The collection of the film may further go up tomorrow and the day after due to New Year's Day and Bhai Dhooj which are expected to bring smaller centres on board with full force. All and all, the film is in very good positive to have a rock-solid long holiday weekend before mixed word of mouth starts showing its effect. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Scores The Biggest Opening For A Bollywood Movie At The Overseas Box Office
943 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Scores The Biggest Opening For A Bollywood Movie At The Overseas Box Office

Mumbai, November 13 - Superstar Salman Khan's spy action thriller Tiger 3 has a winning start at the global box office and emerged as the new biggest Bollywood opener internationally, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan".## The Maneesh Sharma's directorial movie grossed approx. $5 million (41.65 crores) on its opening day at the overseas box office. This, however, includes the premiers and paid premiers as the movie had an early release in some of the markets but Yash Raj Films has included them in the day 1 collection which makes "Tiger 3" the biggest opener. ## Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" scored 39.60 crores gross on its first day internationally in September this year and is now the second biggest Bollywood opener overseas, followed by his "Pathaan" 37 crores gross in January this year. ## At the worldwide box office, "Tiger 3" took an opening of 94+ crores, which is the biggest ever for Salman Khan and the third biggest for Bollywood after "Jawan" and "Pathaan". The movie was released on the day of Diwali otherwise it could have easily scored over 100 crores worldwide on the first day.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Marvels' Scored A Low First Weekend In India and Worldwide
943 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'The Marvels' Scored A Low First Weekend In India and Worldwide

Mumbai, November 13 - Marvel Studios' latest superhero movie The Marvels has a low weekend at the Indian box office which is a shocker. Marvel movies have historically done well in India but the same is not the case with the latest flick which even failed to beat the pandemic hit "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". ## The sequel to the highest-grossing female-led superhero movie "Captain Marvel" scored just approximately 6.40 crores net collection in all versions in India in the first 3 days. "Shang-Chi", which previously had the lowest opening weekend for an MCU title since the multiverse saga in India, scored approx. 10.60 crores net. ## "The Marvels" took the opening of 2.50 crores net which is again the lowest since the introduction of the multiverse saga. The trends didn't improve on the second day (Saturday) as it remained flat and dropped on Sunday after the arrival of Salman Khan's "Tiger 3" to dismiss its chances of having some sort of outcome. ## The Brie Larson-led film was the least hyped Marvel Cinematic Universe title in a long time which pretty much sealed its fate at the box office as it couldn't rise above the low expectations in India. ## It was not only India where "The Marvels" massively underperformed, the situation was pretty much the same all over the world as it failed to beat the pessimist box office projection to gross just $110 million (920 crores) worldwide over a 5-day weekend. At the domestic (North America) box office, the sequel grossed just $47 million (390 crores) over the 3-day weekend. ## "The Marvels" has a production budget of approx. $275 million and with not-so-good word of mouth, it might not be able to cross the budget to end up being one of the biggest box office bombs in the MCU. ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol's All-Time Box Office Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' Scores Huge Viewership On OTT
944 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol's All-Time Box Office Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' Scores Huge Viewership On OTT

Mumbai, November 13 - Sunny Deol's mega box office success Gadar 2 extends its blockbuster run on the digital platform ZEE5. Directed by Anil Sharma, the period action drama grossed around 685 crores at the worldwide box office upon its release on August 11 and became one of the biggest blockbusters of all-time. ## The film was made available on ZEE5 after the 8 weeks of theatrical run on October 6. "Gadar 2" is one of the most watched films in the first week on ZEE5 as it has so far scored 400+ million viewing minutes on the streamer and the numbers are expected to increase in the coming days. ## The huge digital viewership of "Gadar 2" speaks about the popularity of the franchise among Indian households. During its theatrical run, over 3.40 crores of tickets were sold in India which makes it one of the most-watched Indian films in the recent past and now, with the OTT release, it is perfectly setting the base for "Gadar 3" which is rumoured to be getting ready for 2025 release. ## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, "Gadar 2" is a sequel to the all-time blockbuster "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001). It stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprise their roles from the previous film while Simrat Kaur marked her Bollywood entry with this and Manish Wadhwa played the main villain. ## In the film which is set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) returns to Pakistan to rescue his imprisoned son Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh (Utkarsh Sharma). ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Blockbuster 'Leo' Hits 600 Crores Worldwide In 25 Days
944 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Blockbuster 'Leo' Hits 600 Crores Worldwide In 25 Days

Chennai, November 13 - Thalapathy Vijay's mega-blockbuster Leo has become the third Tamil movie of all-time to top 600 crores at the worldwide box office, after superstar Rajinikanth-led blockbusters "2.0" and "Jailer". ## The action thriller, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is slowing down at the box office but has done its job in the first three weeks. It has completed 25 days in theatres with a worldwide gross collection of approx. 600 crores, a first for Thalapathy Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj. ## "Leo" is the second Tamil movie of the year to breach this box office mark after "Jailer". The 600+ crores worldwide gross includes approx. 203 crores overseas collection (studio estimates) while the domestic collection is a little over 397 crores. The movie should be able to top 400 crores in domestic gross in the next few days. ## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" will be looking to cross "Jailer" (604.50 crores) to become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time. It will also surpass "PS-1" by today or tomorrow to become the highest-grossing film ever in Tamil Nadu state and a new industry hit in the state. ## "Leo" has had a good run in the Hindi language, in which it is one of the highest-grossing Tamil movies. The movie has scored approx. 31.30 crores gross in 25 days and it will be finishing around 31.50 crores final gross. The movie could have added another 2-3 crores gross but has been reduced to a fewer number of screens after the arrival of Salman Khan's "Tiger 3". ## It is the third instalment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) and is inspired by A History of Violence (2005), an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name. The film follows Parthi, a café owner and animal rescuer in Theog, who is pursued by gangsters Antony and Harold Das who suspect him to be Antony's estranged son, Leo.## The movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the titular role, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Madonna Sebastian, George Maryan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand, and Mathew Thomas in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Tiger 3 Opening Day Early Estimates; Biggest Opening For Salman Khan
944 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Tiger 3 Opening Day Early Estimates; Biggest Opening For Salman Khan

Mumbai, November 12 - Salman Khan-fronted "Tiger 3" destroyed the Diwali day records at the domestic box office by a huge margin and looks to set one of the biggest openings for a Bollywood movie ever.## The movie has the disadvantage of the Laxmi Pooja which affected the evening and night collection but despite that "Tiger 3" scored around 42 crores net in Hindi, as per the early estimate. The final opening day collection can go up to 43-44 crores, depending on the night shows but 42 crores looks to be locked. The all-India opening (including Tamil and Telugu) is estimated to be around 44-45 crores. ## The opening makes "Tiger 3" the biggest starter for Salman Khan, beating "Bharat" which scored 42.30 crores net in 2019. If it opens on the higher estimates of 43 crores in Hindi then it will be the 6th biggest ever for any movie in Hindi while all versions will be the 5th biggest for a Bollywood film. ## The fact that Salman Khan's previous biggest opener "Bharat" came on a national holiday makes the "Tiger 3" opening excellent considering the odds were against due to Laxmi Pooja which is considered a weak day as far as the box office is concerned, even though the film is a much bigger product than "Bharat". ## The normal Friday release during the Diwali festival could have easily given "Tiger 3" a 60+ crores start but here Yash Raj Films opted for a unique strategy by releasing the film on the day of Diwali. The mass pockets couldn't come on board with full force and they are expected to fire on Monday or Tuesday. ## The initial word of mouth for the movie is mixed but it should reap the reward of the long holiday period. The advance booking for tomorrow is good and the spot booking is expected to be better than today. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Worldwide Screen Count and Opening Day Box Office Expectations
945 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Worldwide Screen Count and Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, November 11 - The wait is about to end for Salman Khan-fronted hugely-awaited spy action thriller Tiger 3 which is releasing tomorrow (November 12). The Maneesh Sharma's directorial is the fifth film in Yash Raj Films' Spy Universe and the third in the Tiger franchise. ## "Tiger 3" will have one of the biggest releases ever for Indian movies. The keenly-awaited movie will be released on 8900 screens worldwide, including 5500 screens in India and 3400 screens internationally. It is the biggest release in the Spy Universe, ahead of "Pathaan" which was released on 7700 screens worldwide. ## Produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films, "Tiger 3" is a rare movie to release on Sunday, that too on Diwali day. The advance booking of the movie was opened a week before and it got a good response, considering the Diwali day release which normally is a weaker day for the box office than the usual Diwali holiday. ## As of 8 PM on November 11, "Tiger 3" scored approx. 20 crores gross with 7.60 lakh tickets sold for the opening day. The pre-sales have witnessed a very good turnaround on the last day before the release and the final advance booking is expected to be around 23 crores with over 8.50 lakh tickets. ## The pre-sales booking trend of "Tiger 3" has been better than "Gadar 2" which opened at 40.10 crores net. It should ideally score over 40+ crores with this sort of pre-sales, but unlike "Gadar 2", which was an absolute darling of the masses, "Tiger 3" might not be on the same level, at least, on the opening day due to obvious reasons. ## The film will still be looking to open in the range of 40 crores net depending on the impact of Diwali Pooja in the night shows as one could expect the movie to have solid spot-booking in the afternoon and evening shows so 40 crores net opening is very much achievable which will be an excellent start and easily the biggest collection ever on the day of this particular festival.## "Tiger 3" will turn into beast mode from Monday, given the positive talk among the audiences. If it gets favourable word of mouth, the movie could achieve the target of 60 crores net and set the tone for an excellent long first Sunday to Sunday weekend box office total.## The movie stars Salman Khan in the title role alongside Katrina Kaif as the female lead and Emraan Hashmi as the main antagonist. Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan and Hrithik Roshan as Kabir will make a cameo appearance in the film which will lead the events to the next film in the Spy Universe "War 2". ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Marvels' Scores Low Opening Day In India
946 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'The Marvels' Scores Low Opening Day In India

Mumbai, November 11 - Marvel Studios' latest superhero movie The Marvels, a sequel to the record-breaking 2019 film "Captain Marvel" opened to one of the lowest numbers in India for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title. ## Directed by Nia DaCosta, "The Marvels" opening in India is easily the lowest since the introduction of the MCU's Multiverse Saga back in 2021. The Brie Larson-led movie scored approximately 2.50 crores net in India in all versions, opening below "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" which scored approx. 3 crores net in 2021. ## Marvel Movies historically have done well at the Indian box office as six films have scored over 100 crores net collection. "The Marvels" was, however, the least hyped MCU movie in the recent past and it couldn't help itself to rise above the projection, resulting in a low opening. ## Opening Day Collection of MCU films in India since the introduction of the Multiverse Saga -## 1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 3.00 crores net## 2. Eternals - 7.34 crores## 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home - 32.67 crores## 4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 28.35 crores## 5. Thor: Love and Thunder - 18.20 crores## 6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - 12.96 crores## 7. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - 8.40 crores## 8. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 7.30 crores## 9. The Marvels - 2.50 crores approx.## "The Marvels" is the sequel to the highest-grossing female-led superhero movie "Captain Marvel" which grossed over $1.13 billion worldwide, and took the opening of approx. 13 crores net in India and went on to score approx. 84 crores net collection. The sequel is unlikely to top or even come close to the first movie. ## The movie stars stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, among others. In the film, Danvers, Rambeau, and Khan team up after they begin swapping places with each other every time they use their powers. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Marvels' On Track For The Lowest Disney-Backed MCU Opening Ever
946 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'The Marvels' On Track For The Lowest Disney-Backed MCU Opening Ever

Los Angeles, November 11 - Marvel Studios' latest tentpole The Marvels is tracking to score the lowest opening ever for a Disney-backed Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, after grossing just $6.6 million in Thursday previews. ## The $6.6 million preview gross is one of the lowest in the MCU in recent times, just one notch above "Ant-Man" (2015, $6.4 million). "The Incredible Hulk" has the lowest previews of $2 million for an MCU title in the preview era, but that’s when previews began at midnight.## According to Deadline, the "Captain Marvel" sequel is tracking to earn between $47 million and $55 million in the domestic (North America) opening weekend, which makes it the lowest opening ever for a Disney MCU title. "Ant-Man" is currently the lowest MCU title ($57.2 million) under Disney.## Depending on where the final weekend gross stands, "The Marvels" could have the lowest opening ever in the history of MCU, a record which is currently with 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" ($55.4 million). It was backed by Universal Pictures at that time before Disney owned it. ## Meanwhile, the Brie Larson-led "Captain Marvel" opened to a huge $153.4 million in North America on its way to earning a massive $1.13 billion worldwide, not adjusted for inflation, in 2019. It stands as the highest-grossing female superhero movie of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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