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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Mega Blockbuster 'Jawan' Tops Record-Breaking 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1007 days ago
Bollywood

Mega Blockbuster 'Jawan' Tops Record-Breaking 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, September 11 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan has had a historic 4-day extended opening weekend at the worldwide box office. The movie shattered records everywhere and emerged as a new box office king.## The movie starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role has become the fastest Bollywood movie ever to top 500 crores at the global box office. After the record 130 crores opening, "Jawan" stayed over 100 crores each day throughout the first week, becoming the joint first Indian movie to score 4 consecutive 100+ crores day globally.## "Jawan" grossed approximately 521 crores worldwide over its 4-day weekend which is the fastest for a Bollywood movie ever. Shah Rukh Khan's own movie, "Pathaan" took 5 days to top 500 crores worldwide gross. The latest blockbuster, however, fell short to top "Pathaan's" 5-day opening weekend collection of 542 crores. ## Directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" was the second highest-grossing movie globally during the weekend of 7-10 September with $62.70 million (521 crores), behind the Hollywood horror thriller "The Nun 2" which grossed an estimated $85.3 million (710 crores) worldwide.## At the domestic box office, "Jawan" minted approximately 343 crores gross and an estimated 177 crores overseas. It has beaten "Pathaan's" record of 335.50 crores to score the biggest domestic opening weekend ever for a Bollywood movie.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Jawan First Sunday/4th Day Early Estimates; All-Time Biggest Day For Bollywood
1008 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan First Sunday/4th Day Early Estimates; All-Time Biggest Day For Bollywood

Mumbai, September 10 - Shah Rukh Khan is re-writing box office history books with his latest blockbuster Jawan which is scoring unheard numbers. After scoring the biggest single-day collection in Hindi on its 3rd day, the following day takes two steps ahead to unlock a new box office territory for Bollywood. ## "Jawan" has become the first movie ever to clock 70 crores net (unofficial) in a single day in Hindi. The estimates suggest 71+ crores net on its first Sunday/4th day and the collection might go towards 73 crores net depending on the hold in smaller centres. ## The 4-day extended opening weekend of the movie is around 252 crores in Hindi which actually exceeded expectations with the kind of response it is getting, something which was never seen before in Indian cinema. This is also the highest first 4 days collection ever for a Hindi movie, ahead of SRK's own movie "Pathaan".## Additionally, "Jawan" scored an estimated 8-9 crores in Tamil and Telugu languages today, for an estimated 81 crores net first Sunday/4th day all-time collection day which is the biggest ever for a Bollywood movie. The movie scored around 34 crores net over the 4-day weekend in two dubbed versions, pushing all-time weekends to over 286 crores net, beating "Pathaan'" 5-day opening weekend collection of 280.75 crores net to become the biggest opening weekend scorer for Bollywood.## Jawan will breach 300 crores net mark by tomorrow (first Monday) and will become only the third Bollywood movie of the year to do so. The lifetime collection of the film is hard to predict but it is most likely to become the next film to enter 500 crores net club.## Stay tuned...

Jawan Becomes The First Film To Unlock 70 Crores Net Single Day Box Office Club In Hindi; Films To Clock First 10 Crores To 60 Crores Net In Hindi
1008 days ago
Bollywood

Jawan Becomes The First Film To Unlock 70 Crores Net Single Day Box Office Club In Hindi; Films To Clock First 10 Crores To 60 Crores Net In Hindi

Mumbai, September 10 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan unlocks a new box office territory in the Hindi language. The actor's latest blockbuster Jawan has become the first film ever to hit 70 crores net mark in a single day in Hindi.## The 70 Crores net single-day box office club looked like a daydream until Shah Rukh Khan's last blockbuster "Pathaan" threatened to breach this mark but fell an inch short. Nonetheless, "Jawan" went a step ahead and touched this rare figure on the 4th day of its run as a collection likely to be over 70 crores net by a good margin today. ## This is not the first time that a Shah Rukh Khan film hit the untouched box office territory. The actor has done this on three occasions when his films unlocked 40 crores, and 60 crores club. Interestingly, the films from 10 crores club to 70 crores club have been headlined by the Khan trio of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan. ## Have a look at the first films to touch the box office mark of 10 to 70 crores net in Hindi in a single day - ## 10 crores club - Ghajini (2018)## 20 crores club - Bodiguard (2011)## 30 crores club - Ek Tha Tiger (2012)## 40 crores club - Happy New Year (2014)## 50 crores club - Thugs of Hindostan (2018)## 60 crores club - Pathaan (2023)## 70 crores club - Jawan (2023)## Stay tuned...

'Jawan' Shatters Record To Score Biggest Single Day Collection of All-Time In Hindi
1008 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Shatters Record To Score Biggest Single Day Collection of All-Time In Hindi

Mumbai, September 10 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan exceeded expectations on its third day to record the biggest single-day collection ever in the Hindi language. The movie literally broke the hell to score an explosive 68.72 crore net collection. ## The previous biggest single-day collection also belonged to SRK when his all-time blockbuster "Pathaan" scored 68 crores net on its second day, on Republic Day 2024. That's not all, the top 4 biggest single days of all time in Hindi belong to King Khan and they all have come in 2023 with Pathaan and Jawan. ## Have a look at the top 5 biggest single-day net collections in Hindi - ## 1. Jawan - 68.72 Cr (3rd day)## 2. Pathaan - 68.00 Cr (2nd day)## 3. Jawan - 65.50 Cr (1st day)## 4. Pathaan - 58.50 Cr (5th day)## 5. Gadar 2 - 55.40 Cr (1st day)## The mentioned list will be changed after today's collection of Jawan and it will most likely become the first film to breach the 70 crores net mark in Hindi. As of now, the movie is tracing at least 70-72 crores net collection on its 4th day/first Sunday.## Meanwhile, Jawan has also broken its own record of the biggest single-day collection for a Bollywood movie in all versions. On its first day, it scored 75 crores in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, and this record was broken after the movie scored 77.83 crores net on its 3rd day. Today, the movie will again score the biggest day and the trend indicates 80+ crores net day in all versions.## Have a look at the top 5 biggest single-day net collections for a Bollywood movie -## 1. Jawan - 77.83 Cr (3rd day)## 2. Jawan - 75.00 (1st day)## 3. Pathaan - 70.50 Cr (2nd day)## 4. Pathaan - 60.75 Cr (5th day)## 5. Pathaan - 57.00 Cr (1st day)## Stay tuned...

'Jawan' Becomes Director Atlee's Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Records Biggest Single Day For A Bollywood Movie In The Regular Overseas Market
1008 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Becomes Director Atlee's Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Records Biggest Single Day For A Bollywood Movie In The Regular Overseas Market

Mumbai, September 10 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest blockbuster Jawan is breaking records with each passing day. In just three days, the action thriller has crossed the 300 mark and is nearing 400 crores at the worldwide box office.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" has scored approximately 384 crores worldwide in three days, and with this, it has become the director's highest-grossing movie of all time. It has surpassed Thalapathy Vijay's "Bigil" lifetime worldwide collection of around 300 crores to become Atlee's biggest grosser ever.## Interestingly, "Jawan" is the maiden Bollywood venture for the Tamil filmmaker and also his first movie with the superstar Shah Rukh Khan. It is also actress Nayanthara, who has played the female lead role, the highest-grossing movie worldwide. ## Meanwhile, "Jawan" has had the biggest single-day collection at the overseas box office (without China) for a Bollywood movie ever. On its third day, "Jawan" grossed an estimated $7 million (58 crores), beating the previous single-day record of 53 crores scored by Shah Rukh Khan's own movie "Pathaan" on its 4th day.## Note: Dangal has done 113.81 Cr [$17.7M] on 16th Day in China (the irregular market). Highest for an Indian movie. ## "Jawan" will become only the second Bollywood movie ever to score 500 crores worldwide on the opening day. It is tracking to earn around 510-530 crores over a 4-day extended weekend. "Pathaan" had generated 542 crores over a 5-day opening weekend in January this year.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Jawan Third Day Early Estimates; Another Excellent Day
1009 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Third Day Early Estimates; Another Excellent Day

Mumbai, September 9 - Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan has an explosive first Saturday at the domestic box office with collection nearing the first day total. The movie witnessing a jump of around 40% which is phenomenal as second-day numbers were itself huge.## According to the early estimates, Jawan is eyeing 66 crores net collection in Hindi on its third day. The final collection might vary a little bit here and there depending on the hold in smaller centres. The collection today is more or less similar to the first-day numbers which is insane trending, to say the least.## Apart from Hindi, Jawan has scored an estimated 8-9 crores net collection in Tamil and Telugu versions today, for an all-time 74-75 crores net first Saturday, which is again almost identical to the first-day collection. Be it national multiplexes or single screens, Jawan is going berserk at the box office. ## The movie has witnessed a jump today in the three national chains (PVR, INOX, Cinepolis) over the first day while single screens collections are more or less similar which is excellent as the film's first day was a partial holiday due to Janmashtami. ## Jawan has set itself up for another explosive day on Sunday on which the Hindi collection might touch 70 crores for the first in the history of Indian cinema. The 4-day extended weekend is looking to be in the range of 243-248 crores in Hindi and around 275-280 crores in all versions.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Punjabi Historical Drama 'Mastaney' and Gujarati Movie '3 Ekka' Emerge Huge Blockbusters
1009 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Punjabi Historical Drama 'Mastaney' and Gujarati Movie '3 Ekka' Emerge Huge Blockbusters

New Delhi, September 9 - It has been excellent last few weeks for the regional Indian movies at the box office. While the main stream cinema is reaching new heights, the success of the regional movies has been heartening, and two of the hugely successful movies emerged in the last few weeks Punjabi and Gujarati cinema.## Mastaney - The Punjabi-language historical action drama film has had fantastic run so far, especially at the overseas box office. It has become the second highest-grossing Punjabi movie of all-time, behind only recently released all-time blockbuster "Carry on Jatta 3" which grossed over 100 crores worldwide.## Mastaney, directed by Sharan Art, has grossed approximately 69 crores worldwide in 15 days so far. In India, the movie has minted approximately 28 crores while overseas collection is 41 crores. Domestically, it has 5th highest-grossing Punjabi movie of all-time. The movie was on course to score another 5-7 crores more but got hit badly after the release of Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan".## 3 Ekka - Starring prominent Gujarati actors, Malhar Thakar, and Yash Soni, the comedy drama film has truly been on sensational run so far. Since its debut on August 25, the movie has performed consistently well in the first two weeks.## Thanks to its brilliant run so far, "3 Ekka" has become the second highest-grossing Gujarati movie of all-time. In the two week, the movie scored approximately 22.20 crores net (26.25 crores gross) collection to emerge one of the biggest blockbusters of Gujarati cinema. It is now only behind "Chaal Jeevi Laiye!" which grossed over 50 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar-Led 'Welcome 3' Aka 'Welcome To The Jungle' Gets Massive Star Cast On Board
1009 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar-Led 'Welcome 3' Aka 'Welcome To The Jungle' Gets Massive Star Cast On Board

Mumbai, September 9 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has been confirmed to headline the third installment of the comedy franchise, Welcome. The makers of the movie, titled Welcome To The Jungle aka Welcome 3 have got a massive ensemble of at least 24 actors on board.## Directed by Ahmed Khan, the movie will feature Akshay Kumar in the main role, returning to the franchise after missing out on the second installment. Paresh Rawal also returns to reprise his role from the first two movies along with Rajpal Yadav. ## "Welcome 3", apart from the returning actors, will feature most of the new cast, including Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani, Johnny Lever, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Rahul Dev, Mukesh Tiwari, Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Zakir Hussain, Yashpal Sharma, and Vrihi Kodvara.## Produced by Firoz Nadiadwala in association with Jio Studios, the third installment features one of the biggest star cast in Indian cinema. The makers officially announced the movie and its entire star cast with a hilarious promo which has raised the expectations.## The shoot of the movie will commence later this year and it has been confirmed to release on December 20, 2024, in theaters worldwide.## ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Gadar 2 Surpasses Baahubali 2 To Become Second Highest Hindi Net Scorer of All-Time
1009 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Surpasses Baahubali 2 To Become Second Highest Hindi Net Scorer of All-Time

Mumbai, September 9 - Sunny Deol-fronted Gadar 2: The Katha Continues takes one step closer to Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" as far as the Indian box office is concerned.## The period action drama film, directed by Anil Sharma, has crossed SS Rajamouli's mega blockbuster "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" to become the second highest Hindi net collection scorer of all-time. BB2 had scored 510.99 crores net in Hindi, which is still the highest collection ever in the dubbed version in India. ## At the time of writing this piece, Gadar 2 has topped BB2 Hindi collection, and is now left behind only Pathaan which scored a little over 524 crores net in Hindi earlier this year. The Sunny Deol-starrer movie has slowed down after the release of Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", but it is still in the race to cross Pathaan. ## Gadar 2 was made in the budget of around 70 crores, and as things stand today, it is one of the most profitable Indian movies of all-time. It is also the lowest budgeted movie among the all three films topping 500 crores net in Hindi, however, Baahubali 2 being a dubbed version will always remain a colossal achievement in the history of not only Hindi but also in the Indian cinema.## As far as the worldwide collection is concerned, Gadar 2 is nearing 670 crores gross, including 65+ crores from overseas collection. ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's Blockbuster 'Jawan' Eyes 500 Crores Extended Opening Weekend At The Worldwide Box Office
1009 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Blockbuster 'Jawan' Eyes 500 Crores Extended Opening Weekend At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, September 9 - It's raining blockbusters at the Indian box office, and the latest to join the list is superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan which has simply taken things to the next level. Directed by Atlee Kumar, Jawan is course to emerge one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. ## The movie had a historic opening of 129.60 crores worldwide, which is the highest ever opening for a Bollywood movie of all-time, despite being a mid-week release (Thursday). On its second day, which was a proper working day everywhere, Jawan held extremely well and scored another around 110 crores worldwide, taking total collection to around 240 crores in two days.## The first two days of Jawan has already hinted what is ahead of it, especially with the kind of critics reviews and audience word of mouth it is carrying. The first Saturday and Sunday will prove to be the biggest days of its run, and it is very likely to top 500 crores worldwide gross in the extended 4-days weekend and will become (most likely) the second back-to-back 500 crores weekend opener for Shah Rukh Khan. ## The King Khan's last movie, spy action thriller Pathaan was a Wednesday day release during the Republic Day weekend this year. During its 5-day extended weekend, the movie grossed over 540 crores worldwide which is currently the biggest opening weekend for an Indian movie this year. It is likely to remain on the top spot as of now as Jawan is unlikely to cross this number in its 4-day weekend.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Jawan Second Day Early Estimates; Fantastic Hold
1010 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Second Day Early Estimates; Fantastic Hold

Mumbai, September 8 - After the record-breaking opening day, Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan put up a fantastic hold on its second day which was actually a working day. The first day was a partial holiday due to Krishna Janmashtami which pushed the collection to some extra crores. ## The movie scored a drop on the morning shows on the second day/first Friday but picked up excellently in the evening and night shows as it is looking at, at least 47 crores net collection in Hindi depending on the size of drop in the smaller centers.## Jawan also hold well in Tamil and Telugu versions as estimates suggest 5-6 crores net for all-India 53+ crores net second day. The overall drop today is around 25-30% from the opening day which is a fantastic hold. The total collection of the movie reached around 128 crores net, including at least 112.50 crores in Hindi in two days.## The advance booking for Saturday/third day is huge and the third day collection could be around 65 crores net again in all versions before Sunday pushes collection further. The 4-day extended weekend of the movie is eyeing 250-275 crores net, including around 230 crores net in Hindi alone.## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Major Box Office Records
1010 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Major Box Office Records

Mumbai, September 8 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan has had a historic start at the domestic as well as overseas box office. The movie exceeded expectations in India and recorded the biggest Bollywood opening ever. ## Directed by Atlee Kumar, Jawan features Shah Rukh Khan in the double role alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, Eijaz Khan, Aaliyah Qureishi, Lehar Khan, Girija Oak, and Sanjeeta Bhattacharya while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play cameo roles.## The movie tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. Upon its release on September 7, Jawan received very good reviews from critics while audience word of mouth is equally good which resulted in the massive opening day numbers everywhere.## Have a look at some of the major box office records created by Jawan - ## 1. Jawan, with 65 crores net in Hindi, scored the biggest opening ever for Bollywood, beating Pathaan's 55 crores net start.## 2. Jawan is the first Bollywood movie to score 60 crores net or more on the opening day. Previous best is Pathaan with 57 crores net on the opening day.## 3. Jawan scored the biggest single day collection for a Bollywood movie of all-time. With 74.5 crores net in all languages, it surpassed Pathaan's 3rd day collection of 70.50 crores net in all versions. ## 4. Jawan scored the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood movie at the worldwide box office with 129.60 crores gross, beating Pathaan's 105 crores gross debut.## 5. Jawan scored the biggest opening for an Indian movie of 2023, again beating Pathaan for the same.## 6. Jawan scored an all-time record opening in AP-TG, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala for a Bollywood movie.## 7. Jawan scored the biggest opening in the dubbed Tamil and Telugu languages for a Bollywood movie.## Stay tuned...