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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Exclusive: 'Jawan' Sold One Million Advance Tickets For The Opening Day In India
1013 days ago
Bollywood

Exclusive: 'Jawan' Sold One Million Advance Tickets For The Opening Day In India

Mumbai, September 6 - The highly-anticipated Bollywood action thriller Jawan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role is having an excellent response in the advance booking, be it in India or overseas. The advance booking is nearing 45 crores mark globally which is phenomenal to say the least.## It has become the second outright Bollywood movie to score 1 million advance tickets, after SRK's own movie "Pathaan" which sold 1.08 million tickets for the opening day. "Jawan", with still more than 20 hours left for the first show, has sold more than a million tickets and is likely to top "Pathaan" by the end of the day to become the number one Bollywood movie of all-time the highest pre-sales for the opening day.## "Jawan" is targeting the biggest opening for a Hindi movie. The movie is tracking to score over 80 crores gross in India and over 125 crores worldwide. "Pathaan" is currently the biggest Bollywood opener ever with 67 crores gross domestically and 105 crores gross worldwide.## About movie Jawan## The movie is directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. It tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances. Sensational Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music for the film that is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Jawan Advance Booking Nears 40 Crores Worldwide; Set For Biggest Bollywood Opening Ever
1013 days ago
Bollywood

Jawan Advance Booking Nears 40 Crores Worldwide; Set For Biggest Bollywood Opening Ever

Mumbai, September 5 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all set to re-write Bollywood box office history with his upcoming action thriller Jawan. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the movie is having an excellent response in the pre-sales, not just in India but in international markets as well.## The movie, slated to release on September 7, is nearing 40 crores gross advance collection globally. In India, it has crossed 25 crores gross with approximately 910K tickets sold, as of 8 PM on September 5 for the opening day. The original Hindi-language is leading the pre-sales with approximately 23.75 crores gross with 815K tickets while Tamil version has generated 88 lakh with 57.4K tickets and Telugu version has grossed 46 lakh with 35.2K tickets so far.## In three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis), "Jawan" has sold 340K tickets as of 6:15 PM on September 5. PVR and INOX have sold 280K tickets while Cinepolis has sold 60K tickets. At the time of writing this, the movie has crossed "Thugs of Hindostan's" 346K national chains tickets sold for the opening day. "Jawan" is likely to beat "Pathaan" (556K tickets) to score the highest-ever pre-sales for the opening day for a Bollywood movie.## Meanwhile, the advance booking response in the international markets for the movie is also sensational as it has so far sold tickets worth $1.56 million (13 crores), according to Pinkvilla. North America is leading the international pre-sales with $600K so far, followed by GCC with $450K, and the UK with $225K. The overall overseas advance booking of the movie is expected to be around $3 million for the opening day and around 60 crores worldwide.## "Jawan" is likely to emerge the biggest outright Bollywood opener of all-time at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. The movie is projected to score 125+ crores worldwide on the opening day, which will beat the current record holder "Pathaan" (105 crores) which is the only Bollywood movie to date to take 100+ crores opening. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Scored Good Opening Weekend In Japan
1013 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Scored Good Opening Weekend In Japan

Tokyo, September 5 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's all-time blockbuster "Pathaan" has had a good opening weekend at the Japanese box office. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the movie was released on September 1st in the country and took the biggest opening for an Indian movie in 2023.## The spy action thriller movie scored ¥14.6 million (₹83 lakh) in the opening weekend with 8873 admits. This is the biggest opening for an Indian movie this year in Japan, beating Ram Charan's "Rangasthalam" which grossed ¥10.1 million (₹60 lakh) with approximately 7200 admits.## "Pathaan's" total worldwide collection has now reached 1055 crores, including 397 crores overseas collection (updated). Pathaan is the 5th highest-grossing Indian movie at the worldwide box office while overseas, it is 4th highest-grossing India movie after "Dangal" (1535 crores), "Secret Superstar" (831 crores), and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" (489 crores).## The movie, produced by Yash Raj Films, is the part of studio's ambitious spy universe. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role with Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, and Ashutosh Rana. In the film, Pathaan (Khan), an exiled RAW agent, works with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin (Padukone) to take down Jim (Abraham), a former RAW agent, who plans to attack India with a deadly virus.## Stay tuned...

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Thalaivar 170: Superstar Rajinikanth's Next With Director TJ Gnanavel Ropes In Huge Star Cast
1013 days ago
Kollywood

Thalaivar 170: Superstar Rajinikanth's Next With Director TJ Gnanavel Ropes In Huge Star Cast

Chennai, September 5 - Superstar Rajinikanth is riding high on the mega-blockbuster success of the action drama "Jailer", directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The film grossed over 600 crores at the world box office and with this, it has emerged as one of the all-time Indian blockbusters.## Now, Rajinikanth is gearing up to commence his next which is with "Jai Bhim" director TJ Gnanavel and it will be produced by Lyca Productions. The movie will soon start shooting, and ahead of that, Lyca Productions is announcing the star cast of the movie.## Tentatively titled Thalaivar 170, the makers have officially confirmed Legendary Amitabh Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, and Fahadh Faasil in the prominent roles. Earlier, actresses Manju Warrior, Ritika Singh, and Dushara Vijayan ("Sarpatta Parambarai") were announced as the female leads. ## Rajinikanth will reportedly be playing the role of a cop while other characters' details are not revealed yet. The shoot of the movie is expected to commence soon and it will be released in 2024. Rockstar Anirudh Ravichander is on board to score the music for the movie. Meanwhile, Rajinikanth will next be teaming up with director Lokesh Kanagaraj after "Thalaivar 170". ## Stay tuned...

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Kiara Advani In Talks To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In 'Tere Ishk Mein'
1013 days ago
Bollywood

Kiara Advani In Talks To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In 'Tere Ishk Mein'

Mumbai, September 5 - National award winning actor Dhanush is reuniting with director Anand L Rai for a love story film, titled Tere Ishk Mein. The movie was in June this year with the first look teaser on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of "Raanjhanaa".## Now, according to Tamil industry tracker Amutha Bharathi, the makers are in talks with one of the leading Bollywood actresses, Kiara Advani to play the female lead role. The talks are said to be in the final stage and the actress is more or less confirmed for the role. ## "Tere Ishk Mein" is a love story reportedly set in the backdrop of air force. It will mark Dhanush and Kiara's maiden collaboration if happens. As reported recently, the shoot of the movie is expected to commence in November this year in Utter Pradesh and it will be shot in a straight three-month schedule. ## The movie is helmed by Aanand L Rai and its story, dialogues, and screenplay are penned by Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav. Himanshu has produced the movie while AR Rahman is on board to score music and Irshad Kamil for lyrics. The remaining cast of the film is yet to be disclosed.## Kiara Advani was recently seen in romantic drama "Satyaprem Ki Katha" opposite Kartik Aaryan. The movie was a box office hit and grossed over 125 crores at the worldwide box office. The actress will next be seen in Pan India movie "Game Changer", fronted by Ram Charan and directed by Shankar. The shooot of the movie is currently in progress and it will be released next year.## Dhanush, meanwhile, is gearing up for his next release, "Captain Miller". Directed by Arun Matheshwaran, the movie is set in the pre-Independence era in the 1940s. It is scheduled to release on December 15, 2023, in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

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'Jawan' Crosses 'Gadar 2' To Score Second Biggest Opening Day Advance Booking of 2023 In Hindi; Next Target 'Pathaan'
1014 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Crosses 'Gadar 2' To Score Second Biggest Opening Day Advance Booking of 2023 In Hindi; Next Target 'Pathaan'

Mumbai, September 4 - It's Shah Rukh Khan vs Shah Rukh Khan at the Bollywood box office 2023. The superstar's upcoming action thriller Jawan is continuing to score the impressive numbers in the pre-sales, and has crossed 20 crores collection in the advance booking for the opening day.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" has crossed Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar 2" to score the second biggest opening day advance booking in Hindi in 2023. As of 8 PM on September 4, "Jawan" minted 18 crores gross advance collection in Hindi language, beating G2 which scored 17.60 crores advance booking gross for the opening day.## "Jawan" is now behind only Shah Rukh Khan's own movie "Pathaan" which scored approximately 31 crores pre-sales for the opening day. Pathaan is not only has the highest pre-sales for a 2023 movie but also is the number 1 Bollywood movie of all-time.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan", with more than two days still left for the first show, will easily cross "Pathaan" opening day advance booking number to score the highest pre-sales in Hindi in 2023. The final pre-sales for the opening day is expected to be around 40 crores gross. ## About movie Jawan## The movie is directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. It tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women, and stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances. Sensational Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music for the film that is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Be His And Producer Sajid Nadiadwala's Most Expensive Film Ever
1014 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Be His And Producer Sajid Nadiadwala's Most Expensive Film Ever

Mumbai, September 4 - The fifth installment of the blockbuster comedy film franchise "Housefull" is set to be the most expensive movie in the franchise yet and one of the costliest ever in Bollywood, according to the investment plans revealed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala to Variety.## During the interview with the Hollywood website, producer Sajid Nadiadwala revealed that he is investing INR10 billion ($121 million) in U.K.-based projects featuring industry A-listers. Akshay Kumar-fronted "Housefull 5", which is gearing up to commence the filming later this year, is budgeted at $48 million (~400 crores) to be produced under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.## "Housefull 5" will be Akshay and producer Nadiadwala's most expensive movie to-date. Interestingly, the combined budget of the previous four films in the franchise approximately 235 crores and they together grossed around 800 crores worldwide. ## Apart from "Housefull 5", Sajid Nadiadwala is also currently filming sports drama "Chandu Champion", starring Kartik Aaryan ("Satyaprem Ki Katha") and directed and co-produced by Kabir Khan ("83"), and it recently wrapped a month-long shooting schedule in the U.K. ## Nadiadwala is also planning to continue his association with Saudi Arabia, where the first three instalments of the Baaghi franchise, headlined by Tiger Shroff, were filmed. "Baaghi 4", which is at script stage, will also be shot in the kingdom and will commence filming next year.## The fifth installment of the Housefull franchise will feature a massive star cast in the form of new addition as well as original characters. It will commence shooting later this year and will be released in cinemas worldwide on Diwali 2024.## Stay tuned...

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'Jawan' Advance Booking Continuing With Strong Momentum; Targets 40 Crores For The Opening Day
1014 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Advance Booking Continuing With Strong Momentum; Targets 40 Crores For The Opening Day

Mumbai, September 4 - After taking an excellent start and creating all-time first 24-hours record, the advance booking of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan is continuing with the strong momentum, hinting at a massive opening at the box office. ## "Jawan" has been one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies, and when advances opened on September 1st, it got sensational response. At the end of the first day of pre-sales opening, "Jawan" sold over 200K tickets for the opening day which is an all-time record for a Bollywood movie in the first 24-hours.## As compared to the first day, the pace of the advance booking has slowed down a bit but that is because of the initial fan rush and now, neutrals are coming on board which is keeping the momentum going. As of 10 AM on September 4, "Jawan" has sold over 600K tickets (excluding block seats) worth approximately 17.50 crores gross for the opening day.## In the three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis), the movie has sold around 250K tickets. With still more than two and a half day left for the first show to begin, "Jawan" advance booking is on track to reach around 40 crores gross which will be an all-time record for a Bollywood movie.## The movie is chasing history at the Bollywood box office. The current advance booking trend indicates that it is heading for an all-time record opening for an outright Bollywood movie, not just in India but also at the worldwide box office. "Pathaan" currently holds the biggest opening record in India and worldwide with 68 crores and 105 crores gross, respectively.## About movie Jawan ## The movie is directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. It tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances. Sensational Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music for the film that is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages. ## Stay tuned...

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'Oppenheimer' Becomes Highest-Grossing Non-Superhero Movie Of Christopher Nolan At The Worldwide Box Office
1015 days ago
Hollywood

'Oppenheimer' Becomes Highest-Grossing Non-Superhero Movie Of Christopher Nolan At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, September 3 - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's R-Rated atom bomb movie Oppenheimer has crossed another major box office milestone at the worldwide box office with $850 million, becoming the third highest-grossing movie for Nolan. ## Starring Cillian Murphy in the title role, the movie has generated $311 million (2570) in North America and $542.7 million (4490 crores) internationally through 7th weekend. With $853.70 million (7060 crores), "Oppenheimer" is now the highest-grossing non-Batman movie of Nolan, after surpassing "Inception" ($837M). ## Nolan's "The Dark Knight" ($1 billion) and "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1.08 billion) are currently his top two highest-grossing movies worldwide. "Oppenehier" is eyeing $950 million with an outside chance of hitting $1 billion in its lifetime run, which is nothing short of a remarkable achievement. ## "Oppenehimer" is also Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing movie of all time in 59 overseas markets, including India, Germany, France, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia. In India, the movie has grossed excellent $18.9 million (156 crores) to-date, which is the highest for a Hollywood movie this year.## It also stands as the third-highest grossing film worldwide of the year behind "Barbie" ($1.38 billion) and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($1.36 billion), after managing to surpass Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" ($845 million).## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Crossed 100 Crores Worldwide
1015 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Crossed 100 Crores Worldwide

Mumbai, September 3 - Director Raaj Shaandilyaa's social comedy drama film Dream Girl 2 has crossed the 100 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the 11th Bollywood movie of the year to reach the milestone.## The movie, starring Ayushmann Khurrana in the title role, crossed the century box office mark on its second Saturday. In India, it has grossed 92 crores while overseas collection is approximately 12 crores for total 104 crores worldwide in 9 days.## "Dream Girl 2" is the fifth movie of Ayushmann Khurrana to enter 100 crores worldwide gross club, and first since "Bala" (2019). For Ananya Pandey, who plays the female lead role, "Dream Girl 2" is her second film after "Pati Patni Aur Woh" (2019) to hit this box office mark.## Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, the movie is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 film "Dream Girl". It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh and Seema Pahwa.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes The Third Film To Enter 500 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Fastest To Do So
1015 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes The Third Film To Enter 500 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Fastest To Do So

Mumbai, September 3 - Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is continuing to rewrite box office history as it officially becomes the 3rd film ever to hit 500 crores net collection in Hindi or in a single language in India. ## Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" entered the 500 crores net club on its 4th Sunday. The movie collected 7.8 crores net on its 24th day which took its total net collection to 501.17 crores. It joins SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" (2017) and Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Pathaan" in the rare prestigious club.## The mega blockbuster sequel achieved this historic milestone on its 24th day, making it the fastest among all three movies to hit the landmark. Previously, "Pathaan" was the fastest to enter 500 crores club with 28 days while "Baahubali 2" took 34 days for the same.## "Gadar 2" has also crossed 650 crores with today's collection at the worldwide box office, becoming the 10th highest-grossing Indian movie of all-time. It has beaten "Baahubali - The Beginning" which had scored 650 crores worldwide in 2015. G2 reached 590 crores gross in India and 65 crores overseas for 655 crores total cume through 4th Sunday. It is currently the second highest-grossing Indian movie of the year, behind "Pathaan" (1050+ crores).## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, G2 is a sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001). It stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprised their roles from the previous film while Manish Wadhwa, Simrat Kaur (Bollywood debut) and Gaurav Chopra are the new addition. In the film, Tara Singh returns to Pakistan in order to rescue his imprisoned son during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.## Stay tuned...

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Movie Shatters Pre-Sales Records
1016 days ago
Hollywood

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Movie Shatters Pre-Sales Records

Los Angeles, September 2 - America's pop singing sensation Taylor Swift's Eras tour movie is shattering pre-sales records in North America. The upcoming Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour concert film set a single-day sales record for AMC in just three hours after the ticket presale went live on Thursday.## The movie raked in a total of $26 million in one day in the AMC theater chain, beating the previous single-day sales record held by "Spider-Man: No Way Home" at $16.9 million. According to Deadline, AMC-distributed concert film clocked $37M+ from the three big theater circuits — AMC, Regal and Cinemark in its first 24 hours of presales, which is higher than the Day 1 presales of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at $20M.## According to ticketing website Fandango, the 3-hour long movie is the company's best first-day ticket seller of 2023 and also ranks in the Top 10 of all first-day ticket sellers in the its 23-year history, alongside box office giants like "Avengers: Endgame" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".## "Not only is Taylor Swift's concert film the best first-day ticket seller of the year on Fandango, but the concert film is performing like the superhero she is and ranking among the best first-day ticket sellers of all time from franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, DC Comics and more", Jerramy Hainline, Fandango's senior vice president, said in a statement (according to The Verge).## Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour hits theaters on October 13th, 2023.## NEWS: Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift's #TheErasTourMovie is Fandango's Best First-Day Ticket Seller of 2023!! The film now also ranks in the Top 10 of all first-day ticket sellers in the company's 23-year history! Get tix now https://t.co/6HhUScPWix pic.twitter.com/kq48TH56tL— Fandango (@Fandango) September 1, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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