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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Avatar: The Way of Water Box Office Collection | North America | Worldwide | All Countries
1335 days ago
Box Office

Avatar: The Way of Water Box Office Collection | North America | Worldwide | All Countries

Here is the English movie Avatar: The Way of Water box office collection in North America and worldwide which is a sci-fi adventure film. This film is directed by James Cameron and produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau and distributed by Walt Disney Studio. ## Avatar: The Way of Water stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Kate Winslet in key roles. ## Avatar: The Way of Water Box Office Collection Country Wise CountryGross Collection USA $670.60 M China $246.80 M France $151.60 M Germany $142.70 M South Korea $107.90 M UK $92.80 M Australia $63.20 M India $59.00 M Mexico $55.80 M Spain $53.30 M Italy $47.20 M Brazil $43.20 M Rest Of The World $697.50 M Total $2.28 B ** (March 5, 2023) ## ** All are approx collection. Data will be added from time to time. ## Avatar: The Way of Water Day Wise Box Office Collection | North America DayWorldwideDate Day 0 [Previews] $17.00 M 15 Dec. 2022 Day 1 [1st Friday] $36.00 M 16 Dec. 2022 Day 2 [1st Saturday] $44.40 M 17 Dec. 2022 Day 3 [1st Sunday] $36.50 M 18 Dec. 2022 Day 4 [1st Monday] $16.30 M 19 Dec. 2022 Day 5 [1st Tuesday] $18.40 M 20 Dec. 2022 Day 6 [1st Wednesday] $14.30 M 21 Dec. 2022 Day 7 [1st Thursday] $14.70 M 22 Dec. 2022 Week 1 Collection $197.60 M Day 8 [2nd Friday] $19.30 M 23 Dec. 2022 Day 9 [2nd Saturday] $14.90 M 24 Dec. 2022 Day 10 [2nd Sunday] $29.20 M 25 Dec. 2022 Day 11 [2nd Monday] $32.30 M 26 Dec. 2022 Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] $24.10 M 27 Dec. 2022 Day 13 [2nd Wednesday] $20.60 M 28 Dec. 2022 Day 14 [2nd Thursday] $20.10 M 29 Dec. 2022 Week 2 Collection $160.50 M Day 15 [3rd Friday] $24.80 M 30 Dec. 2022 Day 16 [3rd Saturday] $18.00 M 31 Dec. 2022 Day 17 [3rd Sunday] $24.50 M 1 Jan. 2023 Day 18 [3rd Monday] $21.60 M 2 Jan. 2023 Day 19 [3rd Tuesday] $10.40 M 3 Jan. 2023 Day 20 [3rd Wednesday] $7.50 M 4 Jan. 2023 Day 21 [3rd Thursday] $6.80 M 5 Jan. 2023 Week 3 Collection $113.60 M Day 22 [4th Friday] $11.40 M 6 Jan. 2023 Day 23 [4th Saturday] $20.70 M 7 Jan. 2023 Day 24 [4th Sunday] $13.70 M 8 Jan. 2023 Day 25 [4th Monday] $3.40 M 9 Jan. 2023 Day 26 [4th Tuesday] $4.60 M 10 Jan. 2023 Day 27 [4th Wednesday] $3.40 M 11 Jan. 2023 Day 28 [4th Thursday] $3.00 M 12 Jan. 2023 Week 4 Collection $60.20 M Day 29 [5th Friday] $7.00 M 13 Jan. 2023 Day 30 [5th Saturday] $13.80 M 14 Jan. 2023 Day 31 [5th Sunday] $11.60 M 15 Jan. 2023 Day 32 [5th Monday] $7.30 M 16 Jan. 2023 Day 33 [5th Tuesday] $2.80 M 17 Jan. 2023 Day 34 [5th Wednesday] $1.90 M 18 Jan. 2023 Day 35 [5th Thursday] $1.90 M 19 Jan. 2023 Week 5 Collection $46.30 M Day 36 [6th Friday] $4.70 M 20 Jan. 2023 Day 37 [6th Saturday] $9.40 M 21 Jan. 2023 Day 38 [6th Sunday] $6.00 M 22 Jan. 2023 Day 39 [6th Monday] $1.70 M 23 Jan. 2023 Day 40 [6th Tuesday] $2.00 M 24 Jan. 2023 Day 41 [6th Wednesday] $1.40 M 25 Jan. 2023 Day 42 [6th Thursday] $1.50 M 26 Jan. 2023 Week 6 Collection $26.70 M Day 43 [7th Friday] $3.60 M 27 Jan. 2023 Day 44 [7th Saturday] $7.90 M 28 Jan. 2023 Day 45 [7th Sunday] $4.40 M 29 Jan. 2023 Day 46 [7th Monday] $1.20 M 30 Jan. 2023 Day 47 [7th Tuesday] $1.50 M 31 Jan. 2023 Day 48 [7th Wednesday] $1.10 M 1 Feb. 2023 Day 49 [7th Thursday] $1.00 M 2 Feb. 2023 Week 7 Collection $20.70 M Day 50 [8th Friday] $2.40 M 3 Feb. 2023 Day 51 [8th Saturday] $5.40 M 4 Feb. 2023 Day 52 [8th Sunday] $3.55 M 5 Feb. 2023 Day 53 [8th Monday] $0.71 M 6 Feb. 2023 Day 54 [8th Tuesday] $0.96 M 7 Feb. 2023 Day 55 [8th Wednesday] $0.71 M 8 Feb. 2023 Day 56 [8th Thursday] $0.68 M 9 Feb. 2023 Week 8 Collection $14.41 M Week 9 Collection $10.90 M ## Worldwide Collection $2.28 B (₹ 18630 Cr) ## Overseas Collection $1.61 B (₹ 13155 Cr) ## Domestic Collection (USA) $670.60 M (₹ 5480 Cr) ## Release Date In USA and India: December 16, 2022 ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us

Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $550 Million Opening Worldwide
1335 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $550 Million Opening Worldwide

Los Angeles, December 14 - The box office projection for James Cameron's mega movie Avatar: The Way of Water is getting better and better with each passing day. The movie was anyway projected to take a huge opening but after highly positive critics' reviews, the projection has increased significantly. ## The sequel to Cameron's all-time biggest grosser "Avatar" (2009), "Avatar 2" has been projected to take the opening of approx. $175 million - $200 million at the domestic (North America) box office opening weekend, which is nearly 3X of the first movie's debut.## The movie was recently confirmed to release in China on December 16, and this has raised its overseas box office projection massively. As per the Hollywood trade analysts, "Avatar 2" is tracking one of the biggest openings in China wherein some have projected a $200 million debut for the movie. ## The Disney tentpole is currently tracking a $350 million - $400 million overseas opening weekend start, for a global start of $550 million. The movie is a sure shot $1 billion grosser, even $2 billion seems to be a cakewalk, which is the minimum need for the movie to break even and turn a profit.## "Avatar: The Way of Water" is scheduled to release on December 16 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages in multiple formats.## Stay tuned...

RC17: Ram Charan To Team Up With Sita Ramam Director Hanu Raghavapudi?
1335 days ago
Tollywood

RC17: Ram Charan To Team Up With Sita Ramam Director Hanu Raghavapudi?

Hyderabad, December 14 - Tollywood superstar Ram Charan scored the biggest blockbuster of his career in the form of SS Rajamouli's "RRR", which also starred superstar Jr. NTR in the lead role. Since the release of "RRR", Ram Charan has been picking films that appeal at the Pan India level. ## Ram Charan is currently working on director Shankar's political action thriller film, tentatively titled RC15. The shoot of the movie is underway at a rapid pace. Apart from RC15, the superstar recently confirmed his maiden collaboration with "Uppena" director Buchi Babu Sana for his 16th film. ## Now, according to the latest reports, the "Rangasthalam" actor has also confirmed his next after Buchi Babu's movie. According to Peepingmoon.com, Charan would be teaming up with director Hanu Raghavapudi, who recently scored a blockbuster in the form of "Sita Ramam". ## It is said that Charan and Raghavapudi have had multiple meetings in the past few weeks, and they have agreed to collaborate on a fictional period drama. The yet-untitled film is touted to be a romantic entertainer with a dash of action and will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers. ## The report further said that "RC17" will be a two-hero film and will feature a big Tamil movie star alongside Ram Charan. The director wants to take the movie on floors early next year. The movie will be mounted on a huge scale and budget. ## Stay tuned...

Luv Ranjan's Rom-Com With Ranbir Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor Titled 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar'
1335 days ago
Bollywood

Luv Ranjan's Rom-Com With Ranbir Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor Titled 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar'

Mumbai, December 14 - The most-awaited romantic-comedy film featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the leading roles has finally gotten its title. The long-in-development Luv Ranjan's directorial has been titled Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar. ## The makers have been teasing the title of the movie since yesterday and have been asking the fans to crack the title with the first letter of each word which is TJMM. and it was finally announced today with a short glimpse that features the title song. ## RANBIR KAPOOR - SHRADDHA KAPOOR: ‘TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR’ IS THE TITLE… And the title is #TuJhoothiMainMakkaar… Teams #RanbirKapoor and #ShraddhaKapoor for the first time in this#LuvRanjan directorial… 8 March 2023 #Holi release. #TJMM pic.twitter.com/KIriLkjyHj— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 14, 2022 ## TJMM is produced by Luv Films' Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg and presented by T- Series' Gulshan Kumar and Bhushan Kumar. It is scheduled to release in theaters on March 8, 2023, on the occasion of Holi.## Stay tuned...

'Wednesday' Becomes Third Most-Watched Web Series On Netflix
1335 days ago
Digital Media

'Wednesday' Becomes Third Most-Watched Web Series On Netflix

Los Angeles, December 14 - Netflix has another breakout hit in the form of coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror series Wednesday, which has become the 3rd most-watched series ever on Netflix. ## Released on November 23, the series has crossed 1 billion viewing hours, only 3rd Netflix show to do so, in just 19 days, and with 1.02 billion streaming hours, it is currently the 3rd most series on the streamer (English and Non-English), according to the company's watch-time stats released Tuesday.## Korean global hit "Squid Game" Season 1 is currently the number 1 show on Netflix with 1.65 billion viewing hours, followed by "Stranger Things 4" (English) with 1.35 billion watch hours. "Wednesday", which is based upon the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family, still has more than a week to keep accruing watch hours toward its ranking. ## Netflix ranks the popularity of its shows by the total number of hours they're watched within their first 28 days of release, and Wednesday's latest stats count viewing from its Nov. 23 release through Sunday (Dec. 11). ## Stay tuned...

IMDb Releases The List Of Top Ten Most Popular Indian Movies of 2022
1335 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Releases The List Of Top Ten Most Popular Indian Movies of 2022

Los Angeles, December 14 - The year 2022 has seen some of the great films that have done wonders at the box office and managed to win over audiences. SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR has been one f the films, which not only did extremely well in India but has equally been successful internationally and continues to remain the favorite of movie lovers even after 8 months of its release. ## There have been movies across the Indian film industries which did really well. IMDb, an online database of information related to films and others, has released a list of the top 10 most popular Indian movies of 2022, and in this list, "RRR" is the most popular Indian film of the year. ## Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files, which shocked the nations by showcasing the brutal dark chapter of Indian history, has been ranked as the second most popular film of the year, followed by the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022, KGF: Chapter 2 at number. Prashanth Neel's directorial grossed over 1200 crores at the global box office and is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Kamal Haasan's biggest blockbuster, Vikram has been ranked as the 4th most popular film of the year while Rishab Shetty's magical blockbuster Kantara is at number 5. Both "Vikram" and "Kantara" grossed over 400 crores each at the worldwide box office.## Check out the full list of the most popular Indian movies of 2022 - IMDb## The list of the most popular movies has been determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This exclusive and definitive data is derived from IMDb movie rankings, which are updated weekly throughout the year.## Of all the movies released theatrically or digitally in India between January 1 and November 7, 2022, and have an average IMDb user rating of 7 or higher with at least 25,000 votes, these 10 titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users.## Stay tuned...

'Avatar: The Way of Water' Pre-Sales Gains Momentum Ahead of The Big Release In India
1336 days ago
Hollywood

'Avatar: The Way of Water' Pre-Sales Gains Momentum Ahead of The Big Release In India

Mumbai, December 13 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is all set to explode at the Indian box office on December 16. The science-fiction epic has been one of the most-anticipated Hollywood films of the year and it can clearly be seen in the pre-sales booking. ## The advance booking of "Avatar 2" was opened a month before the release date and it was going at a steady pace, however, over the last 24 hours, the booking has picked up and has gained upward momentum. The movie has sold over 3.5 lakh tickets in all versions for the opening day (Dec. 16), and nearly 30% of tickets have been booked in the last 24 hours. ## The movie will be released in multiple languages, but it is the original English version which is having a maximum number of tickets booked. The 3D, 2D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX 3D of English version has sold approx. 1.9 lakh tickets worth approx. 7.50 crores gross so far for the opening day.## The Hindi 3D version has been able to sell approx. 44K tickets worth approx. 1.40 crores gross. The overall advance booking collection of "Avatar 2" for the opening day is approx. 11 crores gross (till December 13 afternoon). The final pre-sales numbers of "Avatar 2" could be around 20 crores gross with over 5 lakh tickets sold. ## Directed by James Cameron, the movie is the sequel to the 2009 film "Avatar", which is currently the highest-grossing film of all time. It stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald reprising their roles from the original film, and also includes new cast members Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Brendan Cowell. ## Stay tuned...

Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms Future Films In His Cinematic Universe (LCU)
1336 days ago
Hollywood

Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms Future Films In His Cinematic Universe (LCU)

Chennai, December 13 - Tamil director Lokesh Kanagaraj has made his mark in his little career so far and is finding himself standing with some of the most successful directors in the country. The last three films of Kanagaraj became huge hits at the box office and put him in the elite league. ## Lokesh is one of the directors in India who is creating his own cinematic universe. It was his "Kaithi" (2019), starring Karthi, which kickstarted LCU and the second film is Kamal Haasan's "Vikram", which was released in June this year. Before "Vikram", Lokesh directed Thalapathy Vijay in "Master" which was a standalone film. ## Going forward, Lokesh will only focus on the films that will feature in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe. The star filmmaker is currently busy with the pre-production work of Thalapathy Vijay's next. It will be the third film in the LCU. It will start filming after the release of Thalapathy's "Varisu". ## During the recent pep-talk at Director's Roundtable 2022 with noted film critic Anupama Chopra, Lokesh Kanagaraj shared his plans in the LCU. The director confirmed that after "Thalapathy 67", he will start Karthi's "Kaithi 2" and once he is done with this, he will focus on Kamal Haasan's "Vikram 2". ## In "Vikram", Tamil star Suriya played a theater-shaking cameo as Rolex. The cameo of Suriya as Rolex hinted that the character would play an important part in the LCU going forward, and the director himself has confirmed that he would be a standalone movie on Rolax.## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar's 'Selfiee' Theatrical Release Date Announced
1336 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Selfiee' Theatrical Release Date Announced

Mumbai, December 13 - It hasn't been a great year for Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on the work front. The actor had 4 theatrical releases this year but none of them could enter the 100 crores club which used to be a cakewalk for Akshay before the covid-19 pandemic. ## The Khiladi of Bollywood now aims to change his fortune with the upcoming movies, and the first of them will be director Raj Mehta's Selfiee. The comedy-drama, also starring Emraan Hashmi as the second male lead, has been announced to hit worldwide theaters on February 24, 2023. ## On Tuesday, Akshay Kumar took to Twitter and shared a new still from a song he is currently shooting for the movie "Selfiee", and also confirmed the release date. "My mantra for today - Garmi, humidity aur faux fur... Sab chalega, bas kaam kar, kaam kar. Shooting a mast new song for #Selfiee. See you in cinemas, February 24", he said.## My mantra for today - Garmi, humidity aur faux fur…Sab chalega, bas kaam kar, kaam kar 😬 Shooting a mast new song for #Selfiee. See you in cinemas, February 24. pic.twitter.com/dJkGxArjM1— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 13, 2022 ## Produced by Dharma Productions, Prithviraj Productions, Magic Frames & Cape of Good Films, "Selfiee" is based on the Malayalam film "Driving Licence". The movie will feature Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty in the female lead roles. ## Stay tuned...

RRR Becomes The Highest-Grossing Indian Film In Japan, Beats Rajinikanth's 'Muthu'
1336 days ago
Tollywood

RRR Becomes The Highest-Grossing Indian Film In Japan, Beats Rajinikanth's 'Muthu'

Tokyo, December 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's "Muthu's" long-standing box office record has finally been broken as SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster RRR has become the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan. ## "RRR", starring Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan has completed its 8th week at the Japan box office and has grossed ¥410 million (Rs. 24.88 crores) with 271K footfalls so far, which is also the highest for an Indian film. It has outdone Rajinikanth's "Muthu's" which had grossed ¥400 million in 1998. ## The SS Rajamouli-directed "RRR" was released in Japan in October this year and scored the biggest opening weekend for an Indian movie there. Though the numbers of "RRR" weren't as high as the makers had predicted it maintain a steady run throughout and finally topped "Muthu's" record to become the new number one Indian grosser in Japan. ## "RRR" is looking to go past ¥500 million and it was originally predicated to have this number. The movie has found appreciation wherever it has been released so far and Japan is the latest market in that list. The worldwide gross total of the movie now stands at approx. 1140 crores, which is the 4th highest for an Indian movie of all time. ## Meanwhile, apart from its box office hunt, "RRR" is also making waves in international awards and has already won multiple awards of them. On top of that, the movie has been nominated in two categories at the prestigious Golden Globe Awards. ## Stay tuned...

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Scores Two Nominations At The Golden Globe Awards
1337 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Scores Two Nominations At The Golden Globe Awards

Mumbai, December 12 - India's most talked about movie of the year across the globe, SS Rajamouli's RRR has scored big nominations at the Golden Globe Awards 2023. The nominations were announced on Monday.## "RRR" has been nominated for Best Motion Picture in the Non-English language while its dance number "Naatu Naatu", which has made the world dance, has been nominated for Best Original Song, motion picture. It was also predicated to win nominations in Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, but that couldn't happen. ## Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language -## RRR (India)## All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)## Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)## Close (Belgium)## Decision to Leave (South Korea)## Best Original Song – Motion Picture -## "Carolina", Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)## "Ciao Papa", Guillermo del Toro & Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)## "Hold My Hand", Lady Gaga and Bloodpop (Top Gun: Maverick)## "Lift Me Up", Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)## "Naatu Naatu", Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (RRR)## For the first time in 2023, the Golden Globes will be voted by members in 62 countries, and "it is also a majority of women and those who self-identify as minorities and LGBTQIA+" in the words of president Hoehne. The winners will be announced on 11 January 2023.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1337 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, December 12 - Ajay Devgn-fronted Drishyam 2 is a huge blockbuster at the box office, and now, it has crossed the 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office in 25 days. ## The suspense thriller, directed by Abhishek Pathak, has performed exceptionally well over the first four weekends and grossed 247.50 crores at the domestic box office. The movie is equally strong in the international markets and has minted 51.50 crores gross through 4th Sunday, pushing the worldwide gross total of "Drishyam 2" to 299.01 crores. ## Produced by Panorama Studios in association with Viacom18 Studios, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" has crossed the 300 crores gross mark on its 25th day. It has become the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to reach the milestone. The last Bollywood movie to hit the target before covid hit the nation was also Ajay Devgn-starrer "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior". ## "Drishyam 2" has become the third film for Ajay Devgn to enter the 300 crores club at the worldwide box office, that also includes "Golmaal Again" (308.62 crores) while it is the first for director Abhishek in the prestigious box office club. Overall, it is the 34th Bollywood movie and the 44th Indian film to breach the milestone. ## Stay tuned...