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 Tracking For $170 Million Opening In North America
1353 days ago
Hollywood

Avatar: The Way of Water Tracking For $170 Million Opening In North America

Los Angeles, November 26 - The long-awaited sequel to James Cameron's "Avatar" - Avatar: The Way of Water is set for more than the double opening of the first film at the domestic (North America) box office. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sci-fi epic is tracking at least $150 million - $170 million in the opening weekend in North America. These are conservative estimates and may go higher. The first "Avatar" movie, released in 2009, opened to $77 million and later enjoyed extraordinary legs to project a $785 million lifetime total (re-release included).## One of the reasons for the conservative opening weekend projections of "Avatar: The Way of Water" is that it is 30 minutes longer than the first movie with a runtime of 3 hours and 10 minutes, meaning the sequel will have fewer showtimes per day.## "Avatar 2" is not the only Hollywood movie with longer runtime. The second and third highest-grossing movies of all time, "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.79 billion) and Cameron's "Titanic" ($2.2 billion) are more than 3 hours long. As reported earlier, "Avatar 2" is eyeing a minimum $2 billion worldwide gross collection in its lifetime run. ## Produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, and distributed by Disney, "Avatar 2" stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, and Stephen Lang, among others in key roles. The movie is scheduled to release on December 16 in over 100 languages worldwide in multiple formats.## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty Releases New Posters of 'Cirkus' With Confirmed Release Date
1353 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty Releases New Posters of 'Cirkus' With Confirmed Release Date

Mumbai, November 26 - The blockbuster filmmaker Rohit Shetty is gearing up for the release of his next directorial Cirkus. Blessed with rock solid star-cast led by Ranveer Singh, "Cirkus" is the first outright comedy caper for Shetty outside his already established "Golmaal" franchise.## Produced by Rohit Shetty in association with Reliance Entertainment and T-Series, "Cirkus" has been confirmed to hit theaters on December 23 this year during the Christmas weekend. On Saturday, the makers took to social media and releases the new fun posters featuring the entire star cast.## A blockbuster gift for you and your family! #CirkusThisChristmas In Cinemas 23rd December.#CirkusThisChristmas #RohitShetty @rs_productionz @TSeries pic.twitter.com/stlUDegf9y— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) November 26, 2022 ## "Cirkus" has been in production for a long time but got delayed multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic. The entire shoot was recently completed and now, the makers are gearing up for its promotion from the first week of December by releasing a fun teaser. ## Ranveer Singh plays a double role in the movie that also stars Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Varun Sharma in prominent roles along with Siddhartha Jadhav, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Vrajesh Hirjee, and Ashwini Kalsekar, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas, Kriti Sanon's Magnum Opus 'Adipurush' To Be Delayed To 2024?
1353 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas, Kriti Sanon's Magnum Opus 'Adipurush' To Be Delayed To 2024?

Mumbai, November 26 - A lot has changed since the release of the teaser of Prabhas-fronted Adipurush and it looks like there is a lot yet to change. The teaser, which was launched in early October, got mixed to negative responses which forced the makers to take a step back and re-work the quality of the movie. ## It was recently revealed that the movie would not able to meet its original release date of January 12, 2023, and would be delayed, which the makers officially confirmed and announced June 16, 2023, release. However, as per the latest reports, "Adipurush" will be further delayed as the makers are re-working on the entire VFX shots. ## It is said that the budget of "Adipurush" will be increased by approx. 100 crores and the release might get delayed to Sankranthi 2024. It was supposed to be Prabhas' next release, but now, it seems his action thriller "Salaar" with director Prashanth Neel will be hitting theaters first. ## "Salaar", produced by Hombale Films, was announced for September 28, 2023, release and it is very much on track to meet the date without any issues. There is, however, not yet confirmed whether "Adipurush" would actually be delayed or not as there are no official words from people associated with this magnum opus. ## Prabhas, meanwhile, has his hands full of blockbuster titles. He has a film with director Maruthi which has already started production, and then will team up with Sandeep Vanga Reddy for "Spirit". He is also in talks with Siddharth Anand for an action thriller film and is likely to announce it after Anand completes his "Fighter" with Hrithik Roshan.## Stay tuned...

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RRR Japan Box Office Collection: Creates Another Record For An Indian Movie
1354 days ago
Tollywood

RRR Japan Box Office Collection: Creates Another Record For An Indian Movie

Mumbai, November 25 - The victorious march of SS Rajamouli's ridiculously epic action drama RRR continues at the Japan box office as the movie is climbing new heights there with each passing day. ## The movie, starring Jr. NTR and Ram Charan in the lead, has completed 5 weeks since its release in Japan. In 34 days at the box office, "RRR" has grossed ¥305 million (17.90 crores). It is the fastest Indian movie ever to reach ¥300 million in Japan, beating "Baahubali 2's" record.## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" has generated approx. 204K footfalls in 34 days and the makers have claimed that it has surpassed Rajamouli's own film "Baahubali 2's" lifetime collection to become the second highest-grossing Indian movie in Japan after Rajinikanth's "Muthu". ## "RRR" is having a solid run so far at the Japan box office, and with this current pace, it should easily cross "Muthu", which grossed ¥400 million, to become the biggest Indian movie of all time there. At the worldwide box office, it has grossed approx. 1135 crores ($139M) since its original release in March this year.## Meanwhile, apart from its continuous box office hunt, "RRR" is also aiming to strike gold with Oscars 2023 nominations. The movie will be competing in 15 categories for nominations, and according to Hollywood media, the "Naatu Naatu" song is one of the front runners to score nominations in the Best Original Song category. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Crosses 100 Crores Net
1354 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Crosses 100 Crores Net

Mumbai, November 25 - Ajay Devgn-fronted suspense thriller Drishyam 2 has crossed the 100 crores net mark in the flat one week, becoming only the fourth Bollywood movie to cross the milestone in 2022. ## Directed by Abhishek Pathak, "Drishyam 2" has managed to collect over 104 crores net in the opening week, after scoring approx. 8.50 crores net on Thursday. It opened to a good collection of 15.37 crores and then picked up handsomely to score a very good weekend of 64.14 crores net. ## "Drishyam 2" held strongly during the weekdays and showed a marginal drop to remain on track to score a huge lifetime total. Overseas, the film has grossed approx. 23 cores, pushing global cume to approx. 145 crores in 7 days.## Produced by Panorama Studios and Viacom18, "Drishyam 2" is only the second Bollywood film of 2022 to reach 100 crores mark in flat one week after Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva". It is also the 103rd Hindi movie to reach the mark. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy 67: Non-Theatrical Rights of Thalapathy Vijay's Next Sold For A Record Price
1355 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy 67: Non-Theatrical Rights of Thalapathy Vijay's Next Sold For A Record Price

Chennai, November 24 - Thalapathy Vijay's second collaboration with in-demand director Lokesh Kangaraj is the talk of the town despite the fact that it is not been officially announced yet. Tentatively titled Thalapathy 67, it is the hottest movie in Kollywood at present. ## There is crazy anticipation among the fans for "Thalapathy 67", which is touted to be the biggest film from the Tamil film industry and such a huge craze for the movie is leading to big bucks for the makers even before starting the shoot. As per the latest confirmed reports, the non-theatrical rights of "T67" have already been sold at massive prices.## According to reports, Netflix has grabbed post-theatrical streaming rights of the movie in all languages while SunTV has acquired satellite rights in South Indian languages. Set Max has got its hands on the Hindi television rights to the movie and Sony Music will have the music rights. It is said that Netflix has paid a whopping 160 crores for streaming rights while Sun TV paid huge 80 crores. The overall non-theatrical rights are said to be over 250 crores. ## The above numbers are staggering and unheard which shows the star power of Thalapathy Vijay and also the stamina of his combination with director Lokesh who is currently the most popular filmmaker in Tamil cinema. Lokesh's last directorial "Vikram" was a massive blockbuster, grossing over 400 crores worldwide, so the expectation will be double from his next.## "Thalapathy 67" will be a part of director Lokesh's cinematic universe, which also includes "Kaithi" and "Vikram". The upcoming movie, which is expected to start filming early next year, will be made on a huge budget and will feature actors from across industries. As per reports, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha Krishnan, and Prithviraj Sukumaran will also feature in the movie.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Condemns Richa Chadha For Her Galwan Tweet
1355 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Condemns Richa Chadha For Her Galwan Tweet

Mumbai, November 24 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has condemned actress Richa Chadha for her remarks on the 2020 Galwan clash, in which several Indian Army soldiers died. ## Akshay Kumar whose love for the Indian army is grown over the years took to Twitter and slammed Chadha for being ungrateful towards Indian armed forces and said that he is hurt by her comment. Sharing a screenshot of Richa's tweet, Akshay wrote, "Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain (We exist because of them)".## Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/inCm392hIH— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 24, 2022 ## Richa Chadha whose political views have always been at the center of controversy, on Wednesday, reacted to Northern Army Commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi's statement that the Indian Army is ready to execute any orders on taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).## Lt General Dwivedi said with reference to the Defence Minister's previous address, "As far as the Indian Army is concerned, it will carry out any order given by the Government of India. Whenever such orders are given, we will always be ready for it".## Sharing the statement, Richa took to her Twitter handle and wrote, "Galwan says hi". Richa's remarks triggered the sentiments of the citizens who started to slam her for insulting the army by talking about the 2020 clash between India and China.## Stay tuned...

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Needs Minimum $2 Billion Worldwide Gross Collection For Break-Even
1356 days ago
Hollywood

'Avatar: The Way of Water' Needs Minimum $2 Billion Worldwide Gross Collection For Break-Even

Los Angeles, November 23 - James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar: The Way of Water is getting hot as the release date gets closer. The sequel to Cameron's 2009 movie, "Avatar 2" is a rare film that is a sure shot to cross $1 billion gross at the worldwide box office but it will need more than just $1 billion. ## "Avatar: The Way of Water" is one of the most expensive films or maybe the most expensive movie ever made. The early reports have claimed the production budget of the movie alone was in the $250 million range, however, according to Cameron, the movie is so expensive that it will need to become the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history for just a break-even target.## There have been only five films in history to reach $2 billion at the worldwide box office. The top three movies are Cameron's original "Avatar" with $2.9 billion, followed by "Avengers: Endgame" with $2.7 billion, and Cameron's "Titanic" with $2.1 billion at number 2 and 3, respectively.## That means, according to Cameron, that if "Avatar: The Way of Water" wants to break even, it'll need to overtake either "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($2.07 billion) or "Avengers: Infinity War" ($2.05 billion) in the fourth or fifth slots, respectively. In other words, the sequel will need a minimum of $2 billion worldwide to turn into a profitable film. ## "Avatar: The Way of Water" opens in theaters on December 16 and in India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages in multiple formats.## Stay tuned...

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RC 16: Ram Charan Finalizes His Next After Shankar's Film
1356 days ago
Tollywood

RC 16: Ram Charan Finalizes His Next After Shankar's Film

Hyderabad, November 23 - Tollywood superstar Ram Charan is busy with the shoot of director Shankar's yet untitled political thriller film, "RC15". The actor was supposed to team up with the "Jersey" director Gowtam Tinnanuri for "RC 16", however, that movie has reportedly been shelved as Charan was not satisfied with the script.## Now, according to the latest reports, the "RRR" star will be doing "Uppena" director Buchi Babu Sana next. The movie is touted to be a sports drama, along the lines of Aamir Khan's "Dangal". The script has reportedly been completed and makers are planning to take the movie on floors after Sankranthi 2023. ## The official confirmation from the makers of "RC 16" is yet to be made, but it is said that Sathish Kilaru will be producing this big-budget film. The script is said to be the same which was reportedly offered to Jr. NTR a few months back but he couldn't do it due to unknown reasons. Sukumar has assisted Buchi Babu in shaping the script.## Both, "RC15" and "RC16" will reportedly be released in 4 months of the time period. Shankar's movie, which was supposed to hit in early 2023, will be delayed to late 2023 or early 2024. Kiara Advani is the leading lady in the movie.## Stay tuned...

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Avatar: The Way of Water Sets Release Date In China
1356 days ago
Hollywood

Avatar: The Way of Water Sets Release Date In China

Beijing, November 23 - James Cameron's mega movie Avatar: The Way of Water has been cleared to release in China, according to The Wall Street Journal. In what could be a blockbuster move from Disney, the movie will be hitting Chinese theaters on December 16, the same day it is slated to be released globally. ## China has been tough for Disney as the studio failed to get clearance to release its blockbuster movies in China from the censor board. The studio and Chinese movie theaters had been closely watching for a decision from Chinese censors on the movie, the sequel to Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic. ## China carries a huge box office potential for blockbuster titles and this could hugely benefit Disney to generate big millions with "Avatar 2". The first "Avatar" movie grossed over $260 million in China and was the second-biggest market after North America.## As said earlier, the last seven superhero films produced by Marvel Studios, Disney's most-profitable film studio over the past decade, haven't received release dates in the crucial China market, denting the global box-office gross.## Meanwhile, James Cameron has already set huge standards for "Avatar 2" at the box office. The budget of the film is not known yet, but according to Cameron, "Avatar 2" will need to become the fourth or fifth highest-grossing movie of all time or at least $2 billion to clear the break-even target. The future of Avatar movie also depends on how the sequel performs.## Stay tuned...

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The Cast For Akshay Kumar's Comedy Film With Mudassar Aziz Locked
1356 days ago
Bollywood

The Cast For Akshay Kumar's Comedy Film With Mudassar Aziz Locked

Mumbai, November 23 - A few months ago, it was reported that Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar would be teaming up with director Mudassar Aziz for a comedy-drama film, titled Khel Khel Mein. The yet-to-be-announced film will be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.## While the movie is not yet made official, the makers have reportedly locked the rest of the cast alongside Akshay in prominent roles. According to Hindustan Times, Akshay's "Bell Bottom" (2021) co-star Vaani Kapoor, and also his "Naam Shabana" (2017) and "Mission Mangal" (2019) co-star Taapsee Pannu would be playing the female lead role.## In addition to this, the upcoming movie will also reportedly feature popular Punjabi singer and actor Ammy Virk in a prominent role. Some more actors are also expected to come on board for which the details are not revealed yet. "Khel Khel Mein" is said to be a proper comedy feature with emotional elements. ## The shooting of "Khel Khel Mein" is expected to kickstart sometime next year after Akshay wraps up his ongoing projects. He will also start Ali Abbas Zafar's big-budget comedy actioner "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", co-starring Tiger Shroff, in January 2023. Some of his films are in post-production work and will release next year.## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's And Mohanlal's 'Drishyam 3' Hindi And Malayalam Versions To Be Made Simultaneously?
1357 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn's And Mohanlal's 'Drishyam 3' Hindi And Malayalam Versions To Be Made Simultaneously?

Mumbai, November 22 - Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's suspense thriller Drishyam 2 was released directly on Amazon Prime Video in February 2021 and received critical acclaim. Jeetu Joseph directed the film that was hailed as one of the best thrillers ever in Malayalam cinema.## The Hindi remake of "Drishyam 2", starring Ajay Devgn in the lead role, was released in theaters on November 18 and scored blockbuster numbers in the opening weekend. The movie is on track to become a huge blockbuster and become one of the biggest-grosser of 2022. ## Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Jeetu Joesph is working on the script of "Drishyam 3" and now, according to Times of India, the Hindi producer of the movie, Kumar Mangat has also greenlit the third part.## The report says that, unlike the first two parts, "Drishyam 3" will simultaneously be made in Malayalam and Hindi and both will be released on the same day. The idea is that the suspense should not get leaked at all which is the biggest USP of it. There is, however, no timeline for the "Drishyam 3" set yet as the script work is still in the early stage. ## Stay tuned...

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