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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Box Office: RRR Tops 1000 Crores Worldwide Gross
1589 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: RRR Tops 1000 Crores Worldwide Gross

Hyderabad, April 9 - The Indian cinema needed SS Rajamouli (again) to give it the first 1000 crores worldwide grosser since his all-time blockbuster "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion". "RRR", a period action drama film full of cinematic brilliance, has become the 3rd Indian movie to go past the 10 Billion mark at the worldwide box office. ## Starring two of Telugu cinema's biggest superstars, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan alongside the cameos from Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt, "RRR", unlike "Baahubali 2" and "Dangal", reached the landmark box office figure during the covid-19 pandemic and it took just 16 days to get there. This makes this film stand apart from the rest of the other two titles. ## Apart from topping 1000 crores worldwide gross, "RRR" has crossed the 800 crores gross mark at the domestic box office, becoming only the second film after "Baahubali 2" to reach there. "RRR" has also become the first-ever movie to score 400 crores net in Telugu. BB2 is the second biggest Telugu movie with 338 crores net.## Meanwhile, in another record-breaking performance, "RRR" has crossed 100 crores gross at the USA box office. It is again only the second Indian movie to top the 100 crores mark there, after "Baahuabli 2", which had grossed 136 crores in 2017. Aamir Khan's "Dangal" is at number 3 with approx. 81 crores. ## Since its release on March 25, "RRR" has been the number 1 film at the worldwide box office. It is the longest ever for an Indian movie to be at number 1 worldwide. It is expected to finish around 1100 crores gross in its lifetime run. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is written by KV Vijayendra Prasad. Also starring Shriya Saran, Makarand Deshpande, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in other important roles, the movie is a fictional story of two real-life Indian Telugu revolutionaries Alluri Sitaramaraju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr. NTR) and their fight against British Raj.## Stay tuned...

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'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Box Office Projection Revealed
1589 days ago
Hollywood

'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Box Office Projection Revealed

Mumbai, April 9 - Benedict Cumberbatch returns as the Master of the Mystic Arts, Stephen Strange, in the Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness", scheduled to release on May 6. Set after the events of "WandaVision", and "Spider-Man: No Way Home", in the film, Strange and his allies travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary. ## The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies have always been the box office bonanza, and "Doctor Strange 2" is no different. It has been one of the most anticipated movies not just in North America but also overseas. What we saw in the recently released "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was just a trailer, "Doctor Strange 2" will present the full picture of the multiverse concept. ## The multiverse concept brings endless possibilities packed with surprising twists and unexpected characters, which is the biggest reason behind "Doctor Strange 2's" sky-high global anticipation. When huge anticipation meets with reality, the box office is bound to shoot up and for that, the analysts aren't shying away from setting the bar high for this particular movie. ## Box Office Pro has released its first long-range box office projections for this MCU flick and it has put the film in one of the top opening scorers of all-time. Though the numbers could go up or down as the release of the film gets nearer, the company has projected the movie to open between $165 and $205 million at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The opening forecast of $165M - $205M would place Multiverse of Madness between the fifth and ninth-highest domestic opening weekend in MCU history. It could even break into the top 5 biggest MCU movies if it opens to a higher projection. The Disney/Marvel flick is projected to finish its domestic run between $400M and $535M gross. ## The current top 5 highest domestic openings in the MCU are as follows:## 1. Avengers: Endgame - $375M## 2. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $260M## 3. Avengers: Infinity War - $258M## 4. The Avengers - $207M## 5. Black Panther - $202M## Meanwhile, the opening weekend projection of "Doctor Strange 2" is already double the actual opening of the original "Doctor Strange" movie, which opened to $85 million in 2017 and went on to gross $232.6 million domestically, as per Box Office Mojo. The movie finished its global run at $677.7 million. ## Directed by Sam Raimi, the sequel stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams in prominent roles. The rumors have suggested that the movie will have multiple cameos including Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and X-Men, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Batman' Fly Past 'F9' To Become 4th Biggest Pandemic-Era Global Blockbuster
1589 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'The Batman' Fly Past 'F9' To Become 4th Biggest Pandemic-Era Global Blockbuster

Mumbai, April 9 - Warner Bros. Pictures' high-flying DC superhero movie, "The Batman" has completed its 5th week at the box office, grossing over $721 million worldwide. The latest figure takes the movie past "Fast & Furious 9" to become the 4th biggest global blockbuster of the pandemic era. ## The Robert Pattinson-fronted movie has grossed over $352 million at the domestic box office (North America) while overseas, it has minted approx. $370 million. It has become a global hit and outgrossed all other movies except "No Time to Die" ($774 million), China's "The Battle of Lake Changjin" ($905 million), and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" ($1.89 billion) during the health crisis. ## "The Batman" is expected to outscore James Bond "No Time To Die" to become the 3rd biggest grosser during the said time. In North America, "The Batman" has become the 4th DC movie to cross the $350 million mark and is projected to finish its lifetime run at around $390 million. ## The movie, directed by Matt Reeves, sees Batman, who has been fighting crime in Gotham City for two years, uncover corruption while pursuing the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman alongside ZoΓ« Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli Reveals The 'Funny' Reason Behind The Title Of 'RRR'
1590 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli Reveals The 'Funny' Reason Behind The Title Of 'RRR'

Hyderabad, April 9 - SS Rajamouli's "RRR" has become a global sensation. Keeping its extraordinary box office numbers aside, the period action drama film, touted as a cinematic masterpiece, is being compared with Marvel movies that have always provided larger-than-life cinema experiences to global audiences. ## The title of "RRR" is itself an interesting one and catching a lot of attention. While the title of "RRR", is officially read as "Rise Roar Revolt", it wasn't the originally planned description of it. Rajamouli, during a recent interview with Deadline, revealed a funny story behind titling the movie "RRR". ## "It's funny because when we announced the title it was just the first letters of our names (Rajamouli, Ram Charan, Rama Rao) as a working title", the filmmaker told, adding "but the audience and the fans loved it so much that in their minds they fixed RRR as the title. They started making designs of the RRR and I asked the distributor and they said it's very easy on the tongue, let's go ahead and do it".## Frankly speaking, "RRR" is one of the most likable Indian movie titles in recent times. It sounds nice to call it, "Aar Aar Aar" or "Triple Aar". More importantly, the "RRR" trio is ruling the box office and bringing smiles back to the Indian film industry. It is nearing a gigantic 1000 crores worldwide gross, which will make it only the third Indian movie to this landmark box office figure. ## Stay tuned...

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Will Smith Banned From Oscars Ceremony For 10 Years But Will Remain Eligible For Future Oscar Nominations And Wins
1590 days ago
Hollywood

Will Smith Banned From Oscars Ceremony For 10 Years But Will Remain Eligible For Future Oscar Nominations And Wins

Los Angeles, April 9 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has banned actor Will Smith for 10 years from returning to the Oscars or attending any other Academy events. The decision has been taken 12 days after the first time Oscar winner slapped Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. ## However, despite the ban, Smith will retain the Oscar that he won in the Best Actor category for "King Richard", and will be eligible for future Oscar nominations and wins. ## The Academy's 54-person board of governors held a special meeting on Friday to determine what action to take against Smith. The actor was heavily criticized by Hollywood celebrities for his conduct during the ceremony and some even called for him to lose the Oscar statuette that he was awarded and/or his eligibility for future Oscars. ## Smith's suspension was expected even though he announced that he was resigning as a member of the organization a week ago. The Academy, however, gave some relief to the actor as it hasn't banned "The Men In Black" actor from the award nominations and wins. ## Official letter from Academy about Will Smith... pic.twitter.com/ibAyx0kuag— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) April 8, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Prabhas Compensate Distributors For The Loss Accrued Due To 'Radhe Shyam'
1590 days ago
Tollywood

Superstar Prabhas Compensate Distributors For The Loss Accrued Due To 'Radhe Shyam'

Hyderabad, April 8 - Pan India star Prabhas has reportedly compensated the distributors for their loss accrued due to the disastrous box office performance of "Radhe Shyam". ## Prabhas is one of the biggest names in Indian cinema and easily the most bankable star in the country. However, the actor's recently released period romantic drama film, "Radhe Shyam" failed to meet box office expectations which caused huge losses to the distributors. ## Known for his kindness, Prabhas reportedly took the initiative of compensating the investors and returned part of his remuneration to them. Made on a budget of around 300 crores, "Radhe Shyam" could only generate approx. 160 crores worldwide and was declared a disaster at the box office. ## The post-theatrical streaming rights of this Radha Krishna Kumar-directed were sold to Amazon Prime Video. The producers fetched a whopping amount of Rs 200 crores just from the satellite and digital rights which helped them to recover the cost. It was made available on Prime Video only after 21 days of theatrical release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. The Hindi version will have its world television premiere on Zee Cinema on April 24. ## Produced by UV Creations, and T-Series, "Radhe Shyam" stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. It is set against the backdrop of Europe in the 1970s as the film tells the story of Vikramaditya, a palmist who is conflicted between destiny and his love for Prerana. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: RRR Scored The 10th Biggest Second Week In Hindi
1590 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: RRR Scored The 10th Biggest Second Week In Hindi

Mumbai, April 8 - The fictional friendship saga between two real-life Indian freedom fighters in the 1920s, "RRR" is going great guns at the box office, bringing joy among the audiences and exhibitors. The movie has completed two weeks at the box office and it has scored approx. 975 crores gross worldwide. ## The SS Rajamouli-directed period action drama film will become only the 3rd Indian movie to gross 1000 crores worldwide and the target will be archived by the 3rd Saturday. At the domestic box office, "RRR" has grossed approx. 790 crores in two weeks, including 245 crores in the dubbed Hindi version. ## The Hindi version of the film was always going to be very important for the makers as it involved high stakes. The movie has also delivered big time and emerged as a super hit by collection 208.59 crores net in two weeks. In the second week, "RRR" minted 76 crores, dropping just 42.70% from the opening week of 132.59 crores.## Talking about the all-time highest second week grossing Hindi movies, the Jr. NTR/Ram Charan-fronted epic takes the 10th spot on the list, dethroning "Padmaavat" (69.5 Cr.) from the position. The movie fell an inch short to beat "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" (78.16 Cr.), and "Kabir Singh" (78.78 Cr.) to claim the 8th rank among the biggest 2nd-week scorers. ## Check out - Bollywood Highest 2nd Week Collection Movies## From here on, "RRR" will push towards the 250 crores mark as it has at least a free run for one more week. From next Thursday, the highest-anticipated pan India biggie "KGF: Chapter 2" and Shahid Kapoor's "Jersey" will be released and both will eat maximum numbers of screens. "RRR", however, is expected to keep some screens considering it is still putting strong legs at the Hindi box office. ## The epic also stars Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt in extended cameo appearances while Samuthirakani, Alison Doody, Ray Stevenson, Olivia Morris, and Shriya Saran feature in supporting roles. Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is a fictional story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad respectively.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Nears 250 Crores; Scored 16th Biggest 4th Week In Hindi
1590 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Nears 250 Crores; Scored 16th Biggest 4th Week In Hindi

Mumbai, April 8 - Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" has slowed down a bit over the 4th week after running riot in the first three weeks. In the 4th week, where TKF faced a duel challenge due to "RRR" and "Attack", scored 9.95 crores net, pushing the total domestic net to 247.17 crores. ## Among the all-time highest 4th-week collection Hindi movies, "The Kashmir Files" lends at number 16. It overtakes "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" (8.88 Cr.), "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" (8.4 Cr.), "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (8.34 Cr.), "Ready" (8.12 Cr.), and "Raazi" (7.95 Cr.) in the top 20 list of all time. ## Check out - Bollywood Highest 4th Week Collection Movies## "The Kashmir Files", which tells the tale of a painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir insurgency, will cross 250 crores net at the domestic box office during the 5th weekend. It will become only the 13th Hindi movie to do so and is most likely to finish its lifetime run with the rank. ## The Anupam Kher-fronted movie has already earned the status of an all-time blockbuster and it provides the best return to the investors of the movie. Made on the budget of around 20 crores, TKF has done an unthinkable at the box office not just in India but overseas as well. It has grossed over 44 crores outside India, which helped the total worldwide gross to reach approx. 335 crores. It is the highest-grossing Hindi film in post-pandemic times. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, Zee Studios, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" has exceeded all the low trade expectations. Before its release on March 11, the movie was projected to finish below 50 crores in its lifetime box office run, which is nowhere close to the actual numbers.## The movie stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Yami Gautam Takes A Strong Stand Against A 'Disrespectful' Review
1591 days ago
Bollywood

Yami Gautam Takes A Strong Stand Against A 'Disrespectful' Review

Mumbai, April 8 - Actress Yami Gautam has been on roll for the last few months with back-to-back movie releases. She most recently appeared in a social comedy-drama, "Dasvi", co-starring Abhishek Bachchan and Nimrat Kaur. The movie received mixed to positive responses from the critics and audiences alike, however, one of the reviews by a leading entertainment portal went wrong for the actress. ## On Thursday, Yami scolded an entertainment website, called Film Companion for a 'respectful' review by a portals reviewer. The actress shared a screenshot of a review portion which noted "Yami Gautam is no longer the dead girlfriend in Hindi films, but the confrontational smile is getting redundant". This portion didn't go well with her and decided to take a strong stand against the portals. ## "My recent films & performances include 'A Thursday', 'Bala', 'Uri' etc & yet this is qualified as a 'review' of my work! It's extremely disrespectful!", Yami wrote in another tweet. "It takes years of hard work for anyone & especially a self-made actor like me to keep proving our mettle again & again with every opportunity. This is what it comes down to from certain reputed portals!"## My recent films & performances include 'A Thursday', 'Bala', 'Uri' etc & yet this is qualified as a 'review' of my work! It's extremely disrespectful!— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) April 7, 2022 ## Concluding her saying, Yami asked Film Companion to not review her future performances as it will be less painful for her. "It's heartbreaking since I did look up to @FilmCompanion once upon a time, like many of us, but I don't seek that since long now! I would request you not to 'review' my performance henceforth! I'll find grace in that & it'll be less painful", she added. ## It's heartbreaking since I did look up to @FilmCompanion once upon a time, like many of us, but I don't seek that since long now! I would request you not to 'review' my performance henceforth ! I'll find grace in that & it'll be less painful.— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) April 7, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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'Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness' First Day Pre-Sales Is The Highest In 2022
1591 days ago
Hollywood

'Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness' First Day Pre-Sales Is The Highest In 2022

Los Angeles, April 8 - Marvel Studios' upcoming film "Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness" is all set to open big at the domestic box office next month. The advance booking for the same went on sale on April 6 in North America, and it got the biggest response than any other movie of 2022 in the first 24-hours. ## As per Deadline, the ticketing website Fandango has sold more tickets in the first 24-hours than any other movie of 2022 so far. In fact, it is the best since "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (which went on sale on Nov. 29, 2021), however, it couldn't beat Tom Holland's film that debuted with an all-time second-best domestic opening with $260 million. ## For a 2022 title, Warner Bros.' "The Batman" has had the biggest opening so far with $134 million at the North American box office. The 2 hours 6 minutes long "Doctor Stange" sequel is easily one of the most anticipated Hollywood titles of the year and it is set to take the biggest opening of the year so far. ## "The epic first day of presales for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness proves fans are beyond excited to experience all the thrills, chills and blockbuster surprises Marvel Studios is known to deliver", said Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis in a statement (via Deadline). ## Directed by Sam Raimi, "Doctor Strange 2" is set after the events of "WandaVision", and "Spider-Man: No Way Home". In the film, Strange and his allies travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary. The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda/Scarlet Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. ## It will be released on May 6 in North America, and in India, it will also release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages on the same date. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Salaar; Glimpse To Be Attached With Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2' In Theaters?
1591 days ago
Sandalwood

Prabhas' 'Salaar; Glimpse To Be Attached With Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2' In Theaters?

Mumbai, April 7 - Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" is finally releasing in theaters next week on April 14, and if reports are to be believed, the audience might have their first look glimpse of Prabhas' "Salaar" attached with movie print. ## It is said that since "Salaar" is also being directed by KGF fame Prashanth Neel for the same production house, Hombale Films, there are high chances that the makers have attached 25 seconds of "Salaar" glimpse. However, there is no confirmation about the same yet as makers have refused to comment on the same. ## "Salaar" is one of the most-awaited Pan-India projects and around 30% of the shoot is completed. The makers had originally planned for the movie to release in 2022, but it has been delayed to next year due to the covid-19 pandemic. Just like KGF, the Prabhas-starrer will also reportedly be released in two parts. ## Apart from the speculations about the "Salaar" glimpse, some reports have also stated that there might a be cameo appearance of Prabhas at the end of "KGF2", and "Salaar" might be the continuation of a Yash-led period action thriller film. However, we should wait for either the official confirmation or the release of "KGF2" to unlock the mystery. ## Meanwhile, the advance booking for "KGF: Chapter 2" has been opened in North India and Kerala and the response has been amazing so far. The movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Prakash Raj, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Pakistani Actress Iqra Aziz Expresses Her Affection For Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar
1591 days ago
Bollywood

Pakistani Actress Iqra Aziz Expresses Her Affection For Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar

Mumbai, April 7 - Pakistani TV actress Iqra Aziz's affection for Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is no hidden secret. The 24-year old talented actress has often shared that she is a huge Akshay Kumar fan and even has a crush on him to date. ## In one of the interviews in 2019, Iqra had confessed that she was in love with the Indian superstar and still has affection towards him. In a recent interview with Fuchsia Magazine, the Suno Chanda star said that she has watched Akshay's "Dhadkan" movie at least 10-15 times and still has a huge crush on him. ## Iqra was asked if she gets a chance to do a remake of "Dhadkan" with Akshay Kumar and "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise, whom she would pick. Without a second thought, the popular actress picked Akshay and said that she would always choose the Bollywood star over anybody. "No one can beat Akshay in Dhadkan", said Iqra.## Watch the video clip from the interview - ## She Choose #Akshaykumar over Tom Cruise 😍😍 This Is Called Stardom and Aura man πŸ”₯πŸ”₯MEGASTAR AKSHAY KUMAR #IqraAziz #AkshayKumar pic.twitter.com/izne41LKfF— π‘…π’œπ’₯ π’±πΈπ‘…π‘€π’œ (@KHILADIAK51) April 7, 2022 ## Iqra Aziz is one of the leading Pakistani TV actresses and has worked in some of the most popular shows. Her romantic comedy show, "Suno Chanda" was widely loved not just in Pakistan but in India also. She was last seen in the spiritual-romance series "Khuda Aur Mohabbat" (season 3), which aired last year on Har Pal Geo. ## Stay tuned...

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