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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Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes The 6th Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time
1666 days ago
Hollywood

Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes The 6th Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time

Mumbai, January 24 - The third Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movie, "No Way Home" is marching alone at the worldwide box office. This Tom Holland-fronted has been unstoppable since its debut in theaters in December last year. ## After becoming the 4th highest-grossing domestic (North America) film, "No Way Home" has now become the 6th all-time highest-grosser at the worldwide box office. The superhero movie was at number 8 till the last weekend and broke into the top six after passing "Jurassic World" ($1.67B) and "The Lion King" ($1.662B), through 6th Sunday with a $1.69 billion global cume. ## The Jon Watts-directed has so far grossed $970.1 million at the international box office and $721 million domestically. At the domestic box office, it is eyeing to finish at number 3 after its entire box office run. Meanwhile, it will become only the 6th film to gross $1 billion overseas by the end of next weekend, that too without a single penny from China, which is the biggest movie market in the world. ## The United Kingdom is leading "Spider-Man: No Way Home's" overseas run with $116.9 million, followed by Mexico with $73.4 million. In Mexico, "No Way Home" recently became the highest-grossing film of all time after crossing "Avengers: Endgame" there. ## The Top 10 international markets for "No Way Home" through 6th Sunday are as follows: the UK ($116.9M), Mexico ($73.4M), Korea ($60.6M), France ($59.9M), Australia ($53.2M), Brazil ($52.4M), Russia ($45.3M), Germany ($43M), India ($36M), and Spain ($28.9M).## According to Deadline, in IMAX, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has swung into the Top 10 of the format's all-time releases. Adding $2.7M worldwide this weekend, the Jon Watts-directed phenom is now the No. 9 highest-grossing IMAX release ever globally.## Stay tuned...

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Pawan Kalyan And Rana Daggubati's 'Bheemla Nayak' Theatrical Run Time Revealed!
1666 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan And Rana Daggubati's 'Bheemla Nayak' Theatrical Run Time Revealed!

Hyderabad, January 24 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan will be in the action throughout this year with back-to-back releases. The first of them to arrive in theaters is "Bheemla Nayak", which is the official remake of the Malayalam hit "Ayyappanum Koshiyum". ## Directed by Saagar K Chandra, "Bheemla Nayak" will see Rana Daggubati sharing the screen space with Power Star for the first time. Nithya Menen and Samyukta Menon play the female leads. Meanwhile, the anticipation for this film is sky-rocketing and it is sure to take the box office on fire. ## Thaman S, who has composed the music of this film, has some great things to say about it and the performance of Pawan Kalyan. During a recent interview, the composer reportedly said, "Composing the music of Bheemla Nayak has given me immense satisfaction. The entire team is happy with the output and fans will surely go crazy after watching the film".## "I can undoubtedly call it the best film in Pawan Kalyan's career as he has delivered a solid performance. In fact, that is what drew me to compose such powerful music too. I can't wait for the film's release. Because we had time to perfect it, I believe it will be no less than a blockbuster", he added.## Meanwhile, "Bheemla Nayak" will reportedly be one of the shortest films in Pawan Kalyan's career. While the original "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" was nearly 3 hours long (175 minutes), "Bheemla Nayak" is said to be only 130 minutes (2 hours 10 minutes) long. It also means that the movie is loaded with non-stop action and thrilling moments. ## Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi under the banner of Sithara Entertainments, "Bheemla Nayak" is scheduled to release on February 25 in theaters worldwide. It was supposed to release on January 12 this year but was postponed to make way for "RRR", which was also later postponed due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. ## Stay tuned...

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'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Beats 'Venom' At The Domestic Box Office After Re-Release
1666 days ago
Hollywood

'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Beats 'Venom' At The Domestic Box Office After Re-Release

Los Angeles, January 24 - Tom Hardy-fronted "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is putting strong legs at the domestic box office, even after it was made available on PVOD services in late November 2021. ## The superhero movie, directed by Andy Serkis, was re-released second last weekend in the domestic (North America) market. The Marvel/ Sony film grossed an additional $175k in its second weekend of re-release and 17th overall, lifting its overall domestic cume to an estimated $213.5 million.## After its latest box office figure, "Venom 2" has matched the total cume of 2018's "Venom" movie at the domestic box office and will cross it anytime now. "Venom 2" was already the 3rd highest domestic grosser of the covid-19 pandemic era, and now, with crossing "Venom", it has achieved another milestone. Not to forget, "Venom" had released in a time when there was no covid. ## At the worldwide box office, "Venom 2" is only the 4th Hollywood title of the pandemic era to cross $500 million, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home", "James Bond - No Time To Die", and "Fast & Furious 9". With nearly $503 million, "Venom 2", however, is way behind "Venom's" global cume of $856 million.## The movie stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom alongside Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson in prominent roles. In the film, Brock and the alien symbiote Venom must face serial killer Cletus Kasady (Harrelson) after he becomes the host of an offshoot of Venom named Carnage.## Interestingly, the next "Venom" movie could be the ultimate decider as it might introduce the face-off between Spider-Man and Venom. The post-credit scenes of both movies also indicate the face-off between these two comic book archnemesis. ## Stay tuned...

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Dil Raju Reveals Big Release Date Plans Of 'Thalapathy 66'
1666 days ago
Kollywood

Dil Raju Reveals Big Release Date Plans Of 'Thalapathy 66'

Chennai, January 24 - Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay was the first A-Lister of Indian cinema to release his film "Master" in theaters during the covid-19 pandemic last year. The movie proved to be a mega-hit in theaters, even though it was made available on OTT 16 days after its theatrical release.## There is no doubt that Thalapathy Vijay is the most bankable actor in Tamil cinema and expectations from his next movies are sky high. The actor recently completed the shoot of director Nelson Dilipkumar's "Beast". The action thriller carries a huge buzz among trade and movie lovers. This Sun Pictures production is scheduled to release in April 2022. ## Meanwhile, the "Bigil" star has started prepping for his next, which is going to be Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie. It is said to be the finest film, to be produced by Vamshi Paidipally, in Vijay's career. Dil Raju, who will be producing this mega-budget action drama film, said in a recent interview that Thalapathy Vijay has really liked the script and called it the best in the last 20 years. ## Dil Raju also has some big plans for the release of "Thalapathy 66". The "Maharshi" producer, who is also producing Ram Charan and Kiara Advani's upcoming film "RC 15", revealed that he has two release dates in mind for Vijay's film, which will be finalized according to the covid-19 scenario in the country. Though "RC 15" is currently slated for Sankranthi 2023 release, this slot might be taken by "Thalapathy 66", if the movie failed to meet the Diwali 2022 timeline due to the covid. ## "Vamshi has come up with a beautiful storyline. When I listened to it, I loved it. Vijay listened to the story and said that he hasn't heard a story like this in 20 years. When a star says this, it gives you confidence. The film's shooting will begin in March. If there are no delays due to Covid-19, then the film will release on Diwali. If it misses Diwali, it will release on Sankranti 2023", Dil Raju said in a recent interview with a Telugu television channel.## There have been reports stating that some of the noted actors and a top-notch technical team will be associated with the project. However, there is no official confirmation regarding the rest of the cast and crew. One can expect the official announcement around March this year once the shoot commences.## Stay tuned...

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NBK's 'Akhanda' Becomes Most-Viewed Indian Film On OTT In First 24-Hours, Claim Producers
1666 days ago
Tollywood

NBK's 'Akhanda' Becomes Most-Viewed Indian Film On OTT In First 24-Hours, Claim Producers

Hyderabad, January 23 - Telugu movie, "Akhanda", starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead role, was a big hit at the box office. Released on December 2 last year, the action drama is still playing in select theaters and has so far earned over Rs. 125 crores worldwide. ## Directed by Boyapati Srinu, "Akhanda" was made available on Disney Plus Hotstar on January 21, 2022, and received a blockbuster response on its digital premiere as well. According to the producers, "Akhanda" has become the all-time highest viewing Indian film in the first-24 hours.## Dwaraka Creations, the production house of the film, took to Twitter and announced the milestone achievement. Though the makers didn't share the viewing numbers, they claimed the film is most viewed in the 24-hours. The makers had also claimed recently that the movie has grossed Rs. 200 crores worldwide through theatrical and digital revenue.## #Akhanda🦁 Becomes 𝗔𝗹𝗹 π—§π—œπ— π—˜ π—›π—œπ—šπ—›π—˜π—¦π—§ π—©π—œπ—˜π—ͺπ—˜π—— π—™π—œπ—Ÿπ—  in 24Hrs through Digital PremiereπŸ’₯Stream: https://t.co/ye2wA054Jk#AkhandaRoarOnHotstar#NandamuriBalakrishna#BoyapatiSreenu @MusicThaman @ItsMePragya @DisneyPlusHSTel @DisneyPlusHS #MiryalaRavinderReddy pic.twitter.com/u3mgK55doF— Dwaraka Creations (@dwarakacreation) January 22, 2022 ## "Akhanda" marks NBK and director Boyapati Srinu's third collaboration after "Simha" (2010) and "Legend" (2014). With their latest collaboration, the due maintained their 100% success ratio. The actor played a dual role as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora and Murali Krishna in the film alongside Pragya Jaiswal as the female lead, Jagapathi Babu, and Srikanth in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Radhe Shyam' Release Date Depends On SS Rajamouli's 'RRR'!
1667 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Radhe Shyam' Release Date Depends On SS Rajamouli's 'RRR'!

Mumbai, January 23 - The covid-19 third wave has once again left the Indian film industry with nothing but to reshuffle the release dates of theatrical films. ## Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has booked two slots for the release of "RRR". The mega-budgeted, which was supposed to release on January 7, will now release either on March 18 or April 29, depending upon the covid-19 scenario in the country. It will, however, have to face stiff competition with Bollywood biggies, "Bachchan Pandey" (March 18) and "Runway 34" (April 29) on both occasions. ## Meanwhile, one of the Pan-India tentpole movies postponed from Sankranthi 2022 is Prabhas' romantic drama "Radhe Shyam". It was to release on January 14, and now, according to reports, it will come either Holi or Eid this year. ## According to industry sources (via Bollywood Hungama), the "Radhe Shyam" release date is depending on "RRR". If "RRR" comes on Holi, then Prabhas-starrer will have a grand release on April 29. On the reverse scenario, "Radhe Shyam" will be released on March 18 or March 25. It has more chances of coming on March 25, to avoid a direct clash with "Bachchan Pandey". ## "Radhe Shyam" is directed by Radhe Krishan Kumar and the plot of the film is set in the Europe of the 1970s. It also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead opposite Prabhas. The movie has already been postponed multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic and still struggling to find a clear theatrical window.## Reports say that Prabhas is in constant touch with his buddy SS Rajamouli about the release of RRR so that Radhe Shyam can grab the vacated slot.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Eyeing Top 3 Finish At The Domestic Box Office
1667 days ago
Hollywood

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Eyeing Top 3 Finish At The Domestic Box Office

Los Angeles, January 23 - Marvel/Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is all set to regain its number 1 position at the domestic box office this weekend, after losing the top spot to "Scream" last weekend. ## The Tom Holland-fronted is projected to earn around $14 million in its 6th weekend and is likely to edge over slasher sequel "Scream". Down by just 30% this weekend, "No Way Home", however, started slowing down after redefining the rules of the pandemic era box office at the domestic as well as the overseas. ## The superhero flick is expected to expand its domestic cumulative earnings to $721 million by Sunday. At present, "No Way Home" is the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of the domestic box office (North America). Analysts, meanwhile, are predicting that it may just topple "Avatar" from the third spot in the list of highest-grossing films in the history of the North American box office.## "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is the highest-grossing title in North America with $936 million, followed by "Avengers: Endgame" ($858 million). The highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office, "Avatar" is currently at the number 3 spot at the domestic box office with $760.5 million. ## Even though the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was predicted to be a potential blockbuster, it has stunned one and all with its phenomenal global run at the box office. It is currently the 8th highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office, that too without China, which is the biggest movie market in the world. ## Stay tuned...

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Times When Celebrities Predicted Their Own Success on Twitter
1667 days ago
Tollywood

Times When Celebrities Predicted Their Own Success on Twitter

Mumbai, January 23 - A few days ago, Canadian actor Simu Liu was trending on Twitter because of one of his tweets of 2018. This happened after Twitter started a thread on 18 January, sharing tweets from celebrities who predicted their fame and success before it came true. ## Starting the thread, Twitter captioned "if you can dream it, Tweet it" a photo of Megan Thee Stallion superimposed with a tweet the singer posted on 27 May 2014. "I need a team bc I promise rap gone take off for me", Megan wrote over six years before the release of her 2020 album, Good News.## But Megan isn't the only celebrity who predicted a future full of success. Simu Liu, in one of his tweets made in 2018, asked Marvel to talk about the film on "Shang-Chi", for an opportunity to star as the lead character in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". And we all know what happened next.## OK @Marvel, are we gonna talk or what #ShangChi— Simu Liu (εˆ˜ζ€ζ…•) (@SimuLiu) December 3, 2018 ## Zendaya predicted she'd be on the cover of Seventeen magazine in 2012. After being patient for four years, the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star landed a spot on the cover in the October 2016 issue, making her dream and prediction true. ## had a blast @seventeenmag hope I'm on that cover one day!! #muchlove http://t.co/obY6YRU3— Zendaya (@Zendaya) August 2, 2012 ## Before Issa Rae stole our hearts with Insecure, she shared her dreams with her Twitter family. "When I grow up, I want to be a more successful version of me", she tweeted on July 5, 2010. Over a decade later, Rae has starred in The Hate U Give, Hair Love, and The Lovebirds; hosted Saturday Night Live; been in seven music videos; and accepted a BET Award and an NAACP Image Award for her role on Insecure. ## When I grow up, I want to be a more successful version of me.— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) July 6, 2010 ## Hair Love director Matthew A. Cherry wrote in a tweet on 2 June 2012, that "I'm gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day. Already claiming it". Nearly 10 years later, on 15 January 2022, Matthew wrote on Instagram, "Literally unreal. Manifest your dreams! It costs you nothing and you never know, one day it might come true", referring to his 2020 Academy Award for best animated short.## Stay tuned...

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Johnny Depp Cast To Play Disgraced King Louis XV In French Actress-Director's Upcoming Film
1667 days ago
Hollywood

Johnny Depp Cast To Play Disgraced King Louis XV In French Actress-Director's Upcoming Film

Los Angeles, January 23 - Johnny Depp might still be facing tough times in Hollywood, but the Pirates of the Caribbean star has lined up his next project in France. Depp will star as French king Louis XV in the next film directed by French Cesar-winning actress and director Maiwenn.## The yet-untitled film will be shot for three months on location across Parisian landmarks, mainly at the Versailles Palace. The plot of the period drama is being kept under wraps. Paris-based Why Not Productions (A Prophet) are producing this film while Wild Bunch International is handling worldwide sales and will introduce the project to buyers at next month's European Film Market in Berlin, reports 'THR'.## Louis XV, also known as Louis the Beloved, ruled as King of France for 59 years, from 1715, when he succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five, to his death in 1774. Despite his nickname, Louis XV's reign ended in disgrace, with the king accused of debauchery and corruption, a legacy he passed on to his grandson and successor Louis XVI, who was beheaded after the French Revolution.## It will be Depp's first film since Andrew Levitas's "Minamata" (2020), a film about war photographer W. Eugene Smith. Depp has been accused by his ex-wife Amber Heard of domestic violence, as a result, Warner Bros. dropped him from the third installment of their Fantastic Beasts franchise, replacing Depp with Mads Mikkelsen. The three-time Oscar nominee, however, hasn't faced much of a backlash in Europe.## The period movie will mark a departure for Maiwenn, whose films are all contemporary and often personal. Her film 'Mon Roi' earned its star Emmanuelle Bercot the best actress award at Cannes in 2015; earlier, her 2011 drama 'Polisse' won the Cannes jury prize.## Stay tuned...

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Mahesh Babu Spoke About Emotional Reason For Supporting Poor Kids
1667 days ago
Tollywood

Mahesh Babu Spoke About Emotional Reason For Supporting Poor Kids

Hyderabad, January 23 - The Telugu talk show "Unstoppable With NBK" On Aha (Telugu OTT platform) will have a grand finale on February 4, featuring superstar Mahesh Babu as a special guest. The promo of the final episode has been released and it is getting a thundering response due to various reasons. ## In the promo, Mahesh Babu is opening up about helping poor kids and financing their medical treatment. It is a well-known fact that Mahesh Babu has saved more than 1000 kids from fatal cardiac problems by financing surgeries through his NGO. However, not many people know about the reason for helping those kids as Babu hasn't spoken about it previously on any platform or occasion. ## Appearing on #UnstoppableWithNBK, Mahesh Babu opened up about the reason and told Nandamuri Balakrishna that his son Gautham was too small when he was born. "His was a premature birth. We are rich and so, we could get him treated. The same infant is now 6-ft tall. Since then, I started thinking about poor people. How would they save their kids? This made me embark on this cause of financing the surgeries of poor kids", Mahesh said.## Mahesh Babu, meanwhile, has been recovered from the covid-19 and tested negative. He also attended the 13th-day rituals of his brother Ramesh Babu who died after a prolonged illness.## On the work front, Mahesh Babu will next be seen in Parsuram's directorial "Sarkaru Vaari Paata". The shoot of the film is currently put on hold due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. It is said that Babu will be taking a short break and will join the sets of SVP from February end or March. Also starring Keerthy Suresh as the female lead, SVP will be released in August 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel's 'Moon Knight' Disney+ Series Trailer Received Record-Breaking Response On YouTube
1667 days ago
Digital Media

Marvel's 'Moon Knight' Disney+ Series Trailer Received Record-Breaking Response On YouTube

Mumbai, January 22 - Marvel fans were eagerly waiting for studios' next Disney+ series, "Moon Knight", and justifying that keenness, the fans around the world gave a blockbuster response to the trailer, released this week during Monday's NFL wild-card game.## The first trailer of "Moon Knight" boasts over 1 million likes on Marvel's official YouTube channel. This sets the record for the most-liked trailer for an MCU Disney+ series, also becoming the first trailer in this category to break the 1 million likes milestone. It beat the first trailers for "Hawkeye" (915k) and "WandaVision" (760k).## Not just likes, "Moon Knight" is also one of the most viewed MCU Disney+ series in the first 24-hours. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer generated over 75 million views β€” 52 million online, 23 million from the broadcast. It scored higher numbers than "Loki" (60 million) and "WandaVision" (52 million), being outscored only by "Falcon and the Winter Soldier", which was viewed 125 million times in its first 24 hours.## The trailer was also a hot topic on social media as its Social engagement was the highest for any Marvel series so far, with 263,000 mentions, beating the first content release for "WandaVision" (241,000) and "Winter Soldier" (218,000), and even "The Mandalorian" (221,000), according to The Direct.## The superhero series stars Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector/Moon Knight. In the series, "Marc Spector, a mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving Egyptian gods with his multiple identities, such as Steven Grant". It also stars Ethan Hawke while Jeremy Slater serves as a head writer with Mohamed Diab leading the directing team.## It is intended to be the sixth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The series is slated to premiere on Disney+ on March 30, 2022.## Stay tuned...

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Manish Shah Of Goldmines Telefilms Predicts Box Office Fate Of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule'
1668 days ago
Tollywood

Manish Shah Of Goldmines Telefilms Predicts Box Office Fate Of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule'

Mumbai, January 22 - Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" (Part 1), which was released on December 17, shocked the industry and trade experts with its phenomenal box office outcome in the dubbed Hindi version. This Sukumar-directed, however, has had an average opening in Hindi, but strong word of mouth helped it put up a strong show at the box office, clocking Rs. 90 crores in Hindi till now. ## Manish Shah of Goldmines Telefilms has the Hindi dubbed rights and it is said that he generated over Rs. 40 crores profit from the theatrical release of the film. He is now looking optimistic about the box office potential of part two, titled "Pushpa - The Rule". The hype for "Pushpa 2" is already sky-high, and it could repeat what Prabhas' "Baahubali - The Conclusion" did in Hindi belts. ## "Pushpa 2" is slated to go on floors in April 2022, and the makers are eyeing to release it in December this year. Manish Shah, during a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, had said that the movie might not release this year but he is confident that it will be a historic blockbuster and might even break "Baahubali 2's" box office record in Hindi. ## "In my opinion, Pushpa 2 – The Rule is going to be a historic blockbuster. I don't know how many records it will break", he said. Baahubali 2 had made a whopping Rs. 510 crores in Hindi (highest ever in Hindi). Shah believes that if executed well, "Pushpa 2" can break that record.## "Well, there's a possibility. Baahubali's first part collected Rs. 120 crores. Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 will end up with a lifetime of Rs. 93-94 crores. Therefore, the difference is only 30%. 50% zyada mehnat kar di hum sab ne to Pushpa 2 Baahubali 2 ka record tod degi! (If we have worked 50% more, then Pushpa 2 will break the record of Bahubali 2)", he added.## The script of "Pushpa 2" is currently being developed by Sukumar. It is said that the second part will have one more antagonist besides Fahadh Faasil, who will be the main villain in the film. Rashmika Mandanna played the female lead and will continue her role in part two as well. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media.## Stay tuned...

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