Pathaan

Continuing its powerhouse run at worldwide turnstiles, Shah Rukh Khan espionage actioner Pathaan has topped the global box office century mark, getting there in 12 days on Sunday and now with $103.6M through Monday. It is the first Bollywood movie to the $100M milestone without a China release. The split sits at 526 gross crore ($64.2M) in India and $39.4M from overseas markets through Monday. Already, the Siddharth Anand-directed pic is the biggest Bollywood movie ever globally in the original Hindi language. This is where it gets slightly confusing in terms of the records posted. Aamir Khan-starrers Dangal and Secret Superstar , both Bollywood titles, remain ahead of Pathaan on a worldwide basis, but that includes over $100M each from China where the movies were dubbed for local audiences. Similarly, Bajrangi Bhaijaan , which stars Salman Khan who also appears in Pathaan , is still ahead globally having had a dubbed China release. There is no word yet on a … [Read more...] about Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ Tops $100M At Global Box Office

K-Pop legend BTS may be on hiatus but fans are decidedly not. Concert film BTS: Yet To Come hit no. 5 at the North American Box office this weekend with $5.1 million on 1,100+ screens, for a cume topping $7.8 million from the first showing Feb. 1. The group announced last year it was planning to take a break. In October, after their one-off live concert to support the bid by Busan, Korea’s second biggest city, for the World Expo 2030, BTS said its seven members were planning to fulfill the Korean government’s mandatory military service and reconvene as a group in 2025. That concert footage has been cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. “The members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfill their military service. After the phenomenal concert to support Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030, and as each individual embarks on solo endeavors, it’s the perfect time and the members of BTS are honored to serve,” the group’s label Big Hit Music said … [Read more...] about ‘BTS: Yet To Come’ Sings Green On Screen – Specialty Box Office

When Anil Kapoor was offered a lead role in the Hindi adaptation of UK drama series The Night Manager , his first thought was how he could apply what he’d learned while making the Indian version of U.S. crime drama 24 . Kapoor plays the role of an international arms dealer, played by Hugh Laurie in the original English-language series, based on the John le Carre novel, while Aditya Roy Kapur has been cast as the soldier turned hotel night manager infiltrating his circle, played by Tom Hiddleston in the original show. After being approached by Disney+ Hotstar content chief Gaurav Banerjee to play the role, he started watching the English series, which had been broadcast by BBC and AMC in 2016 and streamed by Amazon Prime Video in India. “I was impressed by the original, but we had some very strong writers and talent attached to the remake from an early stage, so felt we’d be able to pull it off,” says Kapoor, in a wide-ranging interview with Deadline. “I wanted to … [Read more...] about Anil Kapoor Talks ‘The Night Manager’ Hindi Adaptation, Upcoming Film Work & Choosing International Projects

The Hindi adaptation of UK mini-series The Night Manager , based on the John Le Carre novel, is shaping up to be one of the most highly-anticipated shows in a busy Indian web series season. Produced by The Ink Factory and Banijay Asia for Disney+ Hotstar, the show is set to start streaming on February 17. Sandeep Modi, who is on board as director and showrunner of the Hindi version, with Priyanka Ghosh as co-director, has creatively helmed the project and tells Deadline of an ambition to shoot a second season in India. “I keep joking with Simon [Cornwell, Le Carre’s son and co-CEO of The Ink Factory] that we’ll make season two before you do and you can use that for the English version,” says Modi. The first adaptation of the novel, for BBC and AMC back in 2016, was a ratings hit and rumors of a second run have continued ever since without an official announcement. Le Carre passed away in December 2020. While a second Indian season has so far not been commissioned … [Read more...] about The Ink Factory’s Simon Cornwell, Sandeep Modi On Hindi Adaptation Of ‘The Night Manager’ & Potential For Second Season

Refresh for latest …: The latest rerelease of James Cameron’s Titanic 3D has buoyed the big boat movie to $2.217B globally, meaning it still stands as the No. 3 worldwide release of all time. Right in its wake, Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has now reached $2,213.5M , still the fourth biggest movie ever and less than $4M from Titanic through Sunday. It will overtake Titanic , it’s just a matter of when. Last session, Way of Water had cruised past Titanic internationally for the No. 3 spot of all time overseas, and holds onto that crown after this weekend with $1.567B through Sunday. Either way, Cameron was indeed king of the (box office) world this frame, with $22.3M from the Titanic reissue (Paramount has domestic and Disney overseas) as well as $25.8M for 20th Century Studios/Disney’s Way of Water . At the international box office , Avatar 2 had a 35% drop in 52 material markets for an additional $18.9M . It is still the No. 1 … [Read more...] about ‘Avatar 2’ Tops $2.21B Global As ‘Titanic’ Resurfaces & Retains No. 3 Berth On All-Time WW Chart – International Box Office

Indian-American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra is again collaborating with Netflix on docu-series The Romantics , which looks back on 50 years of iconic Indian film studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) and its late founder Yash Chopra. The four-part series is streaming globally from today (February 14), deliberately coinciding with Valentine’s Day, as Chopra was known for directing romantic films such as Kabhi Kabhie , Veer-Zaara , Chandni and Lamhe . Mundhra has filmed interviews with 35 figures of the Hindi-language film industry, from major stars including all three ‘Khans’, Shah Rukh Khan , Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, to producers, writers, critics, journalists, and costume designers. But the real coup was getting Chopra’s famously reclusive son, Aditya Chopra , to talk on camera. A filmmaker in his own right, Chopra directed the longest-running Hindi film ever, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (known colloquially as DDLJ ), and took over the reins of the studio … [Read more...] about Smriti Mundhra On Getting Reclusive YRF Chief Aditya Chopra To Talk In Netflix Docu-Series ‘The Romantics’

South Indian mega-hits like K.G.F: Chapter 2 and RRR and Disney ’s Avatar: The War Of Water helped drive India’s box office to its second biggest year ever in revenue terms in 2022, but the gains are also partly attributed to rising ticket prices as overall admissions are still down on 2019. Although cinemas were closed in January, India’s total box office revenue reached $1.28BN (Rs106BN) in 2022, according to a report from Ormax Media and GroupM, the second biggest year on record and just a shade off the $1.31BN (Rs109.5BN) achieved in the record-breaking year of 2019. By contrast, in the first year of the pandemic in 2020, total box office was just $238M (Rs20.6BN) and grew to only $455M (Rs37.7BN) the following year when the Delta variant of Covid-19 hit India. However, admissions only reached 892M in 2022, compared to 1.03BN in 2019, the highest year on record. Referred to as “footfalls” in the Indian film industry, the admissions figure hadn’t dipped … [Read more...] about India Recorded Second Biggest Box Office Year Ever In 2022 With $1.28BN, But Admissions Still Down On Pre-Pandemic Levels