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Anthony Mackie’s Big-Budget Epic Emerges As A Historic Disappointment

Anthony Mackie’s Big-Budget Epic Emerges As A Historic Disappointment

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Desert Warrior Worldwide Box Office(Photo Credit –Facebook) Anthony Mackie and Ben Kingsley starrer Desert Warrior is creating history at the box office with its horrendous performance. It is gaining spotlight for the wrong reasons, as this massively budgeted movie has not even earned $1 million worldwide. The delayed release has proven to be a curse for the film, and it is losing millions at the box office. Keep scrolling for the deets. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, it features the MCU star Anthony Mackie in the lead role, alongside the esteemed actor Ben Kingsley, with Aiysha Hart and Sharlto Copley as well. The movie is reportedly one of the most expensive films to be produced in Saudi Arabia. Multiple factors contributed to the film’s failure, and we will reveal some of them in the article below. Desert Warrior’s box office performance worldwide Anthony Mackie starrer Desert Warrior was released in North America and the UAE last month, and it opened with a disappointing $487k only domestically. The film has collected just $665.9 million at the domestic …

Exclusive| Sidhant Gupta heading South, to make his debut in a big-budget film?

Exclusive| Sidhant Gupta heading South, to make his debut in a big-budget film?

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Actor Sidhant Gupta has made a name for himself on the OTT space with multiple successful shows on the web in the last few years. Starting with the 2023 show Jubilee, where he played an aspiring filmmaker Jay Khanna, he followed it by playing Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in Nikkhil Advani’s Freedom At Midnight, and also appeared as the notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj in Black Warrant. Now, we have learnt that the actor is planning a move down South. Sidhant Gupta An insider source tells us, “Sidhant was planning to diversify his portfolio more when he got the call for a big-budget South film. Having explored all mediums in Hindi, he looked at the potential of the opportunity, and said yes to it. He has been finalised for a key role in the big film, which is yet to go on the floors.” While details of this South project are still being kept under wraps, Sidhant Gupta is now gearing up for the release of his next web series Teen Kauwe. The show sees him as …

Salman Khan’s next: Big-budget action drama with Vamshi Paidipally, Dil Raju

Salman Khan’s next: Big-budget action drama with Vamshi Paidipally, Dil Raju

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Salman Khan is set to headline an ambitious new action drama, which marks the coming together of the superstar with acclaimed filmmaker Vamshi Paidipally and celebrated producer Dil Raju. The collaboration has already sparked significant excitement among audiences. The three powerhouses took to their social media platforms to unveil this highly anticipated partnership, instantly positioning the film as a major cinematic event of 2027 and setting the stage for a large-scale theatrical spectacle. Filming for the project is scheduled to commence in the month of April. Salman Khan joins forces with Dil Raju and Vamshi Paidipally At the helm of the film is acclaimed filmmaker Vamshi Paidipally, one of contemporary Indian cinema’s most successful directors, known for crafting large-scale entertainers with strong emotional resonance. Vamshi made his directorial debut with the Prabhas-starrer Munna and soon established himself as a filmmaker adept at mounting star-driven spectacles. He went on to direct Brindavanam with Jr. NTR, the action entertainer Yevadu featuring Ram Charan and Allu Arjun playing cameo, and the widely celebrated Maharshi, which even won him …

Salman Khan joins forces with Dil Raju and Vamshi Paidipally for a big-budget pan-India spectacle | Bollywood News

Salman Khan joins forces with Dil Raju and Vamshi Paidipally for a big-budget pan-India spectacle | Bollywood News

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Superstar Salman Khan, director Vamshi Paidipally and producer Dil Raju took to social media on Monday to formally announce their much-anticipated film together, tentatively titled SVC63, setting off a wave of excitement among fans across the country. Filming is set to begin on April 14. Production house Sri Venkateswara Creations confirmed the announcement, describing Salman as “a phenomenon who has delivered countless moments of celebration to audiences across the world,” now joining hands with “blockbuster filmmaker” Vamshi Paidipally for the project. #SalmanKhan – A Phenomenon who has delivered countless moments of celebration to audiences across the world … 💥💥💥 Now joins hands with our very own, dearest blockbuster filmmaker #VamshiPaidipally for #SVC63 🔥#SalmanKhanVamshiPaidipallyFilm goes on floors this April…… pic.twitter.com/2CdrVeFU1I — Sri Venkateswara Creations (@SVC_official) March 30, 2026 The film is a high-budget action thriller being mounted on a grand scale, with a massive ensemble cast drawn from both the Hindi and South Indian film industries. “It will present Salman Khan in a never-before-seen avatar, something that reportedly drew him to the project instantly. Extensive shoot …

Ram Gopal Varma compares Ranveer Singh to Leonardo DiCaprio; takes aim at ‘expressionless supermen’ in big-budget action films | Bollywood News

Ram Gopal Varma compares Ranveer Singh to Leonardo DiCaprio; takes aim at ‘expressionless supermen’ in big-budget action films | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiMar 24, 2026 08:16 AM IST Ram Gopal Varma has been one of the foremost champions of Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller Dhurandhar The Revenge ever since it released in cinemas this past Thursday. However, in a new interview, the filmmaker has analyzed it through a technical lens and pointed out how Ranveer Singh’s protagonist Jaskirat Singh aka Hamza has done “as many bad things” in the film as the antagonists, including Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Major Iqbal (played by Arjun Rampal). “If you look at it, Hamza has done as many bad things as the so-called bad guys in the film. You’re taking the perspective we’re Indians and they’re Pakistanis. But if you take all of us as human beings, they’re all caught in a situation,” argued Varma. He lauded Dhar for painting all its characters gray yet maintaining their larger-than-life aura. Also Read – Dhurandhar 2 Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 5 LIVE Updates “In recent times, not to take the film’s name, two big stars are fighting in a big-budget film, …

EXCLUSIVE: After King, Shah Rukh Khan eyes a big-budget romantic drama as his next

EXCLUSIVE: After King, Shah Rukh Khan eyes a big-budget romantic drama as his next

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As Shah Rukh Khan inches closer to wrapping up the shoot of King, the superstar has quietly begun meeting several writers and directors to lock his next feature film. Pinkvilla had earlier reported that Farah Khan is currently among the frontrunners to direct his next, a double role entertainer, tentatively titled Main Hoon Na 2. While the scripting for this commercial film is still underway, an unexpected offer has now come SRK’s way, potentially altering the trajectory of his next move. Reliable sources confirm that Shah Rukh Khan has been approached for a big-budget, old-school, mature romantic drama, an offer that will take even industry insiders by surprise. The script, which has come out of nowhere, has struck a chord with Shah Rukh Khan and is now being seriously considered as his next project. What makes this development particularly exciting is Shah Rukh Khan’s inclination to revisit the romance genre that once defined his superstardom. A source confirms, “This isn’t a rehash of his earlier roles… it’s an age-appropriate narrative set in a more mature world of love, …

Pixar’s Big-Budget Film Recovers 67% Of Its Cost Within A Week

Pixar’s Big-Budget Film Recovers 67% Of Its Cost Within A Week

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Hoppers Box Office: Week 1 Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Hoppers completes one week at the cinemas, and it has recovered most of its budget as well. The Pixar original will continue to remain at the #1 spot in the domestic box office rankings in its second weekend as well. The film crossed the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office, passing its first major global milestone. Scroll below to find out how much it has recovered. Hoppers’ box office collection in North America after week 1 Pixar’s new original animation collected a solid $2.8 million on Thursday at the North American box office. It finished its first week at #1 at the domestic box office. The film declined by 2.8% from Wednesday. It is once again more than The Wild Robot’s $2.3 million first Thursday cume. In just seven days, the Pixar original grossed $58.2 million at the North American box office. Crosses $100 million at the worldwide box office According to Box Office Mojo‘s data, Hoppers has crossed its first …

When timing beats vulgarity: Why Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain! outsmarts big-budget comedies | Bollywood News

When timing beats vulgarity: Why Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain! outsmarts big-budget comedies | Bollywood News

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5 min readNew DelhiFeb 8, 2026 06:39 AM IST Sometimes you walk into a theatre expecting disappointment, only to be pleasantly surprised. Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain! is one such film. Given the track record of television shows transitioning to the big screen—and the recent spate of loud, exhausting slapstick comedies—expectations were modest. Yet, in a cinematic space dominated by inflated budgets, star power, and forced humour, Bhabhiji quietly emerges as a more self-aware and, surprisingly, smarter comedy. Unlike recent big-ticket entertainers such as Housefull 5 and Son of Sardaar 2, which seem to mistake vulgarity for wit, Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain! understands a basic but often ignored principle of comedy: timing matters more than excess. Where larger films desperately hunt for laughs—zooming into cleavage, lingering between women’s legs, groping female bodies in dark frames and passing it off as “mulayam” humour—Bhabhiji largely resists that temptation. It does not scream for attention. Instead, it waits, observes, and allows humour to emerge from character and situation. Backed by the show’s original producers, the film reunites its core …

Warner Bros Revives Harry Potter Magic With Immersive Re-Release Ahead of HBO’s Big-Budget Remake

Warner Bros Revives Harry Potter Magic With Immersive Re-Release Ahead of HBO’s Big-Budget Remake

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Warner Bros. is preparing to bring Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone back to the big screen in a new and immersive format ahead of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter remake series. The studio has confirmed a special “shared reality” version of the 2001 film as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The release is being developed in partnership with Cosm, expanding on earlier collaborations that featured The Matrix and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in similar formats. This enhanced version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will arrive in early 2026, with ticket sales expected to begin around the same time. As reported by Variety, the experience is powered by Cosm’s 87-foot LED domes and advanced filmmaking technology, designed to wrap the audience in a fully immersive world. Cosm currently operates venues in Los Angeles and Dallas and plans to open new locations in Detroit and Atlanta next year. The updated film presentation is produced with Little Cinema and MakeMake Entertainment. Harry Potter’s 25th anniversary re-release set for a global rollout Warner Bros. …

Nawazuddin Siddiqui says nobody made big-budget films with ‘GOATs’ Om Puri, Irrfan Khan: Jab zinda the tab qadr ki nahi | Bollywood

Nawazuddin Siddiqui says nobody made big-budget films with ‘GOATs’ Om Puri, Irrfan Khan: Jab zinda the tab qadr ki nahi | Bollywood

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May 09, 2025 10:32 AM IST Nawazuddin Siddiqui spoke about how Bollywood has not utilised the talents of acclaimed actors in commercial big-budget films to the full. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has lamented accomplished and acclaimed actors in the Hindi film industry being put in a box over the years, and relegated to mid and small-budget films. In a new interview, the actor said that acclaimed actors like Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan, and Manoj Bajpayee were never cast as leads of big-budget films, even though the audience wanted to see them. Om Puri and Irrfan Khan won multiple National Awards between them. Nawazuddin Siddiqui says GOAT actors didn’t get their due In an interview with Pinkvilla, Nawazuddin spoke about the GOAT actors of the Hindi film industry and said, “From Naseer sahab (Naseeruddin Shah) to Om Puri, then Pankaj Kapur and Irrfan Khan and Manoj Bajpayee; these are the greatest actors of our film industry. But unfortunately, nobody thought about making a big-budget film with them as leads. Nobody thought about this,s even though people …