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The A-Team grosses Rs 46 mn in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios‘ The A- Team has bagged the No .1 opening film of the week in India after it surpassed Toy Story 3 and two more Hindi films Krantiveer: The Revolution and Mr Singh Mrs Mehta that released simultaneously on 25 June.
Directed by Joe Carnahan, The A -Team or A Team- Khatron Ke Khiladi in Hindi, is a remake of the popular 1983 television series about four US Army Special Forces soldiers-turned-mercenaries trying to clear their names.
Grossing Rs 46 million from both its English and Hindi versions in its opening weekend, the Liam Neeson starrer got the fourth biggest Hollywood opening of the year after Clash Of The Titans, Prince Of Persia and Iron Man 2. The film‘s opening weekend also happens to be the seventh biggest opening of all time in India for a non-franchise film.
Incidentally, the Hindi version of The A-Team is doing well in all the markets and has contributed to about 50 per cent of the total collections. The collections from North India alone were Rs. 15 million for the opening weekend.
Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh says, “The exciting blend of action and comedy in A-Team has generated very positive word-of-mouth publicity, in particular from the Hindi-speaking belt. We expect the film to pick up further momentum in the week ahead.”
Fox Star Studios India is now considering releasing the film in Tamil as well.
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Dhurandhar 2 hit by YouTube leak amid record box office run
Cam-rip surfaces online but blockbuster streak continues at record pace
MUMBAI: It has been a dramatic week for Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Even as the espionage thriller smashes box office records, a piracy scare briefly threatened to steal its thunder after a full-length version surfaced on YouTube.
The leak emerged on March 30 via a channel titled “A2z movie”, which uploaded what appeared to be a cam-recorded print of the film. Clocking in at nearly three hours and 49 minutes, the footage was reportedly blurry but complete enough to spark spoilers and fan outrage online.
Soon after, users on X began flagging the issue, explicitly naming the “A2z movie” channel in their posts while tagging the film’s makers and urging swift legal action. Fans of director Aditya Dhar and lead star Ranveer Singh were particularly vocal, helping the issue gain rapid traction.
Within hours, the video was taken down, likely through a mix of platform detection systems and intervention by producers Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Despite the leak, the film’s theatrical run remains virtually unshaken. As of March 31, the sequel has raked in an estimated Rs 872.17 crore net in India, with worldwide collections soaring to Rs 1,392.23 crore. Its Hindi opening day alone brought in Rs 102.55 crore, setting a new benchmark.
In a notable milestone, the film has matched Pushpa 2 as the fastest Indian release to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally, achieving the feat in just seven days.
Interestingly, the version leaked online is believed to be an earlier cut. Midway through its theatrical run, the makers issued revised prints after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a fleeting editing error involving a cameraman’s reflection. The corrected version now plays across cinemas, adding an unusual twist to the film’s release journey.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the high-stakes sequel stars Ranveer Singh alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. The film has drawn praise for its scale and action sequences, though some critics have pointed to its intense violence and layered political themes.
For now, piracy may have made noise, but it has not slowed the juggernaut. If anything, the episode underlines the film’s cultural grip, proving that even a leak cannot derail a box office storm already in full force.
