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Reliance, Spielberg announce first list of films
MUMBAI: Soon after tying up the funding, Reliance Big Entertainment and Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios are readying their film production pipeline.
The first three movies to roll out are I Am Number 4, Pirate Latitudes and Harvey. They are a mix of adventure and play adaptations.
“With the backing of Reliance, we are able to continue developing our slate and producing films for the worldwide movie-going audiences,” said DreamWorks Studios co-chairperson and CEO Stacey Snider.
I Am Number 4 is based on an eponymous novel co-written by James Frey and Jobie Hughes, which might be helmed by Transformers director Michael Bay. Spielberg is planning to produce and direct Pirate Latitudes, developed out of a posthumously published novel by Michael Crichton. Spielberg had developed Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” into a movie.
“Michael Crichton was one of our greatest storytellers who expanded all of our imaginations with his books, films, and television,” said Spielberg. “With the ‘E.R.’ series and Jurassic Park series, I enjoyed one of the best collaborations of my career. Now with “Pirate Latitudes,” I and all of us at DreamWorks have the chance to be excited about bringing this new Michael Crichton work to the screen.”
As reported in Indiantelevision.com, DreamWorks and Reliance Big Entertainment have locked their first phase of financing, sealing an amount of $825 million that would allow the joint venture to make six films annually.
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Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
