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James Bond’s $70.4 mn collections is highest ever for franchise in US
MUMBAI :Secret agent James Bond is again on a hot pursuit. The latest franchise movie Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig, has set US box office on fire.
The movie has raked in $70.4 million in the first three days of release across the US and Canada.
The previous record for a Bond opening in North America was held by Die Another Day, which earned $47.1 million during its first weekend in November 2002 while Casino Royale opened to $40.8 million.
The 22nd Bond movie which was released in UK and India two-week and one-week prior to US release, has already made impact in their respective markets. In India, till Thursday, it has collected Rs 280 million.
The foreign collections total now stands at $251.6 million. With a worldwide haul of $322 million, it is fast approaching the $594 million tally of Casino Royale.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
