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Pirates… grosses $ 90 million in first weekend
MUMBAI: Disney‘s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has had the biggest opening weekend in the year in the US and Canada when the film collected $90.1 million.
The film, the fourth film in the franchise, made an estimated $346.4 million worldwide, resulting in the fourth biggest opening of all time. Outside of North America, the film directed by Rob Marshall grossed $256.3 million in the first three days of its release.
The film‘s earnings saw it record the highest-grossing international opening of all time beating 2009‘s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
However, the latest film in the franchise did fall short of the North American openings of the previous two films. While Dead Man‘s Chest took $135.6 million in 2006, At World‘s End grossed $114.7 millionin 2007. The first film in the franchise, The Curse of the Black Pearl, collected $46.6 milion in its first weekend in 2003.
On Stranger Tides beat raunchy comedy Bridesmaids in the US and Canada with the latter taking in $21 million in its second weekend.On the other hand, last week‘s number one film Thor fell down to the third position with it weekend takings of $15.5 million.
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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.
