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Rio grosses Rs 110 million in five weeks
MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios India said its 3D animation film, Rio, has grossed over Rs 110 million.
The movie released in India on 2 April.
Said Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh, “We are thrilled by the success of Rio and consider this an important landmark for animation films in India. India was never considered as a big market for animation films, but the success of the film has proved otherwise.”
The movie is directed by Carlos Saldana, who had earlier made Ice Age.
Set in Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, Rio is a comedy-adventure that centres on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks that he is the last of his kind. When he discovers there‘s another, he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio.
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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.
