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The Happening grosses $162 million worldwide
MUMBAI: M Night Shyamalan‘s The Happening, co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and 20th Century Fox, has collected approximately $162 million at the box office.
The film, produced at a budget of around $57 million, was released on 13 June with about 4500 prints in 2986 theatres across North America and with 5600 prints worldwide. In India, The Happening was released with 55 prints.
UTV and Fox had equally co-invested into the movie venture. While UTV has been responsible for distributing the film in India, 20th Century Fox and Spyglass Entertainment is handling the worldwide distribution of the sci-fi thriller.
During its opening weekend, The Happening had garnered $63.6 million (Rs 2.63 billion) at the box office. While the film had grossed $31.5 million in the US box office, it had reaped another estimated $32.1 million in other markets. This encapsulates approximately 88 markets including India.
The Happening focuses on the man‘s presence on earth and explores the environment as the victim of his villainy.
The film, starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo and Spencer Breslin, has been shot in east coast of America and Philadelphia.
Also, currently, UTV‘s first solo Hollywood production The Ex-terminators, starring Heather Graham, is under production.
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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.
