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Opening weekends, footfalls, budget maths and the numbers behind the noise.
A review of the season's grand premiere argues that the fresh TathasTwo lifeline and a fantasy-adventure set cannot cover for a contestant lineup that plays it safe.
By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg, opened to $2.7 million on Friday in North America. Trade reports peg its full weekend at $7-8 million despite strong audience reception.
Fresh off its Venice premiere, Robert Pattinson's A24 crime drama Primetime is tracked to open between $10 million and $15 million in North America, enough to beat Nightcrawler but short of certain top-five A24 debuts.
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 launched Sunday with hosts of all four southern editions appearing together virtually, a new Democracy Room concept, and 19 contestants chosen live from 29 hopefuls by the studio audience.
Bigg Boss Tamil host Vijay Sethupathi unveiled a legislative assembly set inside the show's secret room on launch night, while Bigg Boss Kannada 13 teased a flight-themed season with faces still hidden.
Vismaya Mohanlal's debut Thudakkam has completed a month in theatres with a worldwide gross of ₹45.08 crore against a ₹20 crore budget, recovering costs within 10 days despite Onam competition, per Koimoi's box office tracker.
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has climbed past Drishyam 3 and Manjummel Boys to become Mollywood's third-highest grosser ever, with its 16-day worldwide tally at ₹251.44 crore and still climbing.
The Odyssey has completed 50 days in Indian cinemas with ₹186.97 crore net, sitting eighth among Hollywood's biggest Indian grossers and closing in on The Jungle Book's ₹188 crore mark.
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit crossed Rs 100 crore in Kerala in just 15 days, tying Vaazha 2's record, per Pinkvilla trade estimates, and is holding firm despite I Am Game's release.
Koimoi's 2026 box office trackers for Bollywood, Sandalwood and Punjabi films use a common Hit-to-Flop grading system, though the site itself flags the underlying numbers as unverified estimates.
South Indian cinema's Hindi box office momentum has cooled after recent flops from Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Yash, but a 2027 slate led by Allu Arjun's Raaka, Prabhas' Spirit and Mahesh Babu's Varanasi aims to restore it.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day added Rs 7 crore in Week 5, taking its India gross past Rs 579 crore in 35 days. Trade now watches how it holds against Mirzapur's release.