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Mirzapur: The Movie has crossed Rs 132 crore worldwide in three days, per trade estimates reported by Pinkvilla, with Rs 108 crore domestic and roughly Rs 24 crore from overseas markets fuelling talk of a Blockbuster finish.
The Odyssey edged past Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the global box office this weekend, even as Holland's film stays domestic No. 1 for a sixth week and closes in on an all-time record.
Lee Chang-dong's first film since 2018's Burning premiered at Venice to near-unanimous critical praise. Netflix will give Possible Love an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run, and Korea has already picked it for the Best International Feature race.
HBO's Lanterns series has turned into a two-week chart-topper, and the fallout is dragging Ryan Reynolds' widely panned 2011 Green Lantern film back into America's top ten most-watched titles on HBO Max.
Mirzapur: The Movie added Rs 31.50 crore nett on its second day, per trade estimates, pushing the two-day total to Rs 56.50 crore and setting up a weekend well above Rs 90 crore.
Alien: Covenant has joined Peacock in the US, arriving right as Ridley Scott signals he's ready to direct another Alien film, with Fede Álvarez reportedly stepping back from a Romulus sequel.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $900 million domestically in just 36 days, the fastest any film has hit that mark, and it's closing in on The Force Awakens' all-time box office record within the week.
Hanuman Ansh collected Rs 16.50 crore on its 30th day, up 65% from the previous day, while Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups managed just Rs 2.28 crore on Day 11 despite its star cast.
Alix Earle opens up about why she and NFL player Braxton Berrios split, revealing on her Netflix series that fear of an early marriage and fading communication played a part.
Night one of the two-day Creative Arts Emmys handed out below-the-line honors in Los Angeles, with The Pitt and Hacks leading the nomination count and Jean Smart eyeing a record-tying eighth win.
Natalie Portman has reportedly welcomed her third child, her first with partner Tanguy Destable, in Paris last month. The actress announced the pregnancy in April, calling it a privilege and a miracle.
Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood premiered their unhinged Dostoevsky biopic The Idiot(s) at Telluride, telling The Hollywood Reporter about a scrapped Russian accent, a midnight Welsh idea and a tarot card that set the tone for the whole shoot.
Jeff Zucker, who once ran CNN Worldwide and NBCUniversal, makes his screen debut playing himself in A24's Primetime, opposite Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, at its Venice premiere.
Liam and Noel Gallagher premiered their Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger at Venice on Saturday, drawing an eight-minute ovation after skipping the earlier press conference entirely.
Mirzapur: The Movie collected Rs 28.11 crore net on its opening day, becoming Excel Entertainment's biggest-ever opener and the third-highest Hindi debut of 2026, per Koimoi's tally of box office records.
Alexandra Artrip, who played young Antonia in 1998's Practical Magic, has responded to fan anger over the sequel recasting her and Evan Rachel Wood with Maisie Williams and Joey King, urging supporters to give the new film a chance.
Mirzapur: The Movie opened to Rs 28.11 crore, and trade data compiled by Koimoi shows Excel Entertainment needs Rs 228.27 crore more from it to cross Rs 1,500 crore in lifetime net collections as a producer.
Cédric Kahn's Venice competition entry A Place To Heal dramatises life inside an adolescent psychiatric ward, drawing on real case histories gathered by co-writer Kahina Le Querrec over six months of research.
Netflix quietly raised UK subscription prices on September 3, with its cheapest ad-supported plan climbing a third to £7.99 a month, its first hike since February.