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The highly anticipated and Covid-delayed release of Indian action film RRR opened with a bang as distributor Sarigami Cinemas said it has grossed $4.5 million including late-night and early-morning shows and anticipated a $12 million-$15 million weekend. Read Deadline review here. That would be the biggest Thursday…

Netflix is expanding the Baahubali franchise, giving a two-season order to Baahubali: Before The Beginning. The streaming service’s next Indian original series will be a prequel to the hugely successful features Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion, the Tollywood epics directed by S.S. Rajamouli that…

UPDATE: That did not take long at all. S.S. Rajamouli’s box office shattering Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has become the highest-grossing Indian film in history, worldwide. Crossing the 800 crore ($120.3M) mark on Thursday — a first for an Indian pic — the movie has varying total estimates, according to local box…

TUESDAY UPDATE, WRITETHRU with actuals: Rocketing off in 37 markets this weekend, Disney/Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 came in nearly $5M higher than projected on Sunday. With a $106M opening at the international box office, the launch was notably stronger than forecast in both Europe (+$3.1M) and Latin…

Menemsha Films’ Russian-English language drama Natasha, Kino Lorber's New York Times doc Obit and Well Go USA's existential Buster's Mal Heart starring Rami Malek topped a somewhat quiet Specialty box office weekend. The exception was Bollywood title Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which is reporting over $10.1M in box…

Writethru, 4th update: Sunday final: While it's normal for moviegoers to ease their spending the weekend before a huge tentpole opens, in this case Disney/Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 which is projected to make $150M, this weekend's problem at the box office isn't the late April date, but the sheer lack of…

John Cleese is returning to a BBC sitcom for the first time since Fawlty Towers — after having previously lobbed criticism at the broadcaster. But, he says, the scripts for six-part comedy Edith are “the most enjoyable” he’s been sent “in the last 100 years." Written by Charles McKeown (Brazil) and produced by BBC…

IMAX is set to digitally re-master Arka Mediaworks’ hotly-anticipated fantasy Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The sequel to 2015 Telugu smash Baahubali: The Beginning will go out in IMAX theaters in India beginning April 28, to be followed by additional select international markets. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, Baahubali 2…