'Incredibles 2' set to be most successful animated Hollywood film in India

Currently, the leader is Kung Fu Panda 3, which raked in Rs 221.2 million, followed by the second movie in the same franchise

Incredibles 2, the sequel to the 2004 movie The Incredibles, is inching its way to the top of the charts as the most successful animated movie at the Indian box office. Distributed by Disney India in the country, the film released on June 22 and made Rs 178.5 million in the first weekend of its release.

The film's opening ensures it top berth among the most successful animation films from Hollywood. Currently, the leader is Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), which raked in Rs 221.2 million, followed by the second movie in the same franchise, Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), at Rs 205.5 million. Currently, Incredibles 2 is on the fourth spot on the list, behind Angry Birds (2016), which made Rs 198 million at the Indian box office.

While live action films from Hollywood have adopted localisation as a strategic tool while releasing movies in the country, the earliest adopter of the trend was the 2004 release of The Incredibles. It was the first time a studio got a leading Bollywood actor for the voice-over of Mr Incredible, the male lead in the movie.

Since then, studios have explored new languages to dub and release movies in, associated with different personalities for promotions, released trailers in multiple Indian languages, and collaborated with different brands to reach as many people in the audience as possible.

In the case of Incredibles 2, Disney India got Bollywood actor Kajol to voice Elastigirl/Helen, the leading lady in the franchise, who has a more significant role in the sequel.

Top four animated films in India

1. Kung Fu Panda 3 - Rs 221.2 million

2. Kung Fu Panda 2 - Rs 205.5 million

3. Angry Birds - Rs 198 million

4. Incredibles 2 - Rs 178.5 million (still running in theatres)

 

Oscars 2017: La La Land wins 6 awards

There was high drama when the award for best film was announced at the 89th Acacdemy Awards

The 89th Academy Awards ceremony took place at Los Angeles earlier this morning. La La Land got 14 nominations, including thumbs up for Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle. It bagged the Oscars 2017 in 6 of these categories, narrowly missing out on the award for the the best film. It won the awards for best director, best actress, best original score and best original song for City of Stars. Here are the details:

Best Director-Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle, the Hollywood wunderkind behind this year's most loved movie "La La Land", became the youngest filmmaker to win best director trophy at the 89th Academy Awards today. Six years in the making, it was a dream project for 32-year-old Chazelle who wanted to pay tribute to old Hollywood musicals with his LA-set story of ambition and romance. In his speech, Chazelle recognised his fellow nominees and his stars -- Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. He also paid tribute to his girlfriend Olivia Hamilton.

Best Song-Justin Hurwitz

Justin Hurwitz took home best song for his much-loved number 'City of Stars' and the enchanting soundtrack of "La La Land" at the 89th annual Academy Awards. The track, whose lyrics are by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, features Ryan Gosling as an LA-based musician playing to the tunes of jazz and crooning, "City of stars... Are you shining just for me?... City of stars... There's so much that I can't see."The track comes twice in the movie, at first with Gosling's character Sebastin Wilder singing it longingly and the other time Mia, played by Emma Stone, humming it along with him.

Best actress- Emma Stone

Emma Stone danced her way to victory as she took home the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Mia in Damien Chazelle's soaring musical "La La Land". The 28-year-old triumphed for the first time at Oscars defeating strong contenders like Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Ruth Negga (Loving), Natalie Portman (Jackie) and veteran actress Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins).

Stone's performance, as an aspiring actress working as a barista in a cafe, in the film was praised for being superbly smart, witty and vulnerable. Read More

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Deepika unveils logo of 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage'

Deepika unveils logo of 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage'

Indian actress Deepika Padukone has unveiled the logo of her upcoming debut international film "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage", where she will be seen sharing screen space with Hollywood star Vin Diesel.

Deepika, who will play the character named Serena Unger in the upcoming international film, revealed the animated logo of her film on her official Instagram account.

The edgy red and silver logo was supported by Diesel's powerful voice saying: "The world has changed. We need people with the skills and the attitude to take on threats we don't even know exist. We need a different kind of soldier."

She captioned the video: "'xXx The Return of Xander Cage' logo reveal. Serena Unger".

Directed by D.J. Caruso, "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage", a sequel to the 2002 film "xXx" and 2005 film "xXx: State of the Union", also stars Ruby Rose, Samuel L. Jackson, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa.

The film is slated to release on January 20, 2017.