World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours
Drishyam passes Rs 500 crore, Jailer 2 roars into cinemas, Nollywood’s October record, the Nordic Council prize race & Resident Evil conquers Japan.
Morning, all. After yesterday’s surprise film at the London Film Festival, Sunday means our weekly lap of the world’s other film industries, and there are a lot of rupees to count.
Bollywood passes Rs 500 crore, and Kollywood roars: Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam: The Conclusion crossed Rs 500 crore worldwide (about $52 million) in just 12 days. After its third Friday it stands at Rs 520 crore (about $54 million) worldwide, with Rs 336 crore (about $35 million) net in India, although sharp weekday drops have put its Rs 350 crore India target in doubt. Meanwhile Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, opened on Thursday with Rs 127 crore worldwide on day one (about $13 million) and Rs 209 crore (about $22 million) after two days, behind only Coolie among Rajinikanth’s biggest worldwide openers. At 75, he’s still the safest bet in Indian cinema.
Nollywood’s October record: Faith-based hit Agbara Nla: The Return has now grossed more than ₦307.2 million (about $231,000) in Nigeria, according to its distributor, Nile Group, making it the highest-grossing Nollywood film ever released in October and the fourth-highest-grossing Nollywood title of 2026. It’s a remake of Mike Bamiloye’s 1993 Christian film, and it’s still going strong more than two weeks after its 1 October opening. Nigeria’s Oscar entry Dear Ajayi is next, with a wider Nigerian release on 13 November.
The Nordic Council Film Prize race: In Reykjavík, the four-day Nordic film celebration at Bíó Paradís, which has been showing all six nominees for the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize, wraps up today with Norway’s Sentimental Value and the Faroese documentary Birita. The winner will be announced on Tuesday. Over in Norway, Low Expectations, Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature, which was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, opens in Norwegian cinemas on 23 October.
Resident Evil conquers Asia: Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil was the number one film in Japan over the weekend of 10–11 October with $3.96 million, and also topped the Hong Kong chart for 8–11 October, following its franchise-record run in China. Hong Kong’s own The Mage, from the Pang Brothers, opened in fifth place.
Birthdays: Howard Shore, the composer of The Lord of the Rings and The Silence of the Lambs, turns 80 today. Also celebrating are Jean-Claude Van Damme (66), star of Bloodsport, Freida Pinto (42) of Slumdog Millionaire, and Zac Efron (39) of Dirty Grandpa (I did that deliberately… f***ing hate that film!).
That’s all for today.
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