Extensive bonus features include the Academy Award-Nominated theatrical short, ‘Sanjay’s Super Team,’ making-of featurettes, deleted scenes and more.

Pixar Animation Studio’s The Good Dinosaur stampedes home on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere February 23.

From the innovative minds of Disney/Pixar comes a hilariously heartwarming adventure about the power of confronting and overcoming your fears and discovering who you are meant to be. The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely, and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream (Cars 2, Up), The Good Dinosaur is executive produced by John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich and Andrew Stanton. The film is based on an original concept by Bob Peterson with the story by Sohn, Peterson, Erik Benson, Meg LeFauve and Kelsey Mann, with the screenplay written by LeFauve. Music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Emmy-nominated composer Jeff Danna.

The film’s voice cast includes Raymond Ochoa (NBC’s The Night Shift, TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, Disney’s A Christmas Carol) as Arlo; Jeffrey Wright (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Parts I & II, HBO's Boardwalk Empire) as Arlo’s wise Poppa; Frances McDormand (HBO's Olive Kitteridge, Fargo) as Arlo’s strong Momma; Marcus Scribner (ABC’s black-ish) as Arlo’s brother, Buck; Jack Bright (Monsters University) as Spot; Steve Zahn (Captain Fantastic, Ridiculous Six, Rescue Dawn, Mad Dogs) as a fearless pterodactyl named Thunderclap; A.J. Buckley (TNT’s Murder in the First, FX’s Justified) as teen T-Rex Nash; Anna Paquin (HBO’s True Blood) as Nash’s tenacious sister, Ramsey; and Sam Elliott (FX's Justified, I’ll See You In My Dreams, Grandma) as T-Rex patriarch Butch.

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The fallout from the news that Disney was pushing back the release date for Star Wars Episode VIII has shaken up the slate of 2017 blockbusters, landing Sony’s Spider-Man reboot in the desirable Fourth of July slot.

Sony announced earlier today that the untitled Spidey solo film has been moved up three weeks to release on July 7, 2017. With Star Wars moving to December of next year, Disney was able to push Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales into the vacated May 26 slot, paving the way for Spider-Man to leap into a more desirable spot. With many people planning their vacation time around the holiday, the week that the Fourth of July falls has traditionally been one of the busiest times of the year for movie theaters.

An Independence Day weekend debut didn’t help the fortunes of The Amazing Spider-Man, which was Sony’s last failed attempt to reboot the franchise in 2012, but there is more reason for optimism this time around. The Jon Watts directed film will be Sony’s third different take on the character, but the first made in conjunction with Disney, allowing our favorite web-slinger to be incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Tom Holland is expected to debut the character in Captain America: Civil War this May, which means we can expect his version of Peter Parker to have already made the transition to super hero, saving us from yet another origin story. The 19-year old Holland is much younger than the actors that previously portrayed the character, allowing him to be incorporated into the long-term future of the MCU.

You have to wonder if Disney would have made the decision to open up the coveted early July slot, allowing Spider-Man to steal it, if it weren’t for their involvement in the film. If the next solo Spider-Man movie ends up getting a boost at the Box Office, perhaps it will serve as another example of how their partnership with Disney can help ensure the third time is a charm for the Spidey franchise.

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Despite asking for a probe into the controversy surrounding yet-to-release movie 'Bajirao Mastani', the BJP-led government is unlikely to take any firm action like asking the producer to delete scenes and songs. The state feels that it may face allegations of unwarranted censorship.

Sources in the government said that CM Devendra Fadnavis’ directives to officials for seeking information and act accordingly in the issue were routine. “Such directions are issued whenever a legislator petitions the CM. But the directions are taken seriously only when there is a specific directive from the CMO or ministers concerned,” said a senior official who is in the know of the matter.

Legislators Pratap Sarnaik (Shiv Sena, Thane) and Medha Kulkarni (BJP, Pune) had demanded in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday and Thursday that the controversial songs and scenes should be deleted from the movie before it is released next week.

Following the demand, Fadnavis informed the house that a principal secretary level officer has been asked to probe into the issue. The CM had also noted on Sarnaik’s complaint letter that information should be sought and appropriate action taken.
However, many top officials in the government told mid-day that the matter would be tricky to decide and hence the government may not take any firm stand because it does not wish to court any further charges of undue censorship of media. Officials said that the Censor Board had already cleared the movie and even the Union government has maintained silence over the demands that were made by the descendants of Bajirao and Mastani.
“If the government intervenes and tells Bhansali to cut songs and scenes as demanded by the aggrieved parties, the people who advocate cinematic liberty and despise any sort of censorship from the government will not remain silent. There will be an unwarranted debate,” said a Mantralaya official, requesting anonymity.
Sena firm on its stand
mid-day had reported on the issue on December 10.
Following the movie’s lead actor Priyanka Chopra’s strong rebuttal to the Shiv Sena’s demands, the party said that it was firm on its demand for scrapping objectionable scenes in the movie.
Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik told mid-day that his party did not wish to stall screening or attack cinema halls, because the producer has invested a lot of money in making the film. However, he expected Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film’s producer and director, to meet his party’s demand.
Cinematic vision
Reacting to the Sena’s demand, Chopra had told mid-day on Wednesday that Bhansali was within his right to interpret a story the way he wants. She said that the movie was based on a fictional novel, and also raised a question as to how can anybody know now that Bajirao didn’t dance, smile or didn’t express happiness in his private life.
“We have to allow a director’s vision and imagination to portray what he thinks could have happened. We must just see it as nothing but the cinematic vision of an extraordinarily prolific filmmaker,” Chopra had told mid-day.
Sarnaik said that he and his colleague Kulkarni have used parliamentary methods to raise the issue.
“Now the state needs to act. The ball is in the government’s court. We still feel that any vulgarity in the film is not justified. It’s about the history of Maharashtra and Marathi people,” he said, reiterating that the Sena does not want the film to not release.
“What we want is simple and straight. Delete objectionable scenes and songs and release the movie,” Sarnaik said from Nagpur.

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Baahubali is telugu Movie is Directed by SS Rajamouli and Starring Prabhas and Tammanah in Lead roles. Baahubali got a very huge Success across the world with round of Applause with money too. Now all the Telugu, Hindi and World Eyes on Baahubali 2 i.e the Sequel of Baahubali. With so much buzz around the film, various reports about the film are being published in the media. Also watch : Baahubali 2 Movie Story Leaked Video Baahubali 2 Movie Shoot is going to make From December 2015 in Ramoji film City and Before that Rumors are Suggested that Madhuru Dixit -Nene was also a set like heroine character in bahubali 2 from media and websites and set by rajahmouli. and also Mentioned Madhuri Dixit as Anushka’s Elder sister. However we can now confirm that those were just rumours. As a source mentions, “There are all kinds of rumours and speculations flying around about the Baahubali sequel. We don’t know where the one involving Madhuri came from because there is no truth to it. Websites have even created the role of Anushka Shetty’s sister for Madhuri in Baahubali 2. But so far, there is no new addition to the cast at all.” Rajamouli Breaks his Silence on rumors and Responds : “There is no Madhuri Dixit in Baahubali 2.” Madhuri has not been seen on the silver screen since Dedh Ishqiya and Gulaab Gang tanked at the box office. With no new offers, Baahubali 2 would be a blessing for her but it doesn’t seem the case. The film is being backed by Karan Johar and we hear that he is spending more money on the sequel as it is going to be bigger than the first one. Reports also suggest that a few cameos by Suriya and Shreya will also be part of Baahubali 2. Baahubali 3 and 4,5,6 also on cards to make Baahubali , Rajaamouli Said.

SS Rajamouli Responds on Madhuri Dixit Role in Baahubali 2 – Breaks the Rumors

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There's no doubt that one of the biggest stars in Indian cinema is superstar Rajinikanth. He will be turning 65 on December 12, and the kind of frenzy he creates wherever he goes is phenomenal. Rajinikanth is currently in Malaysia shooting for his new film Kabali, and the film has created quite a stir across the country. Malaysia is Tamil cinema's biggest overseas market, as there is a huge Tamil diaspora there who are huge fans of the 'Thalaiva'.

Rajinikanth has been drawing unprecedented crowds during his one month shooting schedule in Malaysia. The Malaysian government may give him the title of 'Datuk', equivalent of a knighthood. As per reports, the Governor of Malacca Mohammad Khalil Yaakob a big fan of Rajinikanth, has requested the Malaysian government to bestow the honour on him.

A few years back the Malaysian government had given the title 'Datuk' to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who had shot Don and Don 2 in Malaysia. The buzz is that Rajinikanth will be meeting the Malaysian prime minister during the shoot of Kabali.

Rajinikanth’s last release Lingaa directed by veteran KS Ravikumar collected over Rs 100 Crore worldwide, and was a below average grosser, compared to his earlier hits. In fact the superstar himself compensated some distributors in Tamil Nadu, who had paid record price for the film.

So a lot is riding on Kabali, which is his comeback film of sorts. The director of the film Pa Ranjith, had earlier made the critically acclaimed box-office hit Madras. For the first time, we will see Rajinikanth moving away from his regular set of commercial mass masala directors to work with a new gen filmmaker. There are rumours that Rajinikanth will not have any romantic scenes in the film.

In a way, Rajinikanth in his 60s is reinventing himself for new age audiences. He will be playing an ageing don inKabali, who comes out of retirement to track down his daughter, who has been kidnapped by a rival gang. Radhika Apte will play the role of his wife and Dhansika will play his daughter. The director Ranjith in an interview has said that he is trying to break the superstar stereotype image with the film.

The hype and aura around Rajinikanth is still intact, as proved by his fanatic fan following. The superstar has also reached across to the new generation audiences through social media. His Twitter handle has more than 2 million followers.

As Kabali gets ready for a 2016 summer release, pre-shoot work on the superstar’s next film has already commenced. Though it is not official, the grapevine is abuzz that director Shankar, who made the blockbuster Endhiran (Robot in Hindi) is gearing up for a sequel in 3D. Shankar and the producers of Endhiran 2 (Robo 2) are trying to rope in Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the villain. There are additional rumours that Tamil actor Vikram (of Raavan and I fame) will play the bad guy.

Mohan Ram, actor and Tamil film historian sums up the superstar's stardom, “Rajinikanth continues to hold sway as the biggest brand in south cinema. What is the secret? - He has kept his appeal real for all ages by his simplicity in acting and humbleness in real life.”

After Lingaa's average box office run, could 'Kabali' be Rajinikanth's comeback?

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Rajinikanth (left) in a still from Enthiran and Arnold Schwarzenegger (right) in Terminator Genisys.

"IT'S TRUE THAT ARNOLD HAS BEEN APPROACHED TO PLAY THE ANTAGONIST IN THE SEQUEL. BUT HE HAS NOT SIGNED THE PROJECT YET. THE STAR WILL SOON PARTICIPATE IN A TRIAL TEST FOR THE ROLE IN LOS ANGELES," A SOURCE CLOSE TO FILMMAKER SHANKAR SAID. THE FILM STARS RAJINIKANTH IN LEAD ROLE
Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly in talks to be part of filmmaker Shankar's Tamil film Enthiran 2, but the actor is yet to officially sign the film, a source said.

Starring superstar Rajinikanth, the film will be the sequel to 2010 blockbuster Enthiran.

"It's true that Arnold has been approached to play the antagonist in the sequel. But he has not signed the project yet. The star will soon participate in a trial test for the role in Los Angeles," a source close to the filmmaker told IANS. (Also Read: Arnold Schwarzenegger in, Donald Trump Out on Celebrity Apprentice)

Mr Schwarzenegger has reportedly been offered a whopping Rs 100 crore for his role. Amy Jackson has already been finalised as the leading lady.

To be produced by Lyca International on a lavish budget, the film will be shot in 3D and will have music by AR Rahman. (Also Read: Makers of Enthiran 2 to Use Motion Capture Technology? )

The project, if materialises as planned, will go on floors early next year.

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It is already known that Ram Charan will star in the Telugu remake of Kollywood blockbuster ‘Thani Oruvan’. A couple of days back, the pre-production work of the movie began. The director of the film, Surender Reddy is currently making few changes to the script to make it suitable for the Telugu audience. Here is an interesting update for the people who are eagerly waiting for the project to start.

According to the reports, Arvind Swamy who made a great comeback with the Mohan Raja directorial and played the villain in the original film will be seen playing the baddie in the Telugu version also. Ram Charan called the Roja star and requested him to play the character of Siddharth Abhimanyu as he could not imagine anyone else for the role. Speculations were rife that R. Madhavan will be playing the villain in the flick.

Sources claim that Arvind has agreed to work in the Telugu version. Reports suggest that earlier he refused to repeat his role of Siddharth Abhimanyu for the remakes. We will have to wait for an official announcement for the confirmation. 

Arvind Swamy To Relive His Character Of Siddharth Abhimanyu In ‘Thani Oruvan’ Remake?

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"Baahubali - the Beginning" (Bahubali), starring Prabhas and Rana Daggubati, continues its dream run at the worldwide box office even in its second week.

After second weekend, "Baahubali - the Beginning" took its worldwide gross box office collection total to Rs 350 crore and now it is inching towards the Rs 450 crore mark.

Even after second weekend, the film continued to impress trade experts with its box office collection. According to reports, the film had a strong 11th day at the worldwide box office.

SS Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali" has also taken its distributors shares to new heights. The worldwide distributor share of "Baahubali" is third highest after Aamir Khan's "PK" and "Dhoom 3".

"PK" all-time distributor share is approximately Rs 320 crore, "Dhoom 3" share is approximately Rs 245 crore, while "Baahubali" share is Rs 199 crore approximately, Andhra Box Office reported.

"Baahubali" (Bahubali) broke the records of films of the three Khans of Bollywood , including Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express", Aamir Khan's "3 Idiots" and Salman Khan's "Kick". Rajamouli's directorial film also shattered the records of Rajinikanth's "Enthiran" (Robot) movie.

Here is detailed list of movies and its worldwide distributor share, as provided by Andhra Box Office.

Movie	Release Date	Worldwide Distributor Share in Rs Crore
PK	19 December, 2014	320
Dhoom 3	20 December, 2013	245
Baahubali (Bahubali)	10 July, 2015	199 (still running)
Chennai Express	9 August, 2013	173
Enthiran (Robot)	1 October, 2010	160
3 Idiots	25 December, 2009	157
Kick	25 July, 2014	155
Happy New Year	24 October, 2014	150
Ek Tha Tiger	15 August, 2012	135
Krrish 3	1 November, 2013	130

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Global gross figures

*	Denotes films still running in theaters

Movie	Year	Studio(s) / Producers	Language	Worldwide Gross	Ref
PK	2014	Vinod Chopra Films	Hindi	₹740 crore (US$120 million)	[5]
Dhoom 3	2013	Yash Raj Films	Hindi	₹540 crore (US$85 million)	[6]
Chennai Express	2013	Red Chillies Entertainment	Hindi	₹423 crore (US$67 million)	[7]
3 Idiots	2009	Vinod Chopra Films	Hindi	₹392 crore (US$62 million)	[8]
Happy New Year	2014	Red Chillies Entertainment	Hindi	₹383 crore (US$60 million)	[9]
Kick	2014	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	Hindi	₹377 crore (US$59 million)	[10]
Krrish 3	2013	Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd	Hindi	₹374 crore (US$59 million)	[11]
Bang Bang!	2013	Fox Star Studios	Hindi	₹340 crore (US$54 million)	[12]
* Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	Telugu/Tamil	₹335 crore (US$53 million)	[13]
Ek Tha Tiger	2012	Yash Raj Films	Hindi	₹320 crore (US$50 million)	[14]
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	2013	Dharma Productions	Hindi	₹310 crore (US$49 million)	[15]
Enthiran	2010	Sun Pictures	Tamil	₹283 crore (US$45 million)	[16]
Dabangg 2	2012	Reliance Entertainment	Hindi	₹265 crore (US$42 million)	[17]
Tanu Weds Manu Returns	2015	Eros International	Hindi	₹252 crore (US$40 million)	[18]
Jab Tak Hai Jaan	2012	Yash Raj Films	Hindi	₹241 crore (US$38 million)	[19]
Ra.One	2011	Red Chillies Entertainment	Hindi	₹239 crore (US$38 million)	[20]
I	2015	Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd	Tamil	₹239 crore (US$38 million)	[21]
Vishwaroopam	2013	Raaj Kamal Films International	Tamil	₹220 crore (US$35 million)	[22]
Don 2	2011	Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment	Hindi	₹206 crore (US$32 million)	[23]
Rowdy Rathore	2012	SLB Films	Hindi	₹201 crore (US$32 million)	[24]
Ghajini	2008	Geetha Arts	Hindi	₹200 crore (US$31 million)	[25]
Dasavathaaram	2008	Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd	Tamil	₹200 crore (US$31 million)	[26]
My Name Is Khan	2010	Dharma Productions, Red Chillies Entertainment	Hindi	₹200 crore (US$31 million)	[27]

Highest grossing Hindi films

Movie	Year	Director	Studio(s)	Worldwide Gross	Source
PK	2014	Rajkumar Hirani	Vinod Chopra Films / Rajkumar Hirani Films	₹735 crore (US$120 million)	[28][29]
Dhoom 3	2013	Vijay Krishna Acharya	Yashraj Films	₹542 crore (US$85 million)	[30]
Chennai Express	2013	Rohit Shetty	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹422 crore (US$66 million)	[30]
3 Idiots	2009	Rajkumar Hirani	Vinod Chopra Films	₹395 crore (US$62 million)	[30]
Happy New Year	2014	Farah Khan	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹383 crore (US$60 million)	[30]
Kick	2014	Sajid Nadiadwala	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	₹377 crore (US$59 million)	[30]
Krrish 3	2013	Rakesh Roshan	Filmkraft Productions	₹374 crore (US$59 million)	[30]
Bang Bang!	2014	Siddharth Anand	Fox Star Studios	₹340 crore (US$54 million)	[30]
Ek Tha Tiger	2012	Kabir Khan	Yashraj Films	₹320 crore (US$50 million)	[30]
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	2013	Ayan Mukerji	Dharma Productions	₹311 crore (US$49 million)	[30]

Highest grossing Tamil films

Tamil cinema, producing films in the Tamil language in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, particularly in the Chennai neighborhood of Kodambakkam, India, is often nicknamed "Kollywood". Tamil films are also produced in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. In Kerala and Karnataka, the films are directly released in Tamil but in Andhra Pradesh, they are generally dubbed into Telugu.^[31]

Box office figures in India are not tracked officially and reliable sources estimate the results.^[1] The worldwide gross figures is given below after adding dubbed Telugu and Hindi versions.

Movie	Year	Director	Studio	Worldwide Gross	Source
Enthiran	2010	S. Shankar	Sun Pictures	₹283 crore (US$45 million)(All Versions)	[32]
I	2015	S. Shankar	Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd	₹239 crore (US$38 million) (All versions)	[33]
Vishwaroopam	2013	Kamal Haasan	Raaj Kamal Films International	₹220 crore (US$35 million)(All Versions)	[34]
Dasavathaaram	2008	K.S. Ravikumar	Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd	₹200 crore (US$31 million)(All Versions)	[35]
Lingaa	2014	K.S. Ravikumar	Eros International	₹154 crore (US$24 million)(All Versions)	[36]
Sivaji	2007	S. Shankar	AVM Productions	₹148 crore (US$23 million)(All Versions)	[37]
Kaththi	2014	AR Murugadoss	Ayngaran International	₹128 crore (US$20 million)	[38]
Arrambam	2013	Vishnuvardhan	Sri Sathya Sai Movies	₹124 crore (US$20 million)	[39]
Thuppakki	2012	AR Murugadoss	Kalaipuli Films International	₹121 crore (US$19 million)	[40]
Singam 2	2013	Hari	Prince Pictures	₹117 crore (US$18 million)(All Versions)	[41]
Kanchana 2	2015	Lawrence Raghavendra	Sun Pictures	₹113 crore (US$18 million)(All Versions)	[42]

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