As is always the case with big films, there is no decision on the count of screens allotted to the big releases, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Preity Zinta makes her comeback with her first home production this Friday.
India's largest cinema chain, PVR, will open 30-40 more screens across the country in the next six months, a senior company official said.
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
With emotions running high following Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death, cinema house-owners in Mumbai have decided to keep the theatres closed on Saturday night and on Sunday for security reasons
Theatres are finding innovative new ways to increase footfalls, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Both films released today, but saw mixed reactions.
Audience turnout is crucial to most exhibitors, since their discussions with film producers hinge on how many people will return to movie halls in the weeks ahead.
'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)'
The fight is between Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the producer of 3 Idiots, and multiplexes.
'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.' 'Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.'
Mind reader Mohit Rao asked a woman he'd never met to pick a card.
With the opening of these multiplexes, the total number of screens of the company would go up to 76 with an aggregate seating capacity of 19,454.
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.'
'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.'
'This is not like a one quarter hit; it will take time.'
'In our business, every time a seat goes empty, it is a perishable good.' 'We have lost the opportunity of earning revenue out of it.' 'It's impossible to recover what we have lost.'
Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings
'The weekend advance booking are extremely encouraging for these movies, and the extended break due to Mahashivratri, will provide a significant impetus.'
Diwali blockbusters Saawariya and Om Shanti Om may not be screened at a multiplex near you. Leading multiplex chains PVR Cinemas, Inox Lesiure, Cinemax India and Fame, which account for 80 per cent of the country's multiplex screens and half the box office collections, have rejected a demand for a higher revenue share by the films' distributors and have threatened a blackout.
Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan discuss their new film Dhoom 3 at its trailer launch.
'Multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and a third Covid wave doesn't happen.'
Animated film, Ghatothkach, which will be showcased at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, saw its music release in Mumbai's PVR cinema, Juhu, on May 14.
Disney Star creates new viewership record in high-voltage India Pak match
A look at Rajnikanth's rare trip to Mumbai to show off his new release Robot to the Hindi film industry
Now, you can watch French movies online for a month!
Rekha watches Rani's film...Samantha visits a temple... Mismatched gets a third season...
In a counter affidavit filed in the court, the department has said that temporary transfer of rights to copy in a limited manner will be chargeable to service tax.
Renuka Ramnath is credited with raising the India Advantage Fund Series II, the country's largest private equity fund till date with a corpus of $810 million.
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
Scrabble's unique business model gives a new direction to India's digital cinema market.
At a time when the government claims there's hardly any evidence of intolerance in the country, an incident involving a family of four being evicted by fellow patrons from a cinema hall in Mumbai for allegedly not standing up when the national anthem was being played, makes us think otherwise.
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
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