Cinema halls have been ordered to shut down in many cities after the COVID-19 scare, so films are being screened only at a limited number of cinemas.
Yet again, it's a south dubbed film and a Hollywood release which are bringing on some business at the box office while Bollywood is struggling.
Disney's The Jungle Book has taken the box office by storm.
'I never gave any indication that Hrithik would do a film for the underworld.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at how well Hindi remakes perform at the box office.
Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
Pushpa 2's advance bookings have set a new record, with advance bookings standing at Rs 50 crore on Day One.
From old favourites to brand new attractions, Sukanya Verma lists all the excitement OTT has laid out in its action-packed menu this week.
Between the two films, more than Rs 225 crore (Rs 2.25 billion) comfortably came in the first three days itself.
Kalki 2898 AD has been doing so well at the box office that it has moved up on Deepika Padukone's biggest hit list.
'With Chhaava, we had to look from a different lens.' 'We had to write it in such a way that apart from the sacrifice, the fight and the war, there's a lot more to understand about the history of the Marathas.'
Allu Arjun's biggest blockbuster, Satyajit Ray's story and Spidey's exciting new avatar, Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations on OTT this week.
Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry.
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
In the last few years, dubbed films from south Indian languages have made a lucrative impression at the Hindi box office. Kalki 2898 AD steps into the list as well, with its opening day collections making it to the Top Five.
After being in theatres for seven days, the Hindi collections of Kalki 2898 AD have comfortably gone past that of RRR to emerge as the third highest Week One grosser among dubbed releases.
The hits and flops of the week.
A canteen owner at a theatre screening the movie Pushpa 2: The Rule in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior allegedly bit the ear of a man over a dispute on settling the snacks bill, the police said.
November brings Diwali with it, and the box office may finally get some good news with the release of the festival films, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
'Republic Day week has consistently been a lucrative period for the film industry.'
Kalki 2898 AD has put Prabhas back on the pan-Indian map.
February has some promising original content streaming on OTT.
With Rs 64 crore* in just three days, the Kumar Mangat production will enter the Rs 100 Crore Club in the first week itself.
'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.' Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60 on March 14.
'Ours is the only country which is very loyal to cinema, so making big bucks is a realistic possibility.'
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