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Screen additions, ad growth, ticket prices bode well for PVR's FY19 show

The company plans to add 90 screens in FY19 as compared to 49 in FY18

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Ram Prasad Sahu
India’s largest film exhibitor put out a strong March quarter performance, beating Street estimates on all counts. Revenues were up 19 per cent over the year-ago period. primarily on account of higher average ticket prices, which increased by 10 per cent, and 5 per cent more footfalls. 

Footfalls on a comparable basis however fell by 2 per cent on account of a strike by South Indian film producers and issues concerning the release of Padmavat in certain states. Had it not been for the two issues, comparable footfalls would have been up 8 per cent.

Ticket prices were higher on account