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From sequels to horror films, global movie business back in motion

The global film business is looking good, albeit a bit bruised after its encounter with the pandemic

Adipurush advance booking: Prabhas-starrer sells over 470,000 tickets

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the advance booking for the film has started and the numbers are "phenomenal"

PVR INOX announces opening of new 7-screen multiplex in Bengaluru

PVR INOX, the premium cinema exhibitor in India, on Monday announced the opening of its new 7-screen multiplex at Global Mall, Mysore Road in Bengaluru. The opening marks the sixth multisensory 4DX auditorium in Bengaluru and will augment PVR INOX presence in the city with 24 properties and 146 screens, PVR INOX said in a statement. With the opening, PVR INOX strengthens its presence in Karnataka with 189 screens in 34 properties and consolidates its foothold in South India with 530 screens in 95 properties, it added. The cinema hall is housed in Global Mall located next to Nayandahalli Metro Station and has a seating capacity of 1,189 with last row recliners. The multiplex is equipped with the best-in-class theatrical solutions including the SP4K next-generation laser projectors that deliver ultra-high resolution, sharp and bright images. Furthermore, the audios feature advanced Dolby Atmos audio and Next-Gen 3D technology for an immersive experience, it added.

Film studies for your first show

Overall, however, this is one of those few texts which - despite the occasional knots of jargon-heavy writing and the text's volume - can be picked up for a bedside read or a casual metro ride

PVR-INOX plans to shut down around 50 cinema screens over next 6 months

Leading cinema exhibitor PVR INOX plans to close around 50 loss-making screens, having an accelerated depreciation. "The company plans to shut down approximately 50 cinema screens over the next 6 months," said PVR INOX in its investor's update for the fourth quarter and financial year ending of March 31, 2023. These properties are loss-making, or housed in malls which have reached the end of their life cycle with little hope of any revival. "The company has taken an accelerated charge of the depreciation in its books and written off the WDV of assets," it said. PVR-INOX Ltd has been created after the merger of two leading cinema brands PVR Ltd and INOX Leisure. The merger was effective from February 6, 2023. The merged entity is operating 361 cinemas with 1,689 screens across 115 cities by the end of FY23 in India and Sri Lanka. Karan Taurani SVP of Elara Capital said: "There will be Rs 100 million of EBITDA impact (savings) by closing down of 50 screens. Most of these screens a

7% Bengali films are hits post-covid, success rate satisfactory: Official

With the improvement in covid situation, 100 Bengali films were released in theatres since January 2022 and seven of them were hits, showing a satisfactory success rate, an industry official said. Besides these seven, four-five others did decent business, said an official of the Eastern India Motion Picture Association (EIMPA), an association of various stakeholders of the Bengali film industry. "The success rate of six-seven per cent for a cinema hall release is satisfactory considering the limited market for Bengali films. We have to compete mainly with Hindi films and that has a bigger distribution chain," the EIMPA official told PTI. Five films with varied contents became hits Aparajito' (Undefeated), Karnasubarner Guptodhan' (Treasure of Karnasubarna), Ballabhpurer Roopkotha' (Fairytale of Ballabhpur), Kishmish' (Raisin) and Dostojee' (Two friends) in 2022. Two others - Projapati' (Search for a Friend) and The Eken Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (The Eken Suspense in Rajasthan) were .

Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021 approved; strict penality on film piracy

These were introduction of age-based categories for film certification and penal provisions imposed for film piracy

Bollywood director Pradeep Sarkar, who made 'Parineeta', dies at 67

According to his friends and associates, he was rushed to a hospital last night for kidney and related ailments, but failed to survive and breathed his last early this morning

India has fewer movie screens per million people than peer economies

Sharp rise in global cinema revenues expected by 2026

Golden Globe 2023: Mike White's 'The White Lotus' wins Best Limited Series

'The White Lotus' follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain whose stay is affected by their various psychosocial dysfunctions

Golden Globes 2023: 'The Banshees of Inisherin' wins Best Screenplay

The film was competing in the category against 'Tar', 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', 'Women Talking' and 'The Fabelmans'

Ke Quan wins Best Supporting Actor for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

This is Quan's first acting nomination and win at the Globes, and he is the second actor of Asian descent to win the Globe for supporting actor

2023: Box office set to cash in on Khans, southern giants, Hollywood

The number of big-screen releases across languages could touch 1,500-1,600

Nadav Lapid: Israel's 'philosophical' filmmaker who has stirred up a storm

Reacting to the backlash for his remarks about The Kashmir Files, Lapid says making bad films is not a crime, but the film is 'crude, manipulative and violent'

Bollywood, Hollywood blockbusters expected to lure Indians back to cinemas

The buoyant outlooks come after an extended downturn for the industry, which has struggled to revive itself after the Covid curbs in India

PVR sees superplexes as next blockbuster concept in cinema business

A regular multiplex typically has 4-5 screens per property. Larger ones may go up to 7-8 screens at a single location

The filmy chronicler

The book celebrates Abbas by showing how this "boy from Panipat, land of Sufis, land of battles" introduced the small-town sensibilities to Indian cinema.

PVR back in red, posts Rs 71-crore loss in Q2 amid Bollywood flop show

The September quarter had no major blockbuster apart from Brahmastra

Multiplex chain PVR's shareholders approve merger with rival INOX Leisures

Multiplex operator PVR on Wednesday said it has received the nod from its shareholders for the scheme of merger with rival Inox Leisure. The leading cinema exhibitor convened a meeting of its shareholders on Tuesday following the directions of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) The proposal was passed by over 99 per cent of the number of valid votes cast, said the scrutiniser's report of the meeting shared by PVR. In June this year, both PVR and Inox Leisure said they had received clearance for their merger from bourses NSE and BSE. On March 27, PVR and Inox Leisure announced the merger to create the largest multiplex chain in the country with a network of more than 1,500 screens to unlock the opportunities in tier III, IV and V cities, besides in the developed markets. The combined entity will be named PVR INOX Ltd with the branding of existing screens to continue as PVR and INOX. New cinemas opened post the merger will be branded as PVR INOX, the compa

Govt working on model theatre policy to arrest decline in cinemas

The government will also work with states to facilitate and promote film shootings in India, he said