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Bollywood needs a superhero to rescue it; revenue still 38% down

Analysts blame industry woes on lockdowns, lack of new content, and growing competition from streaming and over-the-top platforms

Movie tickets at just Rs 75: India to observe National Cinema Day on Sep 16

Various companies like PVR, INOX, Cinepolis, Carnival, Miraj, Citypride, Asia, Mukta A2, Movie Time, Wave, M2K, and Delite have agreed to be a part of the celebrations

Plummeting Bollywood, sinking endorsements?

Brand owners are starting to get jittery after a series of flops by Bollywood heavyweights

Come September, cinema returns to Kashmir after 32 years of intermission

INOX to open a three-screen multiplex in Srinagar, its first

Advertising in movie halls: From still cards to experiential marketing

While in-cinema advertising is yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, multiplex operators are making the next big leap to lure brands. Will it revive the market?

Inox Leisure reports Q1 profit of Rs 57 cr on rising footfalls at cinemas

Its revenue from operations during the quarter under review was at Rs 582.26 crore, up multi-fold in comparison to the low base of the corresponding quarter of the previous year

Multiplexes to post strong revenue growth in Q1, broadcasters to be muted

Q1 marks a full quarter of operations post pandemic for cinemas. This will reflect in financials of these firms, with likely revenue growth at 65-70% for PVR and Inox sequentially

Big-budget blockbusters from southern India outdo Bollywood in power shift

Streaming with subtitles has changed the game for some of the regional movies, said Anupama Chopra, a film critic and director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Filmmaker, producer Nikkhil Advani on why 'content is definitely king'

Drawn to real-life events, Advani tells Shine Jacob that the pandemic has made people more selective, so content will be the star of cinema

Beijing opens up restaurants, cinemas as China eases Covid curbs

Public transport will resume in most districts, except Fengtai and some parts of Changping, allowing workers to return to the office and restaurants to start dine-in services, local authorities said

OMA cinemas of France announces India rollout plan with PVR cinemas

Oma Cinema was designed by renowned French architect Pierre Chican, who has designed some of France's most avant-garde cinemas over the last 30 years

'RRR' smashes box office records, earns Rs 233 cr worldwide on Day 1

Director S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus 'RRR', featuring actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead, has shattered records at the box office to emerge as India's biggest blockbuster

Cinemagoers throng halls for Alia Bhatt starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

PVR said with the southern states allowing 100 per cent seating capacity, there has been a surge of cinemagoers

Lost another gem from music industry: Celebs remember Bappi Lahiri

The 69-year-old had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday

Film producer Parag Sanghvi arrested by EOW for fraud

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police arrested the 49-year-old producer on Monday

Kerala start-up Allabout Innovation's virus neutraliser makes waves

The start-up's clients include BP Plc, DP World, UFO Movies, Indian Oil Corporation, Indian Airforce, and presidential palace in UAE

Andhra HC suspends government order to reduce cinema ticket prices

The court passed the orders on a petition filed by cinema theatre owners

Inox Group to split between two Jain brothers in 'amicable settlement'

Pavan gets Inox Leisure, India's second-largest multiplex company; Vivek to control speciality chemicals and green energy businesses.

These goldsmith-techies use dynamic pricing to help businesses max revenues

Anshu Jalora and Vijeta Soni's firm Sciative uses AI, automation and big data to set movie ticket prices, and bus and airline fares, based on the demand curve for these services and products

Rajinikanth to be conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award tomorrow

The news was first announced by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar in April, this year.