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'BTS Permission to Dance' garners highest ticket price in PVR theatres

PVR expects 3-4 per cent of its revenues from alternative content in the next two to three years

PVR plans to have 20% screens under luxury formats in near future

Terming luxury formats as more experiential in nature, PVR Joint Managing Director said it is the need of the times so that people come out of their homes to watch movies in cinemas after the pandemic

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' brings the audience back to the cinema halls

The third movie in the Spider-Man series has garnered Rs 47.5 crore gross box office advance sales

'Expect things to get normal for multiplexes by Q4FY22,' says PVR MD

Ajay Bijli tells Business Standard multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and third Covid wave doesn't happen

Now showing: Cinema halls, drama theatres reopen in Maharashtra

Cinema halls, drama theatres and auditoriums reopened in Maharashtra after several months on Friday with 50 per cent seating capacity and COVID-19 protocols

PVR Saket, India's first multiplex, reopens after a swanky makeover

The lights are lit for Daniel Craig's fifth and final appearance as James Bond at Delhi's iconic PVR Saket - erstwhile Anupam

Multiplexes appear ready to heal as curtains lift after long interval

According to industry experts, the absence of any new major release from Indian production houses is the biggest challenge multiplex operators face

Cinema halls bell ring again; bank on vaccinated staff, promising content

Multiplex chains are now banking on good content to raise the curtains again to woo the maximum allowed viewers.

Odisha relaxes coronavirus curbs; malls, cinema halls to reopen from Aug 1

The Odisha government announced reopening of shopping malls, parks and cinema halls among several relaxations in all the districts, barring three cities where coronavirus caseload is relatively high

PVR Cinemas to reopen its theatres with 100 per cent vaccinated staff

Multiplex chain PVR Cinemas on Thursday announced that its theatres will be reopening from July 30 with all of its staff fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a statement, PVR said that its cinemas will resume operations from July 30 in states and union territories that have allowed theatres to reopen. As the country witnesses a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have permitted the resumption of operations in cinema halls. In Delhi, theatres were allowed to reopen from Monday at 50 per cent occupancy. To encourage and thank people who got vaccinated during the nationwide vaccination drive, PVR has introduced a 'JAB Offer' for the customers. As part of the scheme, one vaccinated guest can get another ticket free on select content as well as one F&B Combo free with the purchase of another in the first week of reopening. The multiplex chain said it will continue to follow the .

UP allows cinema halls, multiplexes, gyms, stadiums to reopen from today

In wake of decreasing new Covid-19 cases in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Government allowed cinema halls, multiplexes, gyms and stadiums to reopen from today

Crisil says multiplexes to be on losses; may recover only in FY23

Localised lockdowns and night curfews amid the newer wave of Covid-19 is set to extract a toll on multiplexes

Recovery dims for film exhibition biz in April amid fresh Covid-19 curbs

Now, many of them are counting on Eid in mid-May for fresh content to return, including the much-anticipated Salman-Khan-starrer Radhe

PVR, Inox Leisure fall up to 8% as Maharashtra govt shuts cinema halls

The Maharashtra government has announced lockdowns during the weekends and fresh curbs on weekdays.

Multiplex major PVR plans mega release, set to launch 40 screens in FY22

The move comes as film producers line up big releases between April and December

100% occupancy will be allowed in theatres from Feb 1: Prakash Javadekar

Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday

Inox Leisure, PVR trade firm as cinema halls to operate at higher capacity

The Ministry of Home Affairs, on Wednesday, allowed cinema halls and theatres to operate with more people, and it will issue revised SoP for the same

Warner Bros to stream all 2021 films on HBO and theatres at the same time

In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate including a new Matrix movie, Godzilla vs. Kong and the Lin-Manuel Miranda adaptation In the Heights will stream on HBO Max at the same time the films play in theaters. Among the myriad release plan changes wrought by the pandemic, no studio has so fully embraced streaming as a lifeline. But after disappointing domestic ticket sales for Tenet," and with the majority of US theaters currently closed, the AT&T-owned Warner Bros. will turn to a hybrid distribution model next year. Films will debut simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in the US. After one month, they will stop streaming and continue to play only in theaters. The move follows Warner Bros.' decision to put Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max in December, along with a concurrent theatrical run. If that pivot sent shockwaves through the industry, Thursday's announcement ...

After weak Diwali footfall, multiplexes pin hopes on December releases

Conversations with multiplex operators reveal that producers remain wary of releasing their films this month.

No big releases in 2020 as uncertainty remains over cinema hall attendance

Most blockbusters have been pushed to 2021