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Adlabs restructures exhibition biz, Saxena joins as Big Cinemas COO
MUMBAI: Adlabs Films has restructured its exhibition business, splitting it into two strategic units based on geographical divisions.
Adlabs has roped in Ashish Saxena as chief operating officer for Big Cinemas. He will look after the company‘s operations in West and South India.
Tushar Dhingra, the existing COO, will now specifically focus on the company‘s operations in North, East and Central India.
Saxena has considerable experience in the areas of operations, distribution and programming in the film and cinemas industry. He last served as PVR Pictures CEO. Earlier he was Inox Leisure VP – Programming.
Commenting on the reorganisation, Adlabs Films Ltd CEO Anil Arjun said, “Big Cinemas network is expanding across the country and we are putting in place a core team of leaders to drive the strategy and the execution required to operate this extensive network of cinemas in India and further augment the company‘s ability to serve our customers better.”
Adlabs also has a global footprint with 459 screens present across India, US, Netherlands and Malaysia.
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Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
