Hindi
Express Avenue to house Sathyam Cinemas’ 8-screen multiplex in Chennai
MUMBAI: Chennai-based Sathyam Cinemas is to have its new eight-screen multiplex in one of the city‘s upcoming malls Express Avenue.
The over 12-lakh sq. ft complex will have a total of nine lakh sq. ft retail space, two-lakh sq. ft office space and a 60-70 room hotel on a built-up area of over one lakh sq. ft.
The destination mall will also feature a 40,000-sq. ft theme-based food court and will have a parking facility for 1,700 cars. The mall will also house an array of luxury and premium brands among which Marks & Spencer and Dubai-based Landmark group‘s LifeStyle will be anchor stores.
Sathyam Cinemas currently operates a six-screen multiplex in Chennai that has an annual viewership of more than three million.
Chennai currently has four multiplexes namely Sathyam Cinemas, Inox Chennai, Mayajaal and Abirami Mega Mall.
Hindi
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.
