Hindi
Cinepolis in film content deal with Mukta Arts
MUMBAI: Cinepolis, the world‘s fifth largest movie theatre circuit, has entered into a three-year agreement with Mukta Movies Distributors, the distribution arm of Mukta Arts, for sourcing film content for its upcoming rollout of multiplex theatres across the country.
Under the terms of the bipartite deal, Mukta Movies Distribution will source all domestic film content for Cinepolis.
Says Mukta Arts chairman and MD Subhash Ghai, “With Cinepolis‘ aggressive pan-India rollout plan and their large format megaplex designs, we stand ready to support Cinepolis India for all their film programming needs with good quality and timely service.”
The tie-up also opens the opportunity of Indian movies going overseas for international distribution to the Latin and South American markets where Cinepolis has a strong presence.
The Mexican cinema chain major has announced plans to invest Rs 3.85 billion to build 110 movie screens in the next 2-3 years in India.
All Cinepolis theatres will feature digital projection technology and would require digital prints for each film title. The first Cinepolis multiplex is scheduled to open in Amritsar in November 2009.
Said Cinepolis India MD and country head Milan Saini, “With its long standing and strong associations with all banners and production houses in India, Mukta Arts provides us with a key advantage in securing the wide and diverse content that we require for our national footprint of cinemas.”
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.
