Hindi
MPAA president congratulates Chinese efforts to fight piracy
MUMBAI: Highlighting the importance of greater market access and industry cooperation in the fight against rampant movie piracy in China, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) President and COO Bob Pisano, while congratulating the Chinese government in its efforts to fight piracy, has called for a pro-legitimate stance by the Chinese authorities.
Said Pisano, “The MPAA congratulates the Chinese government for raising an anti-piracy awareness among the public. However, piracy is still severely hindering the entertainment industry‘s development in China, especially the home video business that is being devastated by a lack of legitimate retail outlets, inadequately slow censorship and rampant piracy.
We urge the government to adopt and promote a pro-legitimate policy that will enable the industry to effectively compete with pirated products which are widely available in the country.”
Pisano was speaking after he witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was designed to increase cooperation between the China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Foreign entertainment products are under strict government import control when entering China and outdated regulations and administrative barriers restrict foreign companies from investing in the wholesale and retail audio-video business sector.
In its effort to fight piracy and help develop legitimate online businesses, the MPA has actively engaged the Chinese government and industry in its effort to seek sustainable business models that would adopt effective copyright protection technologies and mechanisms.
The situation has been further worsened in recent years by widespread Internet piracy where copyright infringers use legal loopholes to escape punishment.
Said MPA President and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Mike Ellis, “We have developed a strong cooperative relationship with CFCA and with the CFCA‘s newly
expanded mandate for industry development we are looking forward to increased
cooperation in areas of mutual interest. Fighting piracy and creating a more favourable, pro-legitimate market environment is in the interests of all our members and good for China‘s economy.”
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.
