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Pyramid Saimira Theatre Q2 net slips to Rs 87 million
MUMBAI : Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd‘s net profit has dropped to Rs 87.04 million in the second quarter of this fiscal, as against Rs 151.13 million a year ago.
Margins have come under pressure due to a spurt in input costs. But the average revenue per user (ARPU) was maintained at Rs 40.11 including food and beverage revenue.
Expenditure during the quarter has jumped to Rs 2.34 billion, up from Rs 1.25 billion in the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Total income, however, jumped 75 per cent to stand at Rs 2.52 billion during the quarter under review.
Exhibition business has contributed Rs 1.84 billion while Rs 681.47 million came from food and beverages.
Pyramid Saimira Group chairman PS Saminathan said, “PSTL Group in last two years was on an expansion spree and is in the current fiscal year focusing more on consolidation. We had closed down unviable screens, rationalised our expansion, and started investing in measures that will improve our ARPU. The results announced is only for our Exhibition Division and we feel this year as a group we will maintain a growth rate of around 40 per cent.”
The company had 62.89 million footfalls in this quarter with an average occupancy rate of 35.90 per cent.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
