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PVR in an agreement with IMAX
MUMBAI: PVR Ltd. (PVR Cinemas), India‘s leading cinema brand and operator of the country‘s top-performing multiplexes, has entered into an agreement to install an IMAX theatre system in Bangalore that is scheduled to open by March next year.
The deal follows an earlier agreement with PVR Cinemas announced in March last year for four IMAX theatres, bringing the exhibitor‘s total IMAX commitment to five. The deal also brings to 14 the total number of IMAX theatres open or contracted to open in India.
“Audiences across India are passionate about cinema and with IMAX‘s worldwide brand, more and more patrons want to experience films in the premium immersive format only IMAX can deliver,” said PVR Chairman Ajay Bijli. “We view IMAX as a competitive advantage for our business and we are delighted to bring more audiences in Bangalore The IMAX Experience,” he added.
Going by the terms of today‘s agreement, PVR Cinemas will install an IMAX theatre in a multiplex in Bangalore‘s Vega Mall – a new construction project that is slated to open by March 2013. The exhibitor also plans to open two of its previously contracted IMAX theatres in existing complexes in Bangalore and Mumbai this year, with the other two IMAX theatres set to go into new construction projects in the cities of Delhi and Noida that are slated to open in 2012 and 2014 respectively.
IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond said, “We‘re excited to expand our partnership with PVR – now our second largest exhibitor in India. With a population of 1.2 billion, a growing middle-class and strong movie-going culture, India is a market poised for tremendous growth. We also believe that by the end of 2013, we will be in a position to begin offering IMAX versions of Bollywood titles, which account for 90 per cent of India‘s internal annual box-office receipts.”
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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.
