Roopbani Cinema Archives

“Rentals HIGHER than New York City, London!” – Indian exhibitors reveal SHOCKING reality behind sky-high ticket prices, popcorn rates: “None of the cinemas is killing it. We are not buying islands, are we?” : Bollywood News

Amit Sharma – Managing Director, Miraj Cinemas, Devang Sampat – Managing Director (India), Cinepolis and Vishek Chauhan – CEO, Roopbani Cinema came together and raised some valid points in the third episode of The Filmy Hustle, hosted by distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi. As expected, the talk veered towards the F&B (food and beverages), particularly the high […]

From 40-50%, Housefull 5B’s shows reduced to 20-30%; some cinemas do away with 5B completely; exhibitors reveal why: “When you open the booking websites, 5A is seen first. Hence, the sale of 5A is more” : Bollywood News

The comic caper Housefull 5 performed well at the box office over the weekend as it collected more than Rs. 80 crores. It wasn’t just another laugh riot; it is a murder mystery and moreover, two versions of the film were released. Named Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B, it had two different endings, that is, […]

Single-screen exhibitors and industry stakeholders SLAM multiplexes for charging producers for installing standees, playing trailers: “These multiplexes have COMPLETELY destroyed the sheer fabric of the exhibition sector” : Bollywood News

The recent row between Bhool Chuk Maaf and PVR has brought to the fore many complaints from the producers about the national chains. One of them is that the makers are asked to pay if they want to put up posters or standees and to play trailers of their films. Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, […]

Trade experts feel that despite Sikandar’s debacle, Salman Khan’s SUPERSTARDOM is intact: “If Salman can open a s**t film at Rs. 25-30 crores, imagine what he can do with a good film!” 25 : Bollywood News

We spoke to trade experts and they confirmed that Salman Khan’s stardom is intact, notwithstanding the box office outcome of his films, including the recently released Sikandar. Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “Salman has got tremendous star power. Regardless of the merits of the film, its three-day business can be attributed to only one man, […]