PVR Inox Is Looking to Add Two More Superplexes This Year, One in Pune and Bengaluru Each

PVR Inox’s new Bengaluru-based superplex has 12 screens with 2,192 seats.

By Gadgets 360 With Inputs from PTI | Updated: 20 July 2023 21:12 IST

PVR Inox Is Looking to Add Two More Superplexes This Year, One in Pune and Bengaluru Each

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Superplexes or cinema halls with 10 or more screens offer range of formats and experiences under one roof

Highlights

Bijli said superplexes are bringing a change in entertainment landscape
PVR INOX is expecting opening day gross box office collection this Friday
Both Oppenheimer and Barbie open this Friday in India

Cinema exhibitor PVR INOX on Thursday said it is looking to add two more superplexes this year as part of plans to expand its large format offering. The company opened its new 12-screen superplex in Bengaluru, having multiple cinema formats, taking its total to 158 screens in 25 cinemas in the city.

Superplexes or cinema halls with 10 or more screens offer a range of formats and experiences under one roof in mega malls with large floor areas.

“Bengaluru has always been a very special market for us, where the movie-going propensity is very high. People there watch all kinds of movies in multiple languages or genres and it is the best-performing city for us... We're always looking at growth opportunities in Bengaluru,” PVR INOX Executive Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli said.

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The new superplex has 12 screens with 2,192 seats, he added. When asked how many superplexes the company plans to open across India, he said, “This year, we're launching two more, one each in Bengaluru and Pune.” At present, the company has seven superplexes.

Bijli said superplexes are bringing a change in the entertainment landscape with futuristic cinema concepts and bespoke hospitality. With the addition of the new superplex in Bengaluru, the company has consolidated its presence in the south with a total of 542 screens in 96 properties, PVR INOX said.

In other news, PVR INOX co-CEO Gautam Dutta revealed that he's expecting an industry-wide opening day gross box office collection of Rs. 7 crore for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Rs. 4 crore for Barbie. Both films release this Friday and are expected to make a total of Rs. 45 crore — Rs. 30 crore for Oppenheimer and Rs. 15 crore for Barbie — during the opening weekend (Friday–Sunday collection) in India.

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Oppenheimer

Release Date 21 July 2023
Language English
Genre Biography, Drama
Cast
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, Olli Haaskivi, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano, Kenneth Branagh
Director
Christopher Nolan
Producer
Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven

Barbie

Release Date 21 July 2023
Language English
Genre Comedy, Romance
Cast
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Connor Swindells, Ritu Arya, Jamie Demetriou
Director
Greta Gerwig
Producer
Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner, David Heyman

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