"Heads up Office fans — Ryan and Kelly are together again, this time for a very special reason. B.J. Novak was on hand last Tuesday for Mindy Kaling's ceremony to receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and gave an adorably touching tribute (and at times, roast) at the...
India Amongst the Three Biggest Markets for “Oppenheimer”
For Hollywood's latest release Oppenheimer, India has emerged as one of the biggest box office markets. After the home market, where Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller film collected $81 million in the first weekend, India has one of the highest contributions to the English language film’s business. With a collection amount of $7...
Hollywood Movies Gaining Popularity in India
In 2018, India’s movie industry reached an all-time high of $2.5 billion. Reports estimate the movie market will grow to $3.7 billion by 2020. India is known world-wide for its domestic movie industry, with ticket sales reaching $1.4 billion in 2018. As India’s film industry grows, foreign movies continue to...
Viacom India Wins With Socially Relevant Movies
Ajit Andhare, COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures, says his studio found its footing by working with top talent to create socially relevant films, resulting in a "marriage of critical and commercial success." Viacom18's family comedy Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, (Toilet: A Love Story) starred superstar Akshay Kumar and focused on...
IMAX Expands in India
IMAX Corporation, Mississauga, Canada-based entertainment technology company specializing in motion-picture technologies and large-format motion-picture presentations, reached agreements to bring nine new large-screen theaters to India. IMAX will partner with Mumbai-based INOX Leisure Ltd., on five of the theaters, and with Mexico's Cinepolis India on the other four. The new theaters...
Dubbed Hollywood Films Boost Revenue in India
At the FICCI FRAMES conference in Mumbai, an annual entertainment industry report by consulting firm KPMG stated that there was a 10 percent increase in Hollywood film revenue in India in 2016, and that The Jungle Book was the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India ever, collecting $38.2 million last year....