A joint statement from the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) and Producers Guild of India (PGI) said that this weekend set a “new all-time theatrical gross box office record”.
“The turnout at theatres has infused a new energy in our industry, audiences are responding in numbers. We have not seen for a very long time.” PGI President Shibasish Sarkar said.
“This weekend is also an undeniable demonstration of cinema being the ultimate place to be part of a shared experience,” MAI President Kamal Gianchandani remarked.
“We are having multiple shows at our theatre complex. I feel that the movie will have more collections than that of RRR (Telugu) and KGF 2 (Kannada),” a theatre owner in Kerala said.
The commercial movies that get good responses in cinema halls are helpful for the exhibition industry which otherwise underwent financial distress due to Covid-19 lockdowns.