Hollywood films have managed to earn ₹1,200 crore to ₹1,300 crore in box office collections in India in 2022, making for about 12-13% of overall box office earnings in the country last year. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hollywood earns big at India box office

Movie theatres, particularly across South India, were hoping the big Pongal weekend could help start the year on a good note for film business. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pongal weekend brings cheer for theatres

After a forgettable 2022 that brought barely half the revenues of pre-pandemic years, the Hindi film industry is placing hopes on the first quarter of the New Year. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theatres hope for box office upswing in new year

Movie theatres that were pinning hopes on the big Christmas weekend to help bolster their fortunes at the end of the year were in for a mixed box office response. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Cirkus’ opens poorly, ‘Avatar’ sustains over Christmas weekend

Indian movie theatres are counting on Avatar: The Way of Water—which released this Friday, to boost box-office collections as local offerings fail to impress filmgoers. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Avatar 2’ storms the Indian box office

The new Hindi movie release in cinemas this week is Ayushmann Khurrana and Jaideep Ahlawat's An Action Hero directed by Anirudh Iyer. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘An Action Hero’ new release of the week, Disney+ Hotstar streams ‘Freddy’

The new release in cinemas this week is horror comedy Bhediya starring Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee and Deepak Dobriyal directed by Amar Kaushik. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Bhediya’ new release in cinemas, Bob Iger returns to Disney

The new Hindi movie release in cinemas this week is Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2, which seems to have brought some relief to the ailing box office, having made over Rs. 15 crores on day one. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Drishyam 2’ brings cheer for Hindi box office

The new film release in cinemas this week, Sooraj Barjatya's Uunchai starring Amitabh Bachchan, made around Rs. 1.75 crore on day one. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Uunchai,’ ‘Black Panther’ new releases in cinemas

Top non-fiction shows on television, such as Bigg Boss and Kaun Banega Crorepati, are seeing a 15-20% increase in ratings from last year, though the viewership numbers are still 30% lower than pre-covid times. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reality shows see uptick in ratings, south films add to Hindi box office

Hindi films have seen a relatively muted response during the Diwali week, despite movie theatres operating at full capacity for the first time in nearly three years during the festivals. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bollywood sees dullest Diwali in years

Single screen owners are in a tussle with Hollywood studios which insist on higher ticket prices, minimum guarantees and virtual print fee that makes these films less attractive for small-town theatres. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Doctor G’ new release, single screens fight Hollywood studios

Theatre owners, producers and distributors are trying to tempt more viewers with cheaper tickets. The rethink follows the success with pricing tickets at Rs. 75 on National Cinema Day last month. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theatres mull cheaper tickets, ‘Goodbye’ new release in cinemas

There are two big film releases in cinemas this week-Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's Vikram Vedha, the remake of a Tamil film by the same name and Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan:1. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Vikram Vedha,’ ‘Ponniyin Selvan:1’ big releases in cinemas

The new Hindi film release in cinemas this week is R. Balki's Chup: Revenge of the Artist starring Dulquer Salmaan, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sunny Deol and Pooja Bhatt. In the latest episode of its show, 'Business of Entertainment', Mint's Lata Jha goes through the financial performance of what’s buzzing in the world of entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Chup’ releases in cinemas, Amazon streams ‘Hush Hush’

In this podcast, Lata Jha takes you through the financial performance of all that's buzzing in the entertainment world, be it films or shows from your favourite TV channel or streaming platform. This is a livemint production, brought to you by HT smartcast.

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