2024-04-24 05:39:39
The month of April seems to be no less than a misfortune for Bollywood. ‘Shaitan‘ was released in theaters on March 8 last month. It became the first superhit film of 2024. But after this it seems as if someone has done black magic. One after the other the films are failing badly. The situation is that ‘Maidan‘ and ‘Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan‘, released on the occasion of Eid, have also proved to be disasters. Apart from this, ‘Crew’, ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’, ‘LSD2’, ‘Margao Express’ and even ‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ also flopped. None of these films made bumper earnings. Now the situation is such that due to lack of audience, while some theaters are closing immediately, tickets are being sold in some for Rs 30. It is not just about Hindi films. Meanwhile, the condition of Hollywood film ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ released in theaters has also been bad. South films are also going through more or less the same phase. The situation is that at present there are 8-9 films, including new and old, available in theaters, but while most of them are earning in lakhs, one or two films are struggling to earn even Rs 1-2 crores every day. While shows are being canceled in many theaters due to lack of audience, Mumbai’s Galaxy Theater has closed itself for a few days.
Will ‘Ruslaan’, ‘Srikanth’ and ‘Bhaiyaji’ be able to break the spell?
It is interesting that no big film that can save the theaters from this crisis seems to be released at the moment. Ayush Sharma’s ‘Ruslaan’ will be released on coming Friday, about which there is not much noise in the market. Whereas ‘Sabarmati Report’, stuck in the tussle of the Censor Board, has also been postponed. Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Srikanth’ and Deepak Tijori’s ‘Tipsy’ will also release on May 10. After this, on May 24, Manoj Bajpayee will try his luck in ‘Bhaiya Ji’.
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Galaxy theater locked in Mumbai
An interesting coincidence is that last year also a similar situation existed in May. However, then Hollywood’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Fast X’ and ‘The Kerala Story’ saved his life. According to the report of ‘Bollywood Hungama’, Mumbai’s 800-seat Galaxy Theater has been closed for a few days due to lack of audience. It is a part of the G7 multiplex, also known as the famous ‘Gaiety-Galaxy’. This single screen theater is closed since last Friday, April 19. Shows of ‘Maidan’ were going on in this cinema hall.
‘What do we do, no movie is playing’
Regarding this, Manoj Desai, executive director of ‘Zee7 Multiplex’ and ‘Maratha Mandir’ cinema, says, ‘What should we do? No movies are playing. Both the films flopped badly. We got a shock.
Will theaters be closed for a month?
The report says that some more theatre-multiplexes are preparing to remain closed for the next one month. However, the multiplex will not be closed completely, but some screens will be closed. Quoting a source, the report further reads, ‘Initially most of the theaters reduced the ticket prices. But still the audience did not show interest.
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Tickets for 30 rupees in Agra, but spectators are not coming
A shocking example is that of ‘Rajeev Cinema’ in Agra. Here the ticket prices have been reduced to Rs 30 and Rs 50. But still things are not working out. Vishek Chauhan, owner of ‘Rupvani’ cinema in Purnia, Bihar, says, ‘Many exhibitors are calling, asking whether we should close the cinema halls for two months?’
No major releases due to Lok Sabha elections
Industry experts say that due to the Lok Sabha elections, no one is thinking of releasing a big film at the moment. There is also a truth that apart from Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, the films of any other star are not earning bumper. If we look at the release calendar of films, then bumper earnings are expected from ‘Baby John’, ‘Kalki 2898AD’, and ‘Pushpa 2’. But at present the wait for this is long.