A series of major acquisitions in 2014/15 is seeing other players like Carnival and INOX catching up.

The transaction will reduce Reliance Capital's overall debt by Rs 700 crore and is part of Reliance Capital's strategy to exit minority investments.

Mumbai-based Jain says Silver Screens, the cineplex he opened in Rajnandgaon, achieves 70 per cent occupancy on most days and also attracts people from nearby villages. This is despite keeping the average ticket price high at Rs100 with premium tickets priced at Rs150.

\"Barfi!\" has had the third biggest opening of the year at multiplexes after \"Ek Tha Tiger\" and \"Agneepath\".

In 2010, two films made Rs 100 crore in netbox office collections, excluding taxes. The number of films touching the newbenchmark for a blockbuster rose to five in 2011. Less than eight months intothis year, five films have already crossed that mark.

Private equity firm L Captial will invest around Rs 108 crore for a 10 per centstake in PVR's cinema exhibition and in-mall entertainment businesses as the multiplexchain tries to increase its income from non-core areas such as food, advertisement and bowling alleys.

There are just 10 screens per million people, unlike in the United States, where there are 120 per million. That unmet opportunity is what multiplex chains are lining up to seize. Nearly 500 screens are set to be added in the next year alone.

The backdrop of many successful Hindi films, Punjab takes centre-stage with its own string of hits.

Hollywood has rediscovered the 3D format. India is following suit. But there are challenges ahead.

Ajay Bijli's stab at new entertainment zones is only to beef up his real hero - the multiplex.

The current collapse in the stock market is because of a liquidity squeeze. it’s a case of too little money chasing too many assets. Such markets throw up chances to buy stocks at prices that are way below their real values.

Revenues from advertising have almost doubled for the multiplexes in the last three years.

Films are his bread and butter, and endorsements his jam. Aamir Khan, in contrast to SRK, has fewer irons in the fire but he's as effective.

After a long period of troubles, multiplexes are finally looking up as some good content comes in from Bollywood and cost pressures ease.

Actors and producers unite to press for a 50 per cent share of ticket sales at  multiplexes. Multiplexes say they are ready to strike a deal only on the ‘performance’ of a movie, and would rather shut shop than do a losing deal on revenues. Shamni Pande & Anusha Subramanian report.

America’s biggest studios are shaking and stirring the Indian market with exclusive releases and local co-productions.

It’s not just in aviation or automobiles that businessmen are seeking out low-cost solutions. From housing to gyms, from entertainment to banking, a clutch of canny entrepreneurs is seeing big opportunity at the lower rungs of the proverbial pyramid. T.V. Mahalingam reports.

Out-of-home is a hot emerging growth area for F&B firms.