FBO (First-Day Box Office forecast): An explainer

In this explainer, we answer 12 frequently-asked questions related to the Ormax Cinematix parameter FBO (First-Day Box Office), a forecast of box office opening of new films across nine languages

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The India Box Office Report: May 2023

The success of The Kerala Story, Fast X and 2018 has led to May 2023 being the second-best month at the Indian box office this year

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At the box office, size matters!

The pandemic has widened the chasm between big-ticket films driven by spectacle, action & franchise, and smaller, story-driven films

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The India Box Office Report: April 2023

Despite PS-2 crossing the ₹200 Cr mark, April 2023 was yet another underwhelming month at the India box office

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The India Box Office Report: March 2023

March 2023 saw below par box office collections, with only one ₹100 Cr film, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The first quarter of 2023 ended on an average note, with Pathaan being the saviour

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The India Box Office Report: February 2023

With only one film nearing the 100 Cr (gross) mark, February 2023 turned out to be a poor month at the India box office, after the year had taken a great start in January

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Getting younger

Ormax Media's report Sizing The Cinema: 2023 estimates that Indian cinema has become a ‘younger’ medium now, compared to pre-pandemic. Here's why

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A South-skewed spectacle

The prominent South skew in the box office of Avatar: The Way Of Water in India is an outcome of the difference in taste, exposure, and evolution of theatre-goers in South and non-South markets

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Sizing the cinema: How big is India's theatre-going population?

The 2023 edition of our report Sizing The Cinema estimates the change in India's theatrical universe vis-a-vis pre-pandemic times

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The India Box Office Report: January 2023

The success of Pathaan, along with four big Pongal weekend releases, ensured that 2023 has started on a strong note at the box office

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Expensive movie tickets: A price to pay?

What is that “high” level of ticket price that becomes a barrier for a significant section of audience? We conducted an extensive research to find out.

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10K Crore: Return of the box office

With gross box office of ₹10,637 Crore, 2022 became only the second year ever to cross ₹10,000 Crore mark at the India box office

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The India Box Office Report: November 2022

Drishyam 2 salvages a month that saw several films across languages underperform at the box office

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The India Box Office Report: October 2022

Kantara's extended run ensured that October 2022 was a respectable month at box office in India

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The India Box Office Report: September 2022

Ponniyin Selvan - PS I and Brahmāstra make September the third-best month of 2022 at the Indian box office

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Hindi cinema's moment of reckoning

What will it take for Hindi film industry to get back on its feet in the post-pandemic era?

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The India Box Office Report: August 2022

Films from Telugu and Tamil languages dominate the Indian box office in August 2022, which saw the reversal of a declining month-on-month trend

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The India Box Office Report: July 2022

Amid a declining trend, Thor: Love And Thunder and Vikrant Rona bring some respectability to July 2022 box office in India

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The India Box Office Report: June 2022

Vikram grosses ₹ 285 Cr, keeping 2022 in race to be the biggest-ever box office year till date. Read more in our new monthly feature

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India is back... at the theatres

A new report by GroupM and Ormax Media illustrates the record-breaking resurgence of theatrical business in the first four months of 2022

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