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Film Showdown: Three Hits Battle for Screen Time
10 Sep
Summary
- Single screens face a dilemma accommodating three popular films.
- Long film runtimes complicate show-sharing arrangements.
- Advance bookings are not yet open in many Mumbai cinemas.
Single-screen cinemas are experiencing a challenging week as they attempt to schedule screenings for three successful films: Mirzapur The Movie, Hanuman Ansh, and the newly released Haiwaan. This situation arises because the holdover hits are performing exceptionally well at the box office, with impressive advance bookings for the upcoming weekend.
The primary difficulty lies in the substantial runtimes of the films. Mirzapur The Movie is 3 hours and 17 minutes long, while Hanuman Ansh is 2 hours and 30 minutes, and Haiwaan runs for 2 hours and 44 minutes. This duration makes dividing screen time between the three movies a complex task for exhibitors.
As of 2:30 pm on September 10, advance bookings for any of the three films had not yet opened in many single-screen cinemas across Mumbai. Some theaters have opted for exclusive programming, with Anand Cinema showing only Mirzapur The Movie and Nishat Cinema exclusively screening Haiwaan. Other cinemas are attempting a mix, like Ajanta CineX, which has allocated three shows to Haiwaan and one each to the other two films.
