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The Bourse Journal
The business of Indian cinema, reported daily: box office results, streaming and satellite deals, release slates, exhibition data and the analysis behind the numbers.
Box OfficeThe Odyssey Takes ₹47 Crore in Two Days as Saturday Beats Friday
Nolan's epic grew 26 percent on day two across 17,204 shows, the biggest Hollywood weekend India has seen this year.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
Box OfficeDhamaal 4 Jumps 86 Percent on Second Saturday, Crosses ₹111 Crore
The comedy is doing what almost no Hindi film has managed this year: growing in its second weekend while a Nolan film is in cinemas.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
AnalysisThe Premium Screen Is Now India's Most Valuable Real Estate
Two films, two audiences, one weekend: what The Odyssey and Dhamaal 4 together reveal about where the money now sits.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
- Box Office
Dhamaal 4 Crosses 100 Crore, Becomes the Franchise's Biggest
Indra Kumar's comedy holds through Nolan's arrival and posts the strongest second weekend of any Hindi film this month.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
- Openings
The Odyssey Doubles on Saturday as IMAX Screens Stay Sold Out
Nolan's Homer epic is tracking past 36 crore in two days, the strongest Hollywood start in India this year.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
- The Slate
Ramayana Takes Its First Trailer to San Diego, Not Mumbai
Prime Focus premieres the Diwali epic's first look in Ballroom 20 on 23 July, a first for an Indian film of this scale.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
- Deals
Netflix Reportedly Books Dhamaal 4 for a September Drop
The streamer picks up post-theatrical rights as the comedy's theatrical run holds its ground.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
AnalysisAlpha and the 250 Crore Question Facing the Spy Universe
Two weeks in, YRF's first female-led spy chapter is testing the arithmetic that holds the franchise together.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
ChartsPeddi Holds the Southern Crown of 2026
Ram Charan's sports drama stays the year's biggest South Indian film as the monsoon window opens.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
The SlateKing Locks Christmas and Sets Up the Decade's Biggest December
Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller with Siddharth Anand takes 24 December, closing a crowded festive corridor.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
- Exhibition
10,033 Screens: The Number That Caps Every Box Office Record
India added 240 screens last year and lost 124. Only 3,150 of 19,500 pin codes have a cinema at all.
By Bolly Bourse Desk
The Bourse Journal is written by the Bolly Bourse Desk. Figures are India net collection estimates compiled from public trade reports. Where a development is reported rather than officially confirmed, we say so in the copy.