PVR INOX Limited right this moment introduced its audited standalone and consolidated monetary outcomes for the quarter and the 12 month interval ended March thirty first, 2025. The box office in FY’25 was impacted by an uneven launch calendar, marked by inconsistent content material availability throughout quarters. Both Bollywood and Hollywood underperformed, contributing to a 9% decline in the corporate’s total gross box office income. Hindi box office collections dropped 26%, primarily on account of a 14% discount in movie releases, the absence of main superstar-led titles, and a number of postponements. Hollywood revenues fell by 28%, reflecting the lingering results of the earlier 12 months’s strike and a lackluster tentpole slate. In distinction, Hindi-dubbed movies noticed a exceptional 153% surge, pushed by nationwide hits like Pushpa 2 and Kalki, underscoring a rising viewers urge for food for large-scale pan-India narratives.
PVR INOX reports 9% box office dip in FY25; Hindi revenues down 26%, Hollywood by 28%
Chhaava emerged because the highest-grossing movie in the 4th quarter, incomes roughly INR 700 cr on the box office, adopted by sturdy performances from Sankranthiki Vasthunam (Telugu), SkyForce, Empuraan (Malayalam), Daaku Maharaj (Telugu), Game Changer (Telugu), Dragon (Tamil), and Vidaamuyarchi (Tamil). March, in explicit, was a subdued month, with Empuraan and Sikandar releasing in the direction of the tip of the month. While Empuraan with life time box office of INR 125 crs cemented its place among the many highest-grossing Malayalam movies of all time, Sikandar with life time collections of INR 130 crs underperformed relative to expectations, particularly contemplating its high-profile forged and manufacturing scale.
Despite ongoing industry-wide challenges from a constrained pipeline of Hindi and English releases, the corporate remained unwavering in delivering on the 4 strategic priorities outlined firstly of the 12 months. We developed from passively managing footfalls to actively producing them — a metamorphosis that underscores our proactive strategy to viewers engagement and demand creation. Our give attention to curated re-releases paid off handsomely, including 7.1 million incremental footfalls and contributing roughly INR 124 crore in gross ticket gross sales.
The firm additionally celebrated the spirit of cinema by way of the profitable execution of 4 Cinema Lovers Days and one National Cinema Day, providing tickets at as little as INR 99. These 5 days alone drew a powerful 3.4 million moviegoers to our cinemas. Building on this success, we launched Blockbuster Tuesdays, a weekly value-driven initiative with ticket priced at Rs 99 or Rs 149, aimed toward fostering cinema-going as a weekly behavior and enhancing accessibility for broader audiences.
Throughout the 12 months, we remained targeted on disciplined price optimization. In Rent and CAM — our largest mounted price — we achieved financial savings of INR 57 crore by way of stringent negotiations. On a comparable display foundation, whole mounted prices rose by a modest 0.6% YoY, whereas mounted prices excluding Rent and CAM declined by 0.4% YoY. Notably, over a five-year horizon (FY’20– FY’25), our whole mounted price per display has grown at a CAGR of simply 0.8%, considerably beneath the economy-wide CPI inflation of 5.3%.
In line with our profitability and operational effectivity targets, we continued to rationalize our display portfolio, closing 72 screens and opening 77 new ones over the 12 months. Our present display portfolio stands at 1,743 screens throughout 352 cinemas in 111 cities in India and Sri Lanka.
As a part of our ongoing transition to a Capital-Light Growth mannequin, we not too long ago opened two management-operated cinemas in Raipur (5 screens) and Jabalpur (4 screens). In addition, 23 cinemas with a mixed 101 screens are signed below the Capital Light mannequin and are anticipated to return up over the following 12–24 months. This strategic pivot is predicted to materially scale back our new display capex and drive long-term sustainable progress.
In a 12 months marked by earnings volatility, the corporate strengthened its monetary place by lowering internet debt from INR 14,304 mn as of March 31, 2023, to INR 9,522 mn as of March 31, 2025 — a considerable discount of INR 4,782 mn over the previous 24 months (post-merger). This continued deleveraging displays our disciplined strategy to capital allocation, prudent price controls, and a pointy give attention to money circulation optimization — all of which place us nicely for future resilience and progress.
FY’26 guarantees to be a high-octane interval for the exhibition {industry}, supported by a formidable lineup of content material throughout Hollywood, Bollywood, and Regional cinema. A slew of eagerly awaited Hollywood tentpoles are set to hit the large display, together with Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Formula 1, Jurassic World Rebirth, Fantastic Four: The First Steps, Superman, Predator: Badlands, Tron: Ares, Ballerina, Now You See Me 3, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Karate Kid: Legends, Mortal Kombat 2, Tron: Ares, Avatar: Fire and Ash, amongst others. These world franchises are anticipated to generate important traction amongst city audiences, reaffirming cinemas as the popular vacation spot for immersive film experiences.
Closer residence, the Hindi movie slate for the remaining fiscal is equally promising, headlined by industrial crowd-pullers resembling Sitare Zameen Par, Housefull 5, War 2, Jolly LLB 3, The Delhi Files, Son of Sardar 2, Baaghi 4, Thama, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, Tere Ishk Mein, Aashique 3, Alpha, Border 2 and Love & War.
The regional cinema can be anticipated to see landmark releases that may resonate deeply with their core markets. Films resembling Kingdom, Thug Life, Kuberaa, Kannappa, Coolie, Nikka Zaildar 4, Sardaarji 3, Idli Kadai and Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 mirror the rising scale and ambition of local-language productions. With sturdy fan bases, superstars, and culturally wealthy storylines, these titles are poised to drive sturdy efficiency throughout the regional markets.
Commenting on the outcomes and efficiency, Mr. Ajay Bijli, Managing Director, PVR INOX Ltd., stated, “FY’25 was an year of transformation — defined by our renewed focus on innovation and agility. We evolved from being reactive to becoming resilient and emerging as a more agile, future ready organization, laying the groundwork for long-term sustainability and relevance in a rapidly changing entertainment landscape.”
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