Movie Tickets To Be Sold At Rs. 75 To Celebrate National Cinema Day

Mumbai, September 3 - The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has decided to sell cinema hall tickets for Rs. 75 only to commemorate India's first National Cinema Day on September 16. This means all the types of tickets for all the movies will be sold at Rs. 75 for the entire day.

This move comes after theatres in the US announced that Movie tickets would be available for as low as $3 on National Cinema Day, celebrated on September 3, while the regular ticket pricing is at approx. $9 (Rs 717). The MAI also decided to follow suit and declared September 16 as National Cinema Day.



Major chains like PVR, INOX, Cinépolis, Carnival, Miraj, Citypride, Asian, Mukta A2, Movietime, Wave, M2K, and Delite, are among those that will sell tickets at Rs 75 on the day, and the total number of screens is around 4000 including the major chains. The average regular movie ticket price in India is around Rs. 200.

The MAI issued a statement that reads, "National Cinema Day will bring together audiences of all ages to enjoy a day at the movies. It also celebrates the successful reopening of cinemas and is a thank you to the moviegoers who made this happen. It is an invitation to those moviegoers who haven't made it back to a cinema near them, yet".

The Multiplex association also claimed that India has a thriving domestic film industry and saw one of the sharpest recoveries in the film exhibition business, globally. "The first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2023 has recorded impressive numbers among cinema operators on the back of global and local tent poles that resonated with the Indian audience. The quarter was marked by the release of some of the biggest domestic hits like KGF: Chapter 2, RRR, Vikram, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and Hollywood hits like Doctor Strange and Top Gun: Maverick", it added.

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