Cinema Business in India
India consistently produces more films than any other country in the world. The box office revenue for the Indian film industry is growing every year in spite of Covid slowdown in 2020. The financial year 2022 is expected at about 140 billion (14000 Cr) Indian rupees which shows the money in this market to be harnessed.
In the financial year 2018, the Indian film industry made over 1,800 movies. The return on investment in Indian movies is always high. In 2018, a Bollywood movie ‘Uri- The Surgical Strike’ made 800 percent more than its investment cost.?That year, India’s film industry collected from Theater + OTT more than 180 billion (18000) Indian rupees in total with the majority of the money coming from domestic theatrical revenues.
Adjacent PIE is only THEATRICAL business and revenue generated by sale at OTT / TV / VOD / Music – Domestically is over and above 6000 Cr yearly. This is probably the only business where there is surplus cash flow and incoming, but only a handful know the business.
SECRET KNOW – With so many Revenue outlets – Filmmaking Is Never A Loss Proposal UNLESS INVESTOR WANT TO SHOW THAT IN BOOKS FOR IT’S REASONS.
