EXCLUSIVE: PVR INOX’s Kamal Gianchandani on Hollywood’s record-breaking India run: “People are tired of consuming films at home”; predicts Avengers Endgame: Encore will “SMASH all re-release records”; CONFIRMS India releases of Godzilla Minus Zero, Artificial
The performance of Hollywood films at the Indian box office this year has been exceptional. As per an Ormax Media report, Hollywood films collected Rs. 1,424 crores between January and July 2026, already surpassing the Rs. 1,403 crores earned during the whole of 2025. The industry is now eyeing the all-time record set in 2019, when Hollywood films amassed Rs. 1,595 crores at the Indian box office. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Kamal Gianchandani, Chief Business Planning & Strategy at PVR INOX Limited and CEO of PVR INOX Pictures Limited, the motion picture arm of PVR INOX Limited, analyzed Hollywood’s exceptional performance in India in 2026. He also shared his expectations from the upcoming Hollywood biggies and how they could fare at the box office. How do you react to the way Hollywood films have performed at the Indian box office this year? Interestingly, it’s not just the big-ticket films; even titles like Obsession and Project Hail Mary, which may appear ...