Krrish on UFO Moviez digital cinema screens

Published on Mon, Jul 17, 2006 at 18:51 |  Source : Moneycontrol.com

Updated at Mon, Jul 17, 2006 at 19:31  

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Rakesh Roshan's magnum opus 'Krrish', the flick which broke the records and emerged as a mammoth blockbuster of the year, strikes digital gold with the widest ever release on UFO Moviez Digital Cinema Screens.

 

UFO Moviez is the digital cinema network that has been launched by Valuable Media Pvt Ltd. (an Apollo International Subsidiary). Filmkraft Productions (India) Pvt Ltd's 'Krrish' ignited 87 UFO screens in the first week and 90 UFO screens in the second week and this continuation is still going on rapidly. Similarly 'Phir Hera Pheri' was released with the digital screening in 110 cinemas and 'Golmaal' in 92 cinemas.  

 

These UFO screens account for 15% of the total number of screens that the film opened with and also marks the biggest ever digital release of a Bollywood blockbuster on a single digital network platform. 'Krrish's wrote history and oozed out as one of the biggest openings in the entire history of Hindi cinema. It fetched the whopping earning close to Rs. 70 crores in the first week. The movie opened at theatres across the world with a record number of 790 prints, 250 of them in overseas screens alone making it the first Hindi film to be released with such a large number of screens.

 

Also 'Krrish' was released for global digital screening with 925 cinema screens exhibiting the film world over. Thus, UFO Moviez, in its first year of operation itself, has made its presence felt by accounting for 10% of the total digital film screens in the world to exhibit KRRISH within the second week of its release itself.

 

Says Mr. Sanjay Gaikwad, ED & CEO, UFO Moviez, "We believe in associating ourselves with digital cinema screens across various genres that have the capacity to both excite and inspire the audience. With Krrish's trouble free shows under our belt, we can definitely stake our claim to a stable and rugged technology of digital viewing. The overall response towards digital cinema has been extremely positive and will be a constant source of motivation for us."

 

Mr. Aditya Shastri, CEO, UFO International contributes his words on the success of the digital release of 'Krrish', "It is has been our privilege to be part of this success and bringing the latest in digital projection technology has surely been an advantage. We are proud of our association with 'Krrish' and remain committed to ensuring pristine quality images with perpetual life with no compromise in quality".

 

Sourced From : Valuable Media Pvt. Ltd.

  

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