Mirzapur The Movie Faces Mumbai Booking Delays Over Show Sharing With Hanuman Ansh
Advance ticket bookings for Mirzapur The Movie have faced delays in multiple single-screen theatres across Mumbai less than twenty-four hours before its theatrical release. Trade sources indicate that the standstill stems from scheduling disputes between distributors of the new crime drama and the ongoing release Hanuman Ansh.
What Happened
Distributors of Hanuman Ansh have requested single-screen cinemas to retain a portion of their daily shows following strong weekday box office numbers. The film experienced a boost on Tuesday through promotional pricing and saw its Wednesday collections exceed those of Monday, prompting distributors to seek continued showtimes into the upcoming weekend.
Conversely, distributors handling Mirzapur The Movie have requested all available shows at single-screen venues, pointing to strong advance booking demand and high audience interest in single-screen theatres. The standoff has been further complicated by the runtimes of both titles. Mirzapur The Movie runs for over three hours, while Hanuman Ansh has a runtime of two hours and thirty minutes, creating logistical hurdles for cinema operators attempting to accommodate both titles.
As of 10:00 am on September 3, bookings had not opened at several Mumbai locations, including INOX Dadar, Star City, Plaza, Chitra, Regal, Gold Thane, MovieTime Suburbia, Mukta Santacruz, Kasturba, Gold Cinema Borivali, MovieTime Dahisar, Bharatmata, PVR Le Reve, and New Excelsior. Only three cinemas in the city had opened sales: MovieMax Andheri East and Anand Cinema Thane, both dedicating all shows to Mirzapur The Movie, and Maratha Mandir, which scheduled three shows of the film alongside its ongoing matinee screening of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Meanwhile, Gold Cinema Santacruz was offering tickets only for an evening screening of the Gujarati film Tom & Cherry.
Similar scheduling standoffs were noted in multi-screen properties with two, three, and four screens. Cinemas such as MovieTime Cubic Mall, Mukta A2 Cinemas JaiHind Lalbaug, Miraj Mulund, PVR Oeeon Ghatkopar, BMX Kharghar, Devgn Cinex Mulund, PVR Milap, MovieTime Malad, and Topiwala opened plans solely for Mirzapur, leaving Hanuman Ansh bookings temporarily unlisted.
Key Highlights
- Show-sharing negotiations between Mirzapur The Movie and Hanuman Ansh delayed ticket sales in multiple Mumbai single screens.
- Hanuman Ansh distributors sought retained showtimes following higher box office collections on Wednesday compared to Monday.
- Distributors of Mirzapur The Movie asked single screens for full show allocations, citing strong advance interest.
- Screen scheduling was complicated by film lengths, with Mirzapur The Movie exceeding three hours and Hanuman Ansh running two hours and thirty minutes.
- As of the morning of September 3, only three Mumbai venues had opened advance sales for the new release.
Why This Matters
The allocation of screen space directly impacts how many daily screenings each film can offer to cinema audiences. Because both features carry significant runtimes, single-screen properties face physical limits on the total number of screenings they can mount in a operating day, forcing exhibitors and distributors into tight negotiations prior to opening day.
What to Watch Next
Trade sources stated that show-sharing discussions of this nature typically resolve within several hours, and both titles are expected to see healthy cinema admissions once final schedules are established across affected venues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why were advance bookings delayed for Mirzapur The Movie?
Bookings were delayed across several Mumbai single screens due to show-sharing disagreements between distributors of Mirzapur The Movie and Hanuman Ansh.
What are the runtimes of the two films?
Mirzapur The Movie has a runtime of more than three hours, while Hanuman Ansh runs for two hours and thirty minutes.
Which Mumbai cinemas opened advance bookings first?
As of 10:00 am on September 3, advance bookings had opened at MovieMax Andheri East, Anand Cinema Thane, and Maratha Mandir.
Source: Reporting based on trade details published by Bollywood Hungama.