Big Cinemas
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film exhibition |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Acquired by Carnival Cinemas and rebranded |
| Headquarters | Mumbai , India |
Area served | India, United States, Malaysia, Netherlands |
| Parent | Reliance MediaWorks Ltd (previously Adlabs Films Limited) |
Big Cinemas was an Indian film exhibition network and operated as a subsidiary of Anil Ambani’s Reliance MediaWorks Ltd (previously known as Adlabs Films Limited), which is a part of the Reliance ADA Group.
History
The Big Cinemas multiplex chain managed over 515 screens spread across India, US, Malaysia, and the Netherlands. At one point, it maintained 280 screens within India. In Malaysia, it held the position of the third-largest cinema operator, presenting films in Hollywood, Chinese, and Tamil languages.
Within India, Big Cinemas predominantly catered to the state of Maharashtra, with multiplex locations in both metropolitan and emerging cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Jalandhar, New Delhi, Delhi NCR, Nashik, Nagpur, Indore, Aurangabad, Solapur, Nanded, Latur, and Mangalore.
Its premier property was the Big Cinemas IMAX located in Wadala, Mumbai, acclaimed as the largest dome-shaped theatre globally. Around mid-2009, Big Cinemas collaborated with Pathé Theatres to launch three screens within the Netherlands.
In 2015, Reliance MediaWorks divested its entire ownership of Big Cinemas to Kerala-based Carnival Cinemas for an estimated ₹700 crore. By 2016, all multiplexes operating under the Big Cinemas brand had been rebranded as Carnival Cinemas.
See also
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- Former cinemas in India
- Defunct cinema and movie theatre chains
- Cinema chains in India
- Reliance Group
- Companies based in Mumbai
- Entertainment companies established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Maharashtra
- Indian companies established in 2001
- Indian companies disestablished in 2016
- Entertainment companies disestablished in 2016