PVR INOX adds three screens, including 4DX, at Bengaluru’s Soul Space Spirit
PVR INOX has expanded its Soul Space Spirit cinema in Bellandur by three auditoriums, including a 4DX screen. The property now has seven screens and 1,143 seats, while the circuit reaches 1,789 screens across 356 properties in India and Sri Lanka.
What happened
PVR INOX added three screens, including a 4DX auditorium, at Soul Space Spirit in Bellandur, Bengaluru, taking the property to seven screens and 1,143 seats.
Key facts
- 3 new auditoriums/screens
- 1 4DX screen
- 2 mainstream screens
- 7 total screens at Soul Space Spirit
- 1,143 total seats
- Bengaluru's eighth 4DX experience
- 1,789 screens
- 356 properties
- 114 cities across India and Sri Lanka
- ₹1,223.20 NSE closing share price
- 5.77% share-price decline
- ₹66.70 share-price decline
Why this matters
The Bellandur upgrade signals continued appetite for asset-level expansion and experiential formats, making high-traffic mixed-use destinations attractive partnership targets.
What to watch
- 4DX opening-weekend occupancy, ticket premium realization and F&B spend per head.
- Bellandur weekday occupancy after the initial launch period.
- Upcoming Hollywood and Indian franchise release slate, which determines premium-screen utilization.
- Competitive screen additions, premium-format launches or discounting by Bengaluru multiplex rivals.
- Corporate office attendance trends along the Outer Ring Road corridor.
- Growth in non-film event programming and private-screening bookings.
- Program 4DX around high-conversion tentpole releases, with advance booking and premium-seat bundles.
- Use the larger screen base to increase Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi showtime breadth rather than relying solely on Hindi tentpoles.
- Target Bellandur, Marathahalli and Outer Ring Road employers with corporate screening, loyalty and weekday F&B offers.
- Track occupancy and per-patron spend separately for 4DX versus conventional auditoriums before replicating the format elsewhere.
- Use the expanded property to test concerts, sports broadcasts and gaming events during weak film-release windows.