Telangana single-screens push producers to 60/50/40 revenue share as economics crack
Telangana Exhibitors Association is demanding a staggered percentage model over fixed rentals, arguing single-screen economics are broken. India shut 124 screens in 2025—mostly single screens—even as multiplexes added 225. South India hosts 70% of the country's 5,000 single screens; Telangana alone accounts for 10-11%.
What happened
Telangana Exhibitors Association · Telangana single-screen theatre owners are pushing producers to shift from fixed-rental to a staggered 60/50/40 percentage
Key facts
- 5,000 single screens
- 70% in South India
- 10-11% Telangana share
- 124 screens shut 2025
- 225 screens added
- 60/50/40% revenue split
Why this matters
Distressed single-screen real estate across Telangana (10-11% of India's 5,000 single screens) is becoming acquirable at trough valuations—scout conversion-to-multiplex or alternative-use plays before consolidators move.