Overview
- Release schedules are locked for July’s three consecutive opening weekends, with Maalik, Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyaan and Superman arriving on July 11.
- The July 18 weekend pits Yash Raj Films-backed Saiyaara against Tanvi The Great and Nikita Roy, with Saiyaara tipped by analysts to lead the pack.
- On July 25, Ajay Devgn’s Son Of Sardaar 2 will square off with Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four, which also marks the launch of the MCU’s Phase Six.
- Rajkummar Rao enters the action genre with the gangster drama Maalik while Shanaya Kapoor makes her big-screen debut in the romance Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyaan.
- Studios are ramping up marketing spend and securing premium screens to leverage India’s monsoon-era attendance and drive opening-weekend revenues.