Pointing to the box office performance of Dhurandhar, Aamir Khan says India needs more theaters
Aamir Khan stressed that India needs more theaters to help big films reach their true box-office potential, saying the country has far fewer screens than China. He gave the example of Dhurandhar saying that wide release can significantly increase earnings and how Indian films can grow with better infrastructure.
Highlighting the lack of theaters across India, actor Aamir Khan said the country needs a lot more screens for big films to achieve their full potential at the box-office. Citing China as an example, the actor pointed out that wide release can dramatically increase earnings and pointed towards Ranveer Singh stalwart To demonstrate how Indian films can perform on a larger scale with better theatrical infrastructure.
talking with Variety IndiaAamir addressed the need for more cinemas in the country and compared it with China’s exhibition network. “What’s the comparison? We are one-tenth of their size in the outlets. That’s why when a big film in China does huge business, it does two billion US dollars. Just in China, not in the rest of the world. Just in China, big films do that kind of business. There, big films do billions of dollars. I’m talking US dollars. So, when we increase our screen count, you will see an expansion of the business at the grassroots level. The base of your pyramid should be broad. Will go.” Said.
Chinese blockbuster Ne Jha 2The country’s highest-grossing film last year reportedly earned nearly $2 billion domestically. In contrast, India’s biggest film of 2025, Dhurandhar, collected around $115 million in India and less than $150 million worldwide – Aamir believes the difference is largely due to the difference in the number of screens.
The 60 year old actor used stalwart as an example How far can Indian films go with a wide release? “Let’s take the example of stalwartWhich has done a turnover of about Rs 1,000 crore. Now imagine if it had been released not on 5,000 screens but on 15,000 screens. On a large scale! So, that’s what I’m trying to say. The real change will come when the number of screens increases. Because right now there are a lot of districts in India where there is not even a single screen,” Aamir said.
Directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, stalwart It is one of the biggest Indian films of all time, grossing Rs 1000 crore in India and selling four crore tickets. A sequel title Dhurandhar: Revenge Expected to be released in March.
Aamir was last seen in a sports drama stars on the groundWhich earned Rs 265 crore worldwide and emerged as a moderate success. He also played cameo roles in Mubarak Patel and Rajinikanth Coolie.