[5] As of December 2024, PVR INOX operates 1,749 screens across 355 properties in 111 cities, including locations in India and Sri Lanka.
[9][10] In April 2024, the company launched its first megaplex in South India at Bangalore's Phoenix Mall of Asia with a seating capacity of 1997 people.
[12][13] The company started as a joint venture agreement between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow of Australia in 1995 with a 60:40 ratio.
[26] Over the years, more screens were added in cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore, Darjeeling, Kota, Rajasthan, Lucknow, Madurai and Coimbatore.
[27] INOX acquired Satyam Cineplexes Limited by way of acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital from its existing shareholders which is valued at ₹182 crores giving them ownership of multiplexes in NCR, Mysuru and other regions.
[33] It was previously owned by the Kanakia group but later bought by Cine Hospitality Private Ltd, a subsidiary of PVR Cinemas.
SPI Cinemas, a multiplex chain based in Chennai, had its origins in the Royal Theatre, built in 1974 and acquired by the Kiran Reddy family in the 1980s.
[41] On 12 January 2023, the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the merger of PVR and INOX.
[42] In February 2023, PVR merged with its rival INOX Leisure to create the largest multiplex chain in India.
[44] The existing properties owned by PVR and Inox prior to merger will continue to carry 'PVR' and 'Inox' branding respectively.
[8] As of December 2024, PVR INOX operates 1,749 screens across 355 properties in 111 cities, including locations in India and Sri Lanka.
[6][7] Luxe, a premium multiplex with 11 screens operating at Phoenix MarketCity Mall, Chennai owned by Jazz Cinemas was acquired by INOX in October 2022[49][50] which in turn merged with PVR in 2023.
Accordingly, PVR would rebrand itself as PVRRR across the multiplex chain's 170+ properties in over 70 cities for a few months following the film's release on 25 March 2022.
[54] Kotak Mahindra Bank and PVR Cinemas partnered to introduce India's first co-branded movie debit card in November 2021.
[56] PVR partnered with Maruti Suzuki to launch an innovative 270-degree in-cinema advertising experience utilizing 3D Projection Mapping on theatre side walls.
[59] In 2023, PVR hosted the Oscars Film Festival, where it screened some of the most popular movies nominated for the 94th Academy Awards.
[62] In November 2023, PVR INOX Ltd live streamed the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia held at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad in 60 cities across 150 cinemas throughout the country.
PVR INOX broadcast this grand event live with AAJ TAK across its 30 cinemas in 16 cities.
[65] In April 2024, PVR INOX partnered with Miraj Entertainment Ltd to expand IMAX to smaller towns in India.
PXL Screen is a theatre design or technology introduced by PVR that aims to transform the movie-going experience.
It is watching a movie in PVR with an extra-large [XL] experience in the form of improved seating, audio-visual quality and screen size.