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Kolkata returns fastest to movies post lockdown, Mumbai loves virtual events: BookMyShow
NEW DELHI : Movie-goers in cities with strong regional cinema presence have returned to film theatres faster than others post the covid-19 lockdown in India. According to data from online ticketing site BookMyShow, Kolkata tops the list of movie-viewing by way of ticket sales since cinemas reopened in October, followed by Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai.Further, cinemas have sold seven lakh tickets since reopening with 2,800 screens currently operational and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet remaining the most watched film in this period at three lakh tickets, followed by Tamil films Biskoth and Irandum Kuththu, Bollywood offering Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari and Bengali film Dracula Sir.