Film exhibitors outfit to not launch ‘Avatar-The Way of The Water’ on its 400 screens throughout Kerala
2 min readBy Express News Service
KOCHI: Uncertainty looms over the discharge of much-awaited Hollywood film ‘Avatar-The Way of The Water’ by James Cameron in Kerala.
Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) on Tuesday stated it is not going to launch ‘Avatar 2’ attributable to disagreement over a profit-sharing clause with the movie’s distributors.
The film is scheduled for launch throughout India in a number of languages on December 16.
FEUOK president Okay Vijaykumar stated the film shouldn’t be banned from launch in Kerala and the organisation has no provision to ban any film. “We decided that theatres under FEUOK will not screen the Avatar movie due to disagreements with the film distributors’ terms and conditions,” he stated.
Vijayakumar stated the distributors of ‘Avatar 2’ have requested for a 60% share within the first week’s income. The theatre homeowners, nonetheless, usually are not keen to pay greater than 55%. “Moreover, they have also sought a deposit of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh before the release. We cannot accept their demand and hence, decided not to screen the movie,” he added.
Vijayakumar additionally stated that the filmmakers haven’t responded to FEUOK’s choice to date. “We are ready for negotiation. But as of now, we cannot accept their demands and conditions and stick to our decision,” he added.
KOCHI: Uncertainty looms over the discharge of much-awaited Hollywood film ‘Avatar-The Way of The Water’ by James Cameron in Kerala.
Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) on Tuesday stated it is not going to launch ‘Avatar 2′ attributable to disagreement over a profit-sharing clause with the movie’s distributors.
The film is scheduled for launch throughout India in a number of languages on December 16.
FEUOK president Okay Vijaykumar stated the film shouldn’t be banned from launch in Kerala and the organisation has no provision to ban any film. “We decided that theatres under FEUOK will not screen the Avatar movie due to disagreements with the film distributors’ terms and conditions,” he stated.
Vijayakumar stated the distributors of ‘Avatar 2’ have requested for a 60% share within the first week’s income. The theatre homeowners, nonetheless, usually are not keen to pay greater than 55%. “Moreover, they have also sought a deposit of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh before the release. We cannot accept their demand and hence, decided not to screen the movie,” he added.
Vijayakumar additionally stated that the filmmakers haven’t responded to FEUOK’s choice to date. “We are ready for negotiation. But as of now, we cannot accept their demands and conditions and stick to our decision,” he added.
