Big Cinemas
Big Cinemas, now "'Carnival Cinemas'" formerly was a division of Anil Ambani’s Reliance MediaWorks Ltd and a member of Reliance ADA Group was a multiplex theatre chain with over 515 screens in India, US, Malaysia, and the Netherlands., the company had 280 screens in India., the company was third-largest cinema chain in Malaysia and featured Hollywood as well as Chinese and Tamil films
In India Big Cinemas are mostly seen in the state of Maharashtra with its multiplex outlets even in semi-developed cities and small towns. Big Cinemas has its outlets in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Jalandhar New Delhi, Delhi NCR, Nashik, Nagpur, Indore, Aurangabad, Solapur, Nanded, and Latur.
The most famous Big Cinemas Theatre was Big Cinemas, Wadala in Mumbai which is the world's largest dome shaped Theatre.
In mid-2009, the company partnered with Pathé Theatres to set up three screens in Netherlands. In 2015 Reliance MediaWorks Ltd sold its 100% stake to Kochi-based Carnival Cinemas for around 700 crore INR. Subsequently, all the Big Cinemas multiplex screens were re-branded as Carnival Cinemas by 2016.
