New opportunities for amusement machine manufacturers could be on the horizon in India, as one of the leading global multiplex players Cinepolis takes its first steps into the market.

The Mexico-based firm, considered to be the fifth largest cinema operator in the world, has apparently initiated talks with real estate developers in the country for its multiplex operations.
According to sources, Cinepolis India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinepolis Mexico, has earmarked US$53m for the operations.
Country manager Minal Saini said: “We are committed to India and our initial target is to have presence in 40 cities. In the next five to seven years our goal is to have 500 screens.”
Saini did add, however, that the company was facing constraints due to a lack of quality malls in the country and other construction delays.
“Our product would be differentiated from Indian multiplexes and we would look at offering more at a lesser price point,” continued Saini. “We are looking at cities with the right combination of affluence, movie watching propensity and population.”
The company’s move into the market does, however, come at a time when the V-Guard Group, has shelved plans to set up two amusement parks with an aggregate investment of up to Rs 1,200 crore (£150m) because of land acquisition problems.
V-Guard currently operates two amusement parks – Wonderla in Bangalore and Vegaland in Kochi and was planning a new theme park along the Mumbai Pune highway as well as a major expansion exercise in Kochi.