GST by ticket price band
Each cinema carries its ticket GST band, 5% up to INR 100 and 18% above, plus any state entertainment tax, all removed before your share.
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Built for film distribution in India
DISTmio removes ticket GST by price band and state entertainment tax per cinema, applies weekly sharing terms and exports invoices for Tally, Zoho Books and the GST e-invoice portal.
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Local rules
What an Indian distributor needs
Weekly sharing terms
A preset fills the usual weekly shares of 50, 42.5, 37.5 and 30% as a starting point. Your contract decides.
GSTIN checked
Your GSTIN and every payer's GSTIN are checked with their check digits, so a wrong number is caught before invoicing.
CBFC certificates
Films carry their CBFC certificate per version, with a warning on bookings when one is missing.
Indian settlement
Weekly shares, net of GST
DISTmio removes ticket GST at the cinema's band and any state entertainment tax, then applies your share for each week of the run. Approved settlements become rent invoices with 18% GST, ready for the IRP.
- Share that steps down by week of release
- Rent GST of 18% (SAC 9973)
- GST e-invoices in the IRP format
- Gross box office
- Less GST by price band
- Less state entertainment tax
- Net box office
- Weekly share
- Rent invoice, 18% GST
Invoicing and accounting
Tally, Zoho Books and GST e-invoices
Invoices go to Tally or Zoho Books for your accountant, with GST e-invoices prepared in the IRP format. Odoo can issue invoices too.
- Tally, posted to your sales ledger
- Zoho Books export
- GSTIN checked for your company and payers
GST e-invoice (IRP)
Invoice DM/2025/042
- Payer
- Cinema example
- Film
- The Northern Lights
- Rent
- ₹273,240
- GST
- ₹49,181
- Due date
- 16 Apr
- GSTIN
- Checked
Online payment link
Tally
Zoho Books
Odoo
Cinema week
Play weeks from Friday to Thursday
The booking grid, play weeks and the Monday holdover board follow the Friday week, the day Indian films release.
- Booking grid by Friday weeks
- Shares stepped by week of release
- Monday holdover board with the national average
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
Questions
India: common questions
Is state entertainment tax handled?
Yes. Each cinema carries its state's entertainment tax, removed together with ticket GST before your share.
Can we use our own sharing terms?
Yes. The weekly preset is only a starting point. You set shares for the company, a chain, a cinema or a single booking, and the narrowest rule wins.
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