Nitesh Tiwari's epic film 'Ramayana,' featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has demonstrated remarkable box office performance, particularly over its opening weekend. On Day 3, the film garnered a net collection of ₹69.80 crore in India, signaling robust audience engagement and a significant rebound after a slight dip on its second day.
Strong Opening Weekend Performance
The cumulative India net collection for 'Ramayana' now stands at ₹182.70 crore after three days. Including the India gross of ₹218.25 crore and an impressive overseas gross of ₹157.25 crore, the film's worldwide gross collection has reached ₹375.50 crore.
The film's daily net collections in India were:
- Day 1: ₹64.85 crore
- Day 2: ₹48.05 crore
- Day 3: ₹69.80 crore
Day 3 earnings saw a substantial 45.3% increase over Day 2, largely attributed to the Diwali weekend festivities boosting footfalls across all languages.
Language-Wise Contribution and Occupancy
The Hindi version of 'Ramayana' remains the primary driver of its domestic success, contributing ₹53 crore net on Day 3 from 19,927 shows. This pushes the three-day Hindi total to ₹136 crore. The film also performed consistently well in southern markets, with Day 3 collections:
- Kannada: ₹6.30 crore
- Telugu: ₹6 crore
- Tamil: ₹2.50 crore
- Malayalam: ₹2 crore
On Day 3, the film was screened across 23,696 shows, recording an overall occupancy rate of 41.3%.
Anticipation Builds for Day 4
Advance bookings for Day 4 (Sunday) indicate continued strong momentum for 'Ramayana.' The film has already recorded a gross advance booking of ₹39.10 crore, with 12.02 lakh tickets sold across 23,061 shows (excluding block seats, the figure stands at ₹33.73 crore).
Key cities leading the Day 4 advance bookings include Bengaluru (₹6.52 crore), Mumbai (₹4.03 crore), and Hyderabad (₹2.55 crore). By language, Hindi accounts for the majority of Sunday's advance gross at ₹25.15 crore (66%), followed by Kannada (₹4.38 crore, 11%), Telugu (₹4.19 crore, 11%), Tamil (₹2.47 crore, 6%), and Malayalam (₹2.01 crore, 5%).
The remarkable performance of 'Ramayana' in its opening days highlights the strong appeal of epic narratives and the star power of its lead actors, setting the stage for a promising run at the global box office.