Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 4: Ranbir Kapoor-Yash film crosses Rs 200 Crore in India over Diwali weekend

Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part One wrapped up its opening weekend on Diwali Sunday with Rs 238.85 crore in India net collections after four days, and a worldwide gross of Rs 499.20 crore, according to trade tracker.

The release was timed to the festival. Dhanteras fell on Friday, November 6, Choti Diwali on Saturday and Diwali on Sunday, November 8. Trade watchers had flagged the calendar as a risk beforehand: the days before Diwali are always weak at the box office, and prediction put the first weekend at around Rs 225-240 crore net.

Day-wise performance

The film earned Rs 64.85 crore net in India on Day 1 and Rs 48.05 crore on Day 2. The Friday dip was linked to the calendar. That first Friday was a working day. Saturday brought a recovery. Day 3 collected Rs 69.80 crore, a 45.3 per cent jump over Day 2, across 23,696 shows with 41.3 per cent overall occupancy. By implication, Diwali Sunday added Rs 56.15 crore net across 21,770 shows.

Language-wise split

Hindi led the charts. A four-day breakdown lists Rs172.75 crore net from Hindi, Rs 25.95 crore from Kannada, Rs 23 crore from Telugu, Rs 9.75 crore from Tamil and Rs 7.40 crore from Malayalam.

Overseas contribution

Overseas markets pushed the global total up. India gross stood at Rs 285.20 crore and overseas gross at Rs 214 crore, with 93.42 lakh admissions recorded so far. The film had opened strongly abroad too, with an overseas opening of roughly USD 5.40 million and a UK record.

What next

The post-Diwali days could matter most. Sacnilk had expected the biggest opportunity on Monday, November 9, once the main Diwali celebrations are over and family audiences return to cinemas.