Ramayana box office collection day 2: , Sai Pallavi and Yash’s latest outing, Ramayana Part One, opened to packed theatres and high turnout on November 5. The film went on to cross the ₹50 crore mark alone in the domestic market on day 1 and eventually surpassed opening collections of films like Dhurandhar and Animal.
On Friday, its day 2, witnessed a significant dip in its box office collections. It raked in around ₹34.06 crore net as of Friday, November 6, 9 pm across 20,263 shows. This marks a decline of around 47.5% from its opening-day figure. While this is live data and is subject to change, it is still considerably lower than the day 1 momentum.
The Hindi version of Ramayana continued to contribute the largest share, earning ₹25.42 crore, followed by Kannada at ₹3.62 crore, Telugu at ₹3.02 crore, Tamil at ₹1.11 crore and Malayalam at ₹89 lakh. While day 2’s final collection will be out after night shows, the film’s total India net has hit ₹98.91 crore so far. Its India gross stands at ₹117.69 crore.
The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer opened in theatres with an India net earning of ₹64.85 crore across 25,200 shows in all languages. The Hindi version led the day 1 collections with ₹47.50 crore, followed by Kannada at ₹7.25 crore, Telugu at ₹6 crore, Tamil at ₹2.60 crore and Malayalam at ₹1.50 crore. It grossed ₹77.50 crore in India, while overseas collections contributed another ₹50 crore on day 1. Yesterday, the film’s worldwide gross was ₹127.50 crore.
According to film trade insiders, box office business during the pre-Diwali period is expected to remain subdued. The collections of Ramayana is likely to pick up from Sunday and gather momentum through Monday and Tuesday. As the Diwali festivities begin, theatres are expected to see an increase in footfall eventually.
The current slowdown in the film business can be due to people being occupied with festival preparations, family commitments and last-minute shopping.
“Every year it is low. This year it would be the same (pattern),” film trade analyst Taran Adarsh told Live Mint.
Adarsh also explained on X, “Released on a *working day* and, more importantly, during the *pre-Diwali* period, when theatrical business is generally slow, #Ramayana [#Hindi version] has registered a SUPER-STRONG start on Thursday [Day 1].”
“The business on Friday [#Dhanteras] could be affected to some extent, especially in the evening, due to puja mahurat timings… However, Saturday and Sunday should register substantial growth, especially with reports being OUTSTANDING. The bigger jumps, however, are expected from Monday to Wednesday, when the #Diwali festivities begin,” he predicted.
Ramayana is helmed by Nitesh Tiwari.
