Ramayana has reached its eighth day with a working-day number that looks less like a hangover and more like a hold. The Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi epic sold about 6.55 lakh tickets in advance before the first show on its second Thursday, grossing ₹21.34 crore, according to Koimoi. In net terms, that advance total stands at ₹18.08 crore.
A screen count that barely blinked
After Diwali, the industry usually expects exhibitors to pull shows. Ramayana did not see that. The film had 25,284 shows scheduled on day seven; on day eight, the count is 25,065, a drop of just 219 shows. Retaining nearly all its showcasing gives the film room to convert spot bookings through the day.
What the advance number tells us
The ₹21.34 crore advance gross is 27.16% lower than day seven’s ₹29.3 crore gross. That is the kind of correction a normal Thursday should bring after the holiday period. The picture is not entirely uniform, though. Hindi is doing the heavy lifting with ₹16.08 crore from 3.91 lakh tickets. Among other languages, Telugu grossed ₹1.58 crore, Kannada ₹1.54 crore, Malayalam ₹1.24 crore, and Tamil ₹90.02 lakh.
- All-India advance gross: ₹21.34 crore
- Advance net: ₹18.08 crore
- Show count: 25,065, down only 219
- Day 8 target: ₹45-50 crore net across languages
Reading the multilingual split
The Hindi version is the engine: ₹16.08 crore from 3.91 lakh tickets. Telugu contributed ₹1.58 crore, Kannada ₹1.54 crore, Malayalam ₹1.24 crore, and Tamil ₹90.02 lakh. The spread shows that the film is not running only as a North Indian event; the southern versions are smaller but steady, and they widen the base that can turn into walk-ins through the day.
Why a second Thursday matters
If Ramayana lands in the projected ₹45-50 crore net range, it will record Bollywood’s second-biggest second Thursday, behind Dhurandhar 2’s ₹53 crore. That benchmark is more useful than an opening-day figure inflated by holidays. Ramayana underperformed in the pre-Diwali window, then picked up from Monday to Wednesday. A strong close to the extended eight-day opening week would suggest the film is now being carried by word of mouth rather than the calendar.
The final number to watch
The gap between the advance figure and the ₹45-50 crore projection will be filled by spot sales and the film’s average ticket price. If evening shows perform, the multilingual epic closes its first week with a clear second-week signal for exhibitors. For Hindi cinema, the stat to file away is simple: the second Thursday, not the opening day, is where a film proves it has legs.
Source: Koimoi
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