As Ramayana – Part I enters its second Friday, the Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological epic is no longer simply extending a holiday. It is being tested on how well a big-ticket Hindi film can hold after the Diwali period, and advance data for Friday, November 13 gives an early reading.
₹13.76 crore already banked for Day 9
According to advance-booking figures reported by Bollywood Hungama, the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer sold 4,39,183 tickets across 18,230 shows in all languages and formats, worth ₹13.76 crore nett. That is a substantial base before the second Friday has even begun, though advance sales are only one part of the daily total.
Malayalam becomes the surprise
The language split shows Hindi remains the engine: roughly ₹10.13 crore, or 73.60 per cent of the advance total. The surprise sits below that. Malayalam pre-sales reached ₹1.18 crore, comfortably ahead of Tamil at ₹89.78 lakh, Telugu at ₹78.78 lakh and Kannada at ₹76.59 lakh.
- Hindi: ₹10.13 crore – 73.60% of the advance
- Malayalam: ₹1.18 crore – second-biggest language
- Tamil: ₹89.78 lakh
- Telugu: ₹78.78 lakh
- Kannada: ₹76.59 lakh
That order is striking because Kannada and Telugu have traditionally contributed more to Ramayana’s cumulative theatrical collections than Malayalam. A single day of advance booking does not overturn that history, but it does suggest that second-weekend demand is not simply repeating the first week’s map. For exhibitors, the rank can influence how many shows a regional version holds across the weekend.
Premium formats continue to lead
Format data tells the same story about where demand is concentrated. All 3D formats together accounted for about ₹10 crore, or 72.69 per cent, of Friday’s advance revenue, against ₹3.76 crore from non-3D shows. Standard 3D was the single largest contributor at ₹7.53 crore, followed by standard 2D at ₹3.69 crore and IMAX 3D at ₹1.97 crore.
For readers tracking the second-weekend hold, the useful comparison is not just Day 9 versus Day 1; it is whether these advance trends convert into actuals as spot buying and walk-ins begin. A strong pre-sale in Malayalam, for example, matters most if it is confirmed by the day’s final numbers. Hindi cinema’s big releases increasingly depend on converting post-festive energy into a longer tail, and Ramayana’s second Friday will be an early test of that.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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