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4,095 Ramayana crosses Rs 105 crore in advance sales worldwide Ramayana has crossed Rs 105 crore in worldwide advance sales two days before release, joining a rare pre-release club that includes Baahubali 2 and RRR. 2 min read 4,094 Ramayana advance is 2026’s fifth-biggest opener at Rs 24.7 crore Ramayana has locked Rs 24.7 crore net in Day 1 advance sales with 36 hours left, entering 2026's top five Bollywood openings before release. 2 min read 4,091 Eetha Day 1: Shraddha Kapoor Eyes Fifth 10 Crore Opener Trailer heat puts Eetha at a projected 10-15 crore opening day, which would give Shraddha Kapoor her fifth consecutive 10-crore opener. 2 min read 4,090 Drishyam 3 Lifts October to Rs 522 Crore, 2026’s Third-Best Month Drishyam 3 led with Rs 376 crore as October 2026 closed at Rs 522.22 crore net, the third-best Hindi box office month of the year. 3 min read 4,086 Ramayana’s pre-Diwali date echoes DDLJ’s 55-lakh opening Ramayana opens three days before Diwali on November 5, a dull window. DDLJ's 1995 run shows why early collections don't decide a film's fate. 2 min read 4,085 Diwali Box Office, 2021-2025: 2025 Pair At Rs 213.77 Crore A five-year look at Hindi cinema's Diwali releases: 2025's Thamma and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat took Rs 213.77 crore net, a sharp drop from 2024. 2 min read 4,081 Shah Rukh Khan’s King and the ₹1,500 Crore Question DPIFF asks whether Shah Rukh Khan's King can push his box-office record toward ₹1,500 crore. The figure is a projection, not a forecast. 3 min read 4,080 King locks ₹665 cr pre-release; ₹800 cr break-even Pre-release deals for Siddharth Anand's King hit ₹665 crore, but distributors still need about ₹800 crore global gross to break even. 3 min read 4,079 Ramayana’s Diwali Test: Family Pull vs ₹3,170 Seats Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part One has multi-generational appeal and Diwali timing, but premium seats above ₹3,000 raise a footfalls question. 3 min read

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