Ramayana Day 9 Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor–Yash epic collects Rs. 45.50 cr. on second Friday; holds almost STEADY compared to opening Friday
Ramayana – Part I, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, continues its extraordinary run at the Indian box office. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological epic collected Rs. 45.50 crores nett on its ninth day, Friday, November 13, taking its cumulative domestic collections to a phenomenal Rs. 585.13 crores across all languages. Interestingly, the film has displayed impressive stability on its second Friday, with collections declining by just 0.74% compared with its opening Friday.
Ramayana had collected Rs. 45.84 crores on Friday, November 6. Exactly a week later, the film has generated Rs. 45.50 crores, a difference of merely Rs. 34 lakh. This is particularly noteworthy considering that the film has already completed eight days in cinemas and witnessed extraordinary collections during the post-Diwali period. Compared with Thursday’s Rs. 49.43 crores, Friday’s collections have declined by just 7.95%, indicating that the film has managed to maintain a substantial portion of its weekday business as the second weekend begins.
The Hindi version continues to dominate Ramayana‘s theatrical business, collecting Rs. 35.05 crores nett on Day 9. Interestingly, the Hindi version has performed better on its second Friday than on its opening Friday! On Friday, November 6, the Hindi version had generated Rs. 34.29 crores. A week later, it has collected Rs. 35.05 crores, registering growth of approximately 2.22%. However, compared with Thursday’s Rs. 40.41 crores, Hindi collections have declined by 13.26%. The Hindi version’s cumulative nine-day collections now stand at a staggering Rs. 457.47 crores nett, accounting for approximately 78% of the film’s total domestic business.
After collecting Rs. 2.45 crores on Thursday, Malayalam witnessed a jump to Rs. 2.91 crores on Friday, registering growth of approximately 18.78%. With this, Malayalam has emerged as the second-highest-grossing language on Day 9, overtaking Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. The other South Indian versions have also delivered some encouraging results. Tamil collected Rs. 2.45 crores on Friday, compared with Rs. 1.82 crores on Thursday, registering impressive growth of 34.62%. Telugu also witnessed a recovery, rising from Rs. 1.89 crores on Thursday to Rs. 2.34 crores on Friday, an increase of 23.81%. Kannada, meanwhile, collected Rs. 2.75 crores, registering a marginal decline of 3.85% from Thursday’s Rs. 2.86 crores. Interestingly, while Hindi and Kannada witnessed declines compared with Thursday, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu recorded growth. Together, the four South Indian versions contributed Rs. 10.45 crores on Friday, accounting for nearly 23% of the day’s business.
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