Ramayana banks Rs 13.76 cr in second Friday pre-sales
Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana sells 4.39 lakh tickets for its second Friday, banking Rs 13.76 crore as Malayalam overtakes bigger markets.
The second Friday of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana – Part I is already carrying a hefty advance even before the exhibition day begins. Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, the mythological epic has clocked Rs 13.76 crore nett in pre-sales for Friday, November 13, across languages and formats.
According to advance-booking data, the film has moved 4,39,183 tickets across 18,230 shows, giving it a substantial base as it heads into its second weekend after an extraordinary post-Diwali run.
The Hindi engine stays in front
Hindi is still doing the heavy lifting. It has contributed around Rs 10.13 crore nett, or 73.60% of the day’s total advance. That is expected for a Bollywood-led epic, but the language split below Hindi is where the story gets interesting.
Malayalam delivers the surprise
Malayalam has emerged as the second-biggest language for Friday’s advance bookings with Rs 1.18 crore nett. That puts it ahead of Tamil at Rs 89.78 lakh, Telugu at Rs 78.78 lakh and Kannada at Rs 76.59 lakh.
- Hindi: Rs 10.13 crore – 73.60% of the advance
- Malayalam: Rs 1.18 crore
- Tamil: Rs 89.78 lakh
- Telugu: Rs 78.78 lakh
- Kannada: Rs 76.59 lakh
The Malayalam figure matters because Kannada and Telugu have traditionally contributed more to Ramayana’s cumulative theatrical total than Malayalam. Friday’s advance pattern points to a shift in which audiences are booking early in the second weekend, even if it is too soon to call it a reversal in lifetime collections.
3D remains the preferred event ticket
Moviegoers are still buying the spectacle. All 3D formats together have generated about Rs 10 crore nett, or 72.69% of Friday’s advance revenue. Non-3D formats account for Rs 3.76 crore, or 27.31%. These figures reflect revenue, not ticket counts.
Standard 3D leads with Rs 7.53 crore, followed by standard 2D with Rs 3.69 crore and IMAX 3D with around Rs 1.97 crore.
The second-weekend test
After a phenomenal first week, the real test for Ramayana is sustaining audience interest beyond the holiday rush. A strong Friday advance is a good sign, but Saturday and Sunday walk-ins will show whether the film can hold its weekday momentum once the festive window is behind it.
For fans planning to catch the mythological epic this weekend, the data suggests booking a 3D show early is the safest way to get a preferred seat and format, especially if the Hindi and Malayalam circuits keep moving at this pace.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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