'Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend', starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, has maintained a strong hold at the box office in its opening two days.
While the film benefited from the pre-Diwali buzz, all eyes are now on its performance as the festive advantage begins to fade.
However, the initial trends for its first Saturday look encouraging.
After witnessing a dip on Friday, the film's advance booking collections have picked up considerably, crossing the Rs 40 crore gross mark in India and hinting at a strong third day.Ramayana Movie ReviewThe magnum opus is also witnessing an impressive number of shows across the country.
After opening with 26,615 shows on Thursday, the count came down to 24,550 on Friday before rising again to 25,110 on Saturday.
The film continues to enjoy a massive screen presence, with its show count reportedly among the highest ever for a Bollywood release.
With decent to good occupancy expected across multiple slots, the film is well-positioned to register another impressive collection.The film made Rs 64.85 crore in India on day 1 and saw a drop of around 25 percent on day 2, which is Friday bringing its second day total to Rs 48 crore net.
On Saturday, as the Diwali weekend is here, the film is expected to see growth.
More so, because there's been positive word of mouth over the last two days.
On day 3, according to Sacnilk, the film has made Rs 47.39 crore so far, till afternoon.
The total net collection in India now stands at Rs 160.29 crore.Day wise collection of 'Ramayana: Part 1' Day 1 (Thursday) - Rs 64.85 croreDay 2 (Friday) - Rs 48.05 croreDay 3 (Saturday) (LIVE) - Rs 47.39 croreTotal net collection in India - Rs 160.29 crore'Ramayana: Part 1' is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and sees Ranbir as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Yash as Raavana.
While the second installment is now highly awaited, the audience got a glimpse of Sunny Deol as Hanuman who will be seen in the second part.
Producer Namit Malhotra has confirmed that the second installment has now been moved to 2028.
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