Ramayana shone as bright as the Diwali lights all over the world. If it recorded extraordinary collections in India, it did the same in the Overseas territory too. It may well be on its way to becoming the biggest Hindi blockbuster in India as well as Overseas. However, the experiment of winning the non-diaspora audience seems to have failed at most of the places abroad because collections in cinemas catering to non-Hindi cinema-going audience have been below the mark. As if that were not sad enough, the humongous promotional expenditure done to attract that audience has almost completely gone down the drain. Coming back to India, the film collected Rs. 38.25 crore on Friday after netting Rs. 47 crore on Thursday (November 5). The total for Saturday was Rs. 53 crore and considering that it was just two days before Diwali, it was a phenomenal collection. Collections dropped — and understandably so — on Sunday (a day before Diwali) which closed at Rs. 37 crore. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 175.25 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday (a day after Diwali) – Rs. 95 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 78.21 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 62.10 crore, Thursday – Rs. 43.17 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a fantastic Rs. 278.48 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 453.73 crore. The four South language dubbed versions netted approximately Rs. 150 crore in the first 8-day week. That is to say, the total for 1st week for all the Indian languages combined was Rs. 603.73 crore. The total gross collection for Overseas circuit in the first 8-day week was around Rs. 400 crore. It surpassed the first week’s collections of Dhurandhar: The Revenge in the US and the UK, but fell short of that film in Canada and Australia.
The Cat In The Hat (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) netted around Rs. 1 crore in the first week after netting around Rs. 0.25 crore on Thursday (November 5). In other words, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 1.25 crore.
Pyre was steady in 2nd week. The Diwali holidays gave a boost to the film. After a first week total of Rs. 1.23 crore, the second weekend started with a take of Rs. 4.70 lakh on Friday. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 8.70 lakh. The figure for Sunday (pre-Diwali day) was just Rs. 3.60 lakh. After a second weekend total of Rs. 17 lakh, collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 20 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 20 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 17 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 11 lakh. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 68 lakh, and, therefore, for 2nd week was Rs. 85 lakh. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 2.08 crore.
Udta Teer did very ordinary in 3rd week. It added only Rs. 2.25 crore to its kitty in 3rd week, taking its grand total for 3 weeks to Rs. 48.25 crore.
