Ramayana: Part 1 crosses Rs 740 crore net in India in 11 days as second Friday sets a record

The Indian epic Ramayana: Part 1 keeps climbing at the box office: by Sunday afternoon, its 11th day in cinemas, it had grossed about Rs 740.66 crore net in India, with about Rs 65.48 crore net on Sunday afternoon alone, according to live trade tracker Box Office India 24. The film remains strong into its second weekend.

Record second Friday in Indian cinema history

According to trade data site Sacnilk, the film took about Rs 48.1 crore net on its second Friday (November 13), the biggest second Friday ever in India, ahead of Dhurandhar 2's roughly Rs 42 crore. In Kerala, the film had grossed about Rs 39.10 crore after 10 days, taking about Rs 6.20 crore on day 10, with tracker AB George projecting about Rs 7 crore for day 11.

A two-part adaptation scored by Zimmer and Rahman

Ramayana: Part 1 is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, with Yash and Sai Pallavi as Ravana and Sita; the score is by Hans Zimmer and A. R. Rahman, and it is produced by Namit Malhotra. The first instalment of a planned two-part adaptation of the Hindu epic, it premiered at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 27 and opened in cinemas worldwide on November 5. Final Sunday figures are due on Monday.

(Official poster for the film Ramayana; file photo.)