India, Nov. 11 -- The inevitable finally happened on Tuesday. After opening well on Friday and sustaining a healthy momentum for its first four days, Suriya's new release, Scene, finally saw its first big dip as Ramayana continued to draw audiences and push competition. The scene failed to capitalise on the Bhai Dooj holiday on Tuesday, with collections dropping by more than 50% that day.

Scene had a strong opening in Tamil Nadu, where it weathered the Ramayana storm in its first weekend. The film earned Rs.63 crore net domestically in its first weekend. On Monday, it maintained the pace, bringing in an additional Rs.21 crore, taking its four-day domestic earnings to an impressive Rs.84.40 crore net. However, on Tuesday, Scene registered...