Ramayana, Nov. 8 -- Part One recorded its strongest worldwide box office day on Saturday, November 7. The film recovered from Friday's dip and earned more than it did on opening day. Collections rose in India and overseas as the film headed into the Diwali holidays.

The Nitesh Tiwari directorial, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, has a reported combined budget of Rs.4,000 crore. The sequel is set for release during Diwali 2027.

According to Sacnilk, Ramayana opened on Thursday, November 5, with Rs.64.85 crore net in India. Friday's net collection dropped 25.9% to Rs.48.05 crore. The share of seats filled fell from 36% on Thursday to 28.9% on Friday.

Cinemas ran 25,200 shows on Thursday and 23,316 on Friday. India's gross co...