Ramayana, Nov. 8 -- Part One picked up at the box office on Saturday after a Friday dip. Nitesh Tiwari's film beat its opening day collections in India and overseas. The rise came just before Diwali, when festival preparations can affect cinema attendance in India.

According to Sacnilk, Ramayana opened on Thursday, November 5, with Rs.64.85 crore net in India. Net collections fell to Rs.48.05 crore on Friday, down 25.9%. Friday's gross collection in India was Rs.57.30 crore.

Cinemas ran 25,200 shows on opening day and 23,316 on Friday. The share of seats filled dropped from 36% on Thursday to 28.9% on Friday.

The film bounced back on Saturday, November 7, collecting Rs.69.80 crore net in India. That was a 45.3% jump from Friday. Cinema...