Ramayana: Part One has achieved a massive opening in Indonesia with over 1,000 shows on its first day, leveraging the country's significant Hindu population and cultural ties to potentially become a top overseas market for the franchise.

Ramayana: Part One has achieved a massive opening in Indonesia with over 1,000 shows on its first day, leveraging the country's significant Hindu population and cultural ties to potentially become a top overseas market for the franchise.

Ramayana: Part One has achieved a massive opening in Indonesia with over 1,000 shows on its first day, leveraging the country's significant Hindu population and cultural ties to potentially become a top overseas market for the franchise.

Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia, with Hindus accounting for around 87 per cent of Bali’s population. Given this strong cultural and religious connection, Indonesia could emerge as one of the top overseas markets for Ramayana: Part One, despite not having a strong fan base.

The first installment of the two-part franchise, which is also titled, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, opened in Indonesia on November 11 with more than 1,000 shows, according to Bicara Box Office. On the opening day, nearly 9,000 tickets have been sold so far, according to the report.

The scale of the release and distribution is evident when compared to previous Bollywood releases like Pathaan with 264 shows and Jawan with 221 shows.

However, these Shah Rukh Khan movies are not the highest grossing Bollywood movies in Indonesia. The title is still held by SRK's 2010 blockbuster My Name is Khan, which raked in $1.72 crore.

The worldwide collection of Ramayana till Day 6 was pegged at ₹823.50 crore. Of this, ₹297 crore was amassed from overseas screens. With the Indonesia release, the producers are hoping to keep the worldwide momentum going after the Diwali rush.

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