The Sea Speaks His Name takes Indonesia lead with FDI of 46.3
The Indonesian drama sold Unlock tickets in the last 7 days as local films took the top three positions.
The Sea Speaks His Name
The Doll GhawiahEXO PLANET #6 - EXhOrizon [dot] in CINEMAS
Pirunduk
Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim
Clayface
Christine
Munafik: Melawan Iblis- The Sea Speaks His Name rose 39.7 points in a week.
- The Doll Ghawiah sold Unlock tickets in the last 7 days.
- EXO PLANET #6 - EXhOrizon [dot] in CINEMAS has Unlock advance tickets.
The Sea Speaks His Name has seized Indonesia’s film-demand race, climbing from fourth place to first after passing Pirunduk, Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim and Clayface since last week. Yosep Anggi Noen’s drama, from the director of The Science of Fictions and 24 Hours with Gaspar, has an FDI of 46.3 and rose 39.7 points in a week. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in the country, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for screenings still to come.
The local production sold Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has Unlock advance tickets, according to rounded SEATmio estimates. Starring Reza Rahadian, Yunita Siregar and Christine Hakim, it follows a student activist during the final months of Indonesia’s New Order regime and a family’s search for justice after his forced disappearance. Its nearest rival is The Doll Ghawiah, another Indonesian opener, which has an FDI of 11.7 after rising 11.6 points.
Local titles are driving the market. The Doll Ghawiah, Guntur Soeharjanto’s horror mystery thriller from the director of Munafik: Melawan Iblis, sits in second place with Unlock tickets in the last 7 days. Pirunduk, the former leader, has slipped to third with an FDI of 7.5 after falling 14.3 points, while Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim dropped from second to fifth with Unlock tickets over the last 7 days.
The main nonlocal challenge is Godzilla Minus Zero, Takashi Yamazaki’s science fiction horror action film from the director of Godzilla Minus One. It opened on November 4 in fourth place with an FDI of 7.3, backed by Unlock advance tickets. The Mongoose also advanced, climbing from 17th to sixth after overtaking Clayface, Bapak Paling Jujur and several other titles, and it rose 2.7 points to an FDI of 3.7.
Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, The Sea Speaks His Name was already setting the pace with Unlock tickets as a new opener. The Doll Ghawiah also opened strongly in second place with Unlock tickets, ahead of Pirunduk on Unlock as that film fell 52% from the previous weekend. The Mongoose opened in fourth with Unlock tickets, while Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim fell 60% and took Unlock.
The next wave begins almost immediately. Putri, Jangan Gentayangan Lagi opens on November 5 with an FDI of 0.5 and Unlock advance tickets, while Rambut Sewu: Satu Langkah Getih also opens that day with Unlock advance tickets. EXO PLANET #6 - EXhOrizon [dot] in CINEMAS opens on November 8 with the strongest advance position among coming releases, carrying an FDI of 1.1 and Unlock advance tickets.
Most wanted films
| # | Film | FDI | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sea Speaks His Name Local production | 46.3 | +39.7 |
| 2 | The Doll Ghawiah Local production | 11.7 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Pirunduk Local production | 7.5 | -14.3 |
| 4 |  Godzilla Minus Zero | 7.3 | |
| 5 | Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim Local production | 3.7 | -9.1 |
| 6 |  The Mongoose | 3.7 | +2.7 |
| 7 | Clayface | 2.7 | -7.0 |
| 8 |  Lingsir Wengi: Motel Malioboro Local production | 1.7 | -3.6 |
| 9 |  Mother, What Would I Do Without You? Local production | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| 10 |  Hungry | 1.1 | +0.8 |
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This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.