Ramayana box office collections crossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide on Thursday 12 November, eight days after the film opened in cinemas on 5 November. Trade tracker Sacnilk put the worldwide gross at Rs 1,033.55 crore, with India net at Rs 564.60 crore and overseas gross at Rs 358.50 crore. The Ramayana box office run made the film the 11th Indian release to enter the Rs 1,000 crore club and the third fastest to reach the mark. Only Pushpa 2: The Rule and Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge reached it sooner, in seven days each. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana.
Ramayana box office on day eight
The Ramayana box office total entered its eighth day needing about Rs 55 crore more worldwide, after seven days at around Rs 945 crore. The eighth day added more than Rs 85 crore worldwide, which took the film past the mark on Thursday afternoon. In India, the eighth day brought Rs 53.50 crore net, taking the India net total to Rs 564.60 crore. The India gross stood at Rs 675.05 crore, with Rs 358.50 crore coming from overseas markets. The eighth day figure in India came after a first week in which daily worldwide takings stayed above Rs 100 crore on most days, helped by the Diwali holiday period.
The Ramayana box office pace through the first week was unusual for a film of this size. The opening day took Rs 64.85 crore net in India, and the film then held up through the week instead of falling away after the first weekend. Day six took Rs 94.10 crore net in India and day seven took Rs 70.65 crore net, so the seventh day still beat the opening day. That shape of run, with the middle of the week stronger than the opening day, is rare for a large Hindi release. It points to repeat viewing and family audiences during the festive period rather than a single burst of opening day demand.
Ramayana box office in the Rs 1,000 crore club
The Ramayana box office entry puts the film at number 11 on the list of Indian films that have crossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide. Dangal leads the list at Rs 2,070 crore, followed by Dhurandhar 2 at Rs 1,813.40 crore, Baahubali 2 at Rs 1,788 crore and Pushpa 2 at Rs 1,742 crore. Dhurandhar stands at Rs 1,307.35 crore, ahead of RRR, KGF Chapter 2, Jawan, Pathaan and Kalki 2898 AD, which sits at Rs 1,042.25 crore. Ramayana passed Pathaan and Animal on domestic net collections within eight days. Pathaan took Rs 544.28 crore net in India over its full run and Animal took Rs 556.36 crore, both below the Rs 564.60 crore Ramayana reached in eight days.
On speed, Ramayana sits behind only the two films that reached the mark in seven days. Baahubali 2 took about 10 to 11 days, RRR took 16 days, Jawan took 18 days and Pathaan took 27 days. The eight-day run also makes Ramayana the first Rs 1,000 crore film of Ranbir Kapoor’s career. His previous highest worldwide grosser was Animal, which stayed below the four-digit mark. The film is produced by Namit Malhotra and the cast also includes Ravi Dubey as Lakshman. A second part is planned for release at Diwali in 2028.
Ramayana box office and the second weekend
Trade watchers will now look at the second weekend to see how much of the festive support carries over. The film is about Rs 21.45 crore short of Pathaan’s worldwide total of Rs 1,055 crore, so that mark could fall in the next few days if the current pace holds. The Diwali holiday period has now passed, so the second weekend will show whether the film can keep drawing audiences without the same level of holiday support. The Ramayana box office worldwide gross after eight days stood at Rs 1,033.55 crore, with India net at Rs 564.60 crore and overseas gross at Rs 358.50 crore.