Ramayana passes Rs 1,000 crore worldwide in eight days

Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana has passed Rs 1,000 crore in worldwide gross box office takings on its eighth day in cinemas, the Hindustan Times, NDTV and The Times of India reported. Citing trade estimates, the Hindustan Times said the film crossed the mark by late Thursday afternoon, helped by spot bookings that day.

The outlets give different totals. The Times of India put global earnings at Rs 1,033.55 crore within the opening week. The Hindustan Times said the film stood at about Rs 980 crore as Thursday began. That figure was made up of Rs 935 crore from the first seven days, Rs 29 crore in Thursday advance bookings in India and about US$1.5 million in advance bookings overseas.

The Hindustan Times and NDTV both said Ramayana is the third-fastest Indian film to reach Rs 1,000 crore. According to the Hindustan Times, only Pushpa 2: The Rule and Dhurandhar: The Revenge got there sooner, each taking seven days. It said Baahubali 2 took 10 days, RRR 16 and KGF Chapter 2 18, and Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan and Pathaan took 18 and 27 days. NDTV's headline said the film had beaten Baahubali 2's record. The Hindustan Times and The Times of India said Ramayana is the 11th Indian film to pass the mark.

The film opened on November 5, three days before Diwali, and earned Rs 128 crore worldwide on its first day. The Hindustan Times called that a good but not great start. It said positive reviews and word of mouth helped the film take off overseas, while Diwali festivities held back takings in India.

Ramayana earned Rs 507 crore over its four-day opening weekend. It then had back-to-back Rs 150-crore days during the Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj holidays, followed by what the Hindustan Times described as an exceptionally strong Wednesday.

Takings in India fell on Thursday. The Times of India reported domestic collections of Rs 53.50 crore that day. It said the Hindi version made up 77.4 per cent of domestic net collections across the first eight days.

Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, Yash plays Ravana and Ravie Dubey plays Lakshman. Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios produced the film with DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations. The Times of India gave its full title as Ramayana: Rise of a Legend.

The film is the first of two parts. The Hindustan Times reported that the second part is scheduled for release at Diwali 2028.

Sources: Hindustan Times, Ramayana crosses ₹1000 crore at the box office in 8 days, Ranbir Kapoor, Yash-starrer is the third fastest Indian film to do so; NDTV, Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 8: Film Crosses Rs 1,000 Crore Mark Globally, Beats Baahubali 2's Record; The Times of India, 'Ramayana' day 8: Ranbir, Yash, Sai starrer enters Rs 1,000 Cr club.