Rs 1,000 crore in 8 days: Ramayana delivers box-office blow to Animal and Pathaan

Director Nitesh Tiwar's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend crossed Rs 1,000 crore in worldwide gross on its eighth theatrical day. The film features actors Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravie Dubey and Yash in key roles.

In Short

• Ramayana became the 11th Indian film to enter the Rs 1000 crore club
• It became the third-fastest Indian film to cross the milestone, after Pushpa 2 and Dhurandhar 2
• Ramayana theatrically released on November 5

Ramayana: Rise of a Legend featuring actors Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravie Dubey and Yash has scripted twin box office milestones at the end of its extended eight-day opening week. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial has stormed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally to become the 11th Indian film — and the third-fastest ever — to enter the elite club. On the domestic front, the film crossed Rs 560 crore nett in India on Thursday, November 12, overtaking the lifetime box office hauls of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan and Ranbir Kapoor’s own career-best Animal in just eight days.

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend collected Rs 53.50 crore nett across all languages on Day 8, taking its total domestic nett collection to Rs 564.60 crore (Rs 675.05 crore India gross).

With overseas territories contributing Rs 358.50 crore so far, the film’s worldwide gross stands at a massive Rs 1,033.55 crore, the report mentioned. By crossing the Rs 560 crore domestic threshold, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has comfortably surpassed the full theatrical runs of Pathaan (Rs 544.28 crore) and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal (Rs 556.36 crore).

Ramayana box office (8 Days)

Even more remarkable is the pace at which the film entered the Rs 1,000 crore worldwide club. Achieving the feat in eight days makes Ramayana: Rise of a Legend the third-fastest Indian film to cross the milestone, trailing only Pushpa 2: The Rule and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (both seven days), while outpacing blockbusters such as Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (10 days), RRR (16 days), and Jawan (18 days).

Released on Thursday, November 5, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend opened to Rs 64.85 crore nett before experiencing a historic Diwali holiday surge—clocking Rs 107.50 crore nett on Monday (Day 5) and Rs 94.10 crore nett on Tuesday (Day 6). Of its Rs 564.60 crore domestic tally, the Hindi version has contributed Rs 437 crore, with strong support from Kannada (Rs 48.95 crore), Telugu (Rs 38.05 crore), Tamil (Rs 22.15 crore), and Malayalam (Rs 18.45 crore) markets.

Day-Wise India Nett Breakdown (Week 1)

Ramayana: Rise of a Legend features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Yash as Ravana. The film is co-produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash.

The film's sequel, scheduled to release on Diwali 2028, will also feature Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. Deol's character was introduced in the post-credits scene of the first instalment.

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