On Monday, its fifth day in theatres, the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer became the second Hindi film to net over ₹ 100 crore at the domestic box office in a single day. Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has finally had that red-letter day that a film of that scale should have. Add to that an impressive showing overseas, and Ramayana had a manic Monday, enabling it to get back on track in recovering its costs.
Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in collaboration with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, Ramayana is the first of a two-part film. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. The first part released worldwide on November 5, 2026, while the second part is set for Diwali 2028.
The film earned ₹ 128 crore worldwide on its release day. By the end of its extended four-day opening weekend, the film had reached ₹ 500 crore worldwide. However, for a film reportedly budgeted at ₹ 1600-2000 crore, this was a slightly underwhelming figure. It raked in ₹ 107.50 crore net in India on the day. This enabled it to reach ₹ 346 crore net ( ₹ 413 crore gross) domestically. Sony Pictures distributed the film internationally, giving it a release in 59,000 screens worldwide, almost six times the size of any big Indian release. Yet the film opened to $12.2 million in North America and barely crossed $11 million in other markets. It has now earned $26.7 million in overseas territories, a steadily rising figure. This takes Ramayana’s worldwide gross to ₹ 663 crore after five days.
Yet that did not drive footfall momentum very strongly. The post-Diwali break in India meant that Ramayana saw a breakneck pace of ticket sales. The highest ever by a film not named Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The issue with Ramayana has been its overseas earnings.
The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer opened to great reviews on Thursday, with initial audience reactions largely positive. That changed on Monday. As word of mouth lifted Ramayana on Monday, it registered its biggest day and Bollywood’s biggest Monday ever. On Monday, with no Diwali off outside India, the film faced a minor drop in earnings. With the Bhai Dooj holiday on Tuesday, the film could see another bumper day in India.
