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Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and Sai Pallavi as Sita in Ramayana: Part One. Image: X/@WorldOfRamayan.
Nitesh Tiwari’s epic reached ₹1,033.55 crore worldwide through Thursday. Its eighth-day India net was ₹53.50 crore, ahead of the ₹49.70 crore recorded by Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge on the same day of its run.
Key Highlights
- Ramayana: Part One reached ₹675.05 crore gross in India and an estimated ₹358.50 crore overseas by the end of Day 8.
- Dhurandhar 2 retained the lead on cumulative worldwide gross after eight days, at ₹1,078.29 crore. Ramayana led on Day 8 alone in India and on cumulative overseas gross.
- On Friday, 13 November, The Times of India reported a provisional Day 9 India net of ₹9.75 crore by the afternoon. A consistently timestamped evening figure could not be verified.
Mumbai: Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part One crossed ₹1,000 crore at the worldwide box office on Thursday, 12 November 2026, its eighth day in cinemas. Trade tracker Sacnilk put its worldwide gross at ₹1,033.55 crore, including ₹675.05 crore in India and an estimated ₹358.50 crore overseas. The film, which opened on 5 November, had earned ₹564.60 crore net in India by the end of Thursday.
Where ‘Ramayana’ leads ‘Dhurandhar 2’
The two films trade places depending on the measure. On Day 8 alone, Ramayana earned ₹3.80 crore more in India net collections. It also built an ₹87.50 crore lead overseas across eight days. Dhurandhar 2, however, drew more at the Indian box office across the period, leaving it ₹44.74 crore ahead on cumulative worldwide gross. It also reached ₹1,000 crore worldwide a day earlier.
| Box-office measure | Ramayana | Dhurandhar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Day 8 alone · India net | ₹53.50 crore | ₹49.70 crore |
| Through Day 8 · India net | ₹564.60 crore | ₹674.17 crore |
| Through Day 8 · India gross | ₹675.05 crore | ₹807.29 crore |
| Through Day 8 · Overseas gross | ₹358.50 crore | ₹271.00 crore |
| Through Day 8 · Worldwide gross | ₹1,033.55 crore | ₹1,078.29 crore |
Figures are Sacnilk trade estimates. Worldwide gross combines India gross and overseas gross. India net excludes ticket taxes.
Monday was the strongest day of the opening run
Ramayana opened at ₹64.85 crore net in India on Thursday. It fell to ₹48.05 crore on Friday, recovered to ₹69.80 crore on Saturday and collected ₹56.15 crore on Sunday. Its biggest day came on Monday, when India net rose to ₹107.50 crore, up about 91 per cent from Sunday. Tuesday brought in ₹94.10 crore and Wednesday added ₹70.65 crore, taking the seven-day India net to ₹511.10 crore.
Thursday’s ₹53.50 crore was down 24.3 per cent from Wednesday. The Hindi version contributed ₹43 crore, or about 80 per cent of the day’s India net. Kannada added ₹3.25 crore, Malayalam ₹2.80 crore, Telugu ₹2.30 crore and Tamil ₹2.15 crore. Overseas, Sacnilk estimated a further ₹25 crore in Thursday receipts, helping the film cross the worldwide milestone.
Day 9 update | Friday, 13 November
The Times of India reported ₹9.75 crore in provisional India net collections by Friday afternoon. Added to Sacnilk’s eight-day baseline, that puts the running domestic net at about ₹574.35 crore at that point. Available evening estimates carried conflicting timestamps or used different counting methods, so the chart uses the eight completed days.
The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Ravi Dubey as Lakshman. Produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, it is the first instalment of a two-part adaptation. The second part is scheduled for Diwali 2028
