Ramayana: Part 1 has wrapped up a first week that very few Indian films have ever managed. Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological epic collected Rs 70.65 crore net on Wednesday to take its seven-day India total to Rs 511.10 crore net, as per box office reports. On Day 8, its second Thursday, the Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi starrer is chasing two more milestones: Rs 400 crore net for the Hindi version and Rs 1,000 crore gross worldwide.
The film has grossed Rs 934.55 crore worldwide in seven days. Advance booking for Day 8 stood at Rs 24.56 crore gross from over 7.11 lakh tickets, and early estimates point to another day in the range of Rs 45 crore to Rs 50 crore net.
Ramayana Day-Wise Box Office Collection
| Day | India Net | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Thursday) | Rs 64.85 crore | 36.0% |
| Day 2 (Friday) | Rs 48.05 crore | 28.9% |
| Day 3 (Saturday) | Rs 69.80 crore | 41.3% |
| Day 4 (Sunday, Diwali) | Rs 56.15 crore | 38.0% |
| Day 5 (Monday) | Rs 107.50 crore | 64.9% |
| Day 6 (Tuesday) | Rs 94.10 crore | 55.3% |
| Day 7 (Wednesday) | Rs 70.65 crore | 43.4% |
| Week 1 total | Rs 511.10 crore | |
| Day 8 (Thursday) | To be updated tonight |
Wednesday’s collection was about 25% lower than Tuesday’s, which was expected as the festive holidays came to an end. Even so, Rs 70.65 crore on a seventh day is higher than the film’s own opening day of Rs 64.85 crore. That is the clearest sign of how strong the word of mouth has been. In gross terms, the film has collected Rs 611.05 crore in India in its first week.
The Hindi version has led the run with around Rs 394 crore net in seven days, more than three-fourths of the total. The four South Indian versions have together added over Rs 117 crore. Kannada is the biggest of them with about Rs 45.70 crore, followed by Telugu (Rs 35.75 crore), Tamil (Rs 20 crore) and Malayalam (Rs 15.65 crore).
Ramayana Day 8 Box Office: Hindi Version Set to Cross Rs 400 Crore
The Hindi version needed just Rs 6 crore more at the start of Thursday to enter the Rs 400 crore club. With Hindi advance bookings alone worth over Rs 18 crore gross for the day, that mark is as good as crossed.
Reaching Rs 400 crore net in Hindi in eight days puts Ramayana level with Pushpa 2: The Rule, which took the same number of days. Only Dhurandhar 2 got there faster, in four days. Jawan and Animal took 11 days each, while Pathaan, Stree 2 and Gadar 2 needed 12.
Overall, Day 8 advance booking of Rs 24.56 crore gross (Rs 18.96 crore without blocked seats) is lower than Wednesday’s, in line with the film moving into regular working days. Hindi makes up most of the sales, 3D shows have brought in close to Rs 13 crore, and Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru remain the top three markets. If the film lands in the expected Rs 45 crore to Rs 50 crore range, it would be among the biggest second Thursdays ever for a Hindi film, behind only Dhurandhar 2’s Rs 53 crore.
Rs 1,000 Crore Worldwide Now Within Reach
Overseas markets have contributed around Rs 323.50 crore so far, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 934.55 crore. The film needs about Rs 65 crore more to reach Rs 1,000 crore, a mark it could touch as early as Thursday night or on Friday, depending on how the overseas numbers come in.
The bigger question now is how the film holds in its second weekend, its first without any holiday support. If it stays steady on Friday and grows again on Saturday and Sunday, Rs 600 crore net in India could arrive before the second week is over.
Read our Ramayana movie review and the Ramayana box office collection Day 7 report.
This page will be updated with the final Ramayana Day 8 box office collection tonight.
Note: Box office figures are trade estimates and may change once final numbers are released.