Ramayana is delivering exactly what a big festive release should. Four days in, Nitesh Tiwari’s epic starring Ranbir Kapoor as Ram and Yash as Ravana has already put itself in rare company at the box office.The film opened on 5 November and has kept growing through the Diwali weekend.
Here’s how the India gross numbers look day by day:
- Day 1 (Thursday): ₹77.50 crore
- Day 2 (Friday): ₹57.30 crore
- Day 3 (Saturday): ₹83.45 crore
- Day 4 (Sunday – Diwali): ₹66.95 crore
That takes the four day India gross total to ₹285.20 crore. Overseas has been equally strong, adding around ₹214 crore so far. Combined, the worldwide gross sits at approximately ₹499.20 crore just a short hop away from the ₹500-crore club in only four days.
On Diwali Sunday the film collected ₹56.15 crore nett in India across roughly 21,770 shows. Around 23.5 lakh tickets were sold that day alone, taking the total footfalls past 93 lakh. Occupancy held at a solid 38 percent overall, with South Indian versions (especially Kannada and Malayalam) showing better holds than the Hindi version in several centres.
The previous three days had already set a strong base. Day 1 gave a healthy ₹64.85 crore nett opening. Day 2 saw the expected Friday drop to ₹48.05 crore nett, but Saturday bounced back sharply with ₹69.80 crore nett the film’s best single day so far helped by weekend footfalls and solid word of mouth.
Budget wise, the two part Ramayana project has been reported in the range of ₹4,000 crore combined, making Part 1 one of the most expensive Indian films ever made. At this pace the first part is already recovering a significant chunk of that investment through theatrical alone.
What stands out is the consistency across languages. Hindi remains the biggest contributor, but the dubbed versions in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam are holding well and adding meaningful numbers every day. Advance bookings for the coming week also look healthy, suggesting the film still has momentum left.
For a film of this scale released right before Diwali, these numbers are impressive. Ramayana is not just riding the festive wave it is building on it. The next few days will tell us how high this one can really go.