Ramayana Part 1 Crosses Rs 900 Crore Worldwide in Seven Days

Ramayana Part 1 has crossed the Rs 900 crore mark worldwide on its seventh day in theatres. Industry tracker Sacnilk reports that the film earned Rs 70.65 crore in India across all languages on Wednesday.

Box Office Breakdown

The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer recorded an overall occupancy of 43.4 per cent across 24,239 shows in all languages. The Hindi version brought in Rs 58 crore from 19,715 shows with 43.3 per cent occupancy. The Kannada version earned Rs 4.50 crore, while Malayalam and Telugu versions pulled in Rs 2.75 crore each. The Tamil version added Rs 2.65 crore to the total.

Rankings and Budget

Built on a budget of Rs 4000 crore, the film stands as the third highest grossing Indian film of the year worldwide. It trails behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which grossed Rs 1,852 crore globally. The film stars Yash and Ranbir Kapoor and follows Lord Rama's life from childhood and exile to the abduction of Sita as part of a planned two-part franchise, with the second part slated for 2028.

Context

Box office collections in the Indian film industry are closely watched metrics that combine domestic earnings and international ticket sales to gauge a movie's commercial success. Major theatrical releases often rely on multilingual screenings across thousands of screens to drive up early-week revenues before word-of-mouth settles in.