New Delhi: Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravie Dubey and Yash, has achieved two major box office milestones at the end of its extended eight-day opening week.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film has crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide, becoming the 11th Indian film and the third-fastest to achieve the feat. In India, it has crossed Rs 560 crore nett, surpassing the lifetime collections of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal within eight days.
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 53.50 crore nett across all languages on Day 8, taking its total domestic nett collection to Rs 564.60 crore. Its India gross stands at Rs 675.05 crore, while overseas collections have reached Rs 358.50 crore. The worldwide gross now stands at Rs 1,033.55 crore.
With this, the film has surpassed the lifetime theatrical collections of Pathaan (Rs 544.28 crore) and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal (Rs 556.36 crore).
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend entered the Rs 1,000 crore worldwide club in eight days, making it the third-fastest Indian film to reach the milestone. Only Pushpa 2: The Rule and Dhurandhar: The Revenge achieved it faster, taking seven days each. The film also reached the mark ahead of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (10 days), RRR (16 days) and Jawan (18 days).
Released on November 5, the film opened with Rs 64.85 crore nett. Its collections rose during the extended Diwali holiday, with Rs 107.50 crore on Day 5 and Rs 94.10 crore on Day 6. The Hindi version contributed Rs 437 crore, followed by Kannada at Rs 48.95 crore, Telugu at Rs 38.05 crore, Tamil at Rs 22.15 crore and Malayalam at Rs 18.45 crore.
The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Yash as Ravana. It is co-produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash.
The sequel is scheduled for release on Diwali 2028 and will feature Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, whose character was introduced in the first instalment’s post-credits scene.
