Mumbai: Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer ‘Ramayana’ has crossed the ₹1,000 crore mark at the global box office within just eight days of its theatrical release.
The film hit theatres on November 5, three days ahead of Diwali, opening to a decent response with a worldwide collection of ₹128 crore on its first day.
Positive reviews and audience reactions generated favourable word of mouth, particularly helping the film gain momentum in overseas markets.
However, its domestic box office performance was affected by the Diwali festivities. Despite this, the film managed to collect ₹507 crore worldwide in its first four days.
‘Ramayana’ witnessed a significant surge in collections from Monday, benefiting from the Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj holidays to record two consecutive days of ₹150 crore.
It sustained the momentum on Wednesday, taking its seven-day worldwide gross to ₹935 crore.
The film entered Thursday with a worldwide collection of nearly ₹980 crore, including ₹29 crore in advance bookings across India and approximately $1.5 million from overseas markets.
According to trade estimates, strong spot bookings helped the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer cross the ₹1,000 crore milestone by Thursday afternoon, achieving the feat on its eighth day in theatres.
‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ made history in May 2017 by becoming the first Indian film to enter the ₹1,000 crore club, barely over a week after its theatrical release.
‘Dangal’ followed later that month, with its collections receiving a significant boost from its subsequent release in China.
Since then, eight more Indian films have crossed the ₹1,000 crore mark worldwide, taking the total to 11 with ‘Ramayana’.
The film has achieved the milestone in eight days, making it the third-fastest Indian production to do so.
Only ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ reached the landmark faster, taking seven days each. ‘Ramayana’ has surpassed the pace of ‘Baahubali 2’ (10 days), ‘RRR’ (16 days) and ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ (18 days).
It also reached the milestone ahead of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ (18 days) and ‘Pathaan’ (27 days).
Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in association with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, ‘Ramayana’ is the first instalment of a two-part cinematic saga.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman.
While the first part is currently running in theatres, the second instalment is scheduled for a Diwali 2028 release.