Ramayana’s first week has moved the goalposts. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological epic added another ₹25 crore in India on day seven, taking its week-one India cume to ₹323.5 crore and its worldwide total to ₹934.55 crore.
With that, the film has overtaken the lifetime worldwide total of Ranbir Kapoor’s previous blockbuster Animal, which closed at ₹915 crore. The new milestone came in just seven days.
First-week scorecard
The early trade figures make the scale clear:
- Day 7 India collection: ₹25 crore
- Week-one India total: ₹323.5 crore
- Worldwide total after day 7: ₹934.55 crore
- Animal lifetime worldwide: ₹915 crore
A ₹25 crore Wednesday isn’t just a number. It suggests the film is holding beyond the opening-weekend rush, which is exactly what a big-ticket spectacle needs if it is going to play through the following weeks.
Why this run matters
Ramayana reworks Valmiki’s Ramayan for the modern big screen, with a large ensemble that includes Sai Pallavi, Yash, Ravi Dubey, Adinath Kothare, Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher, Arun Govil and Lara Dutta. For Ranbir Kapoor, it continues a strong theatrical comeback after a three-year gap, and it quickly compares with the film that last defined his box-office career.
The project is the first part of a two-film franchise reported to be mounted at around ₹4,000 crore, which makes it one of Indian cinema’s costliest undertakings. At that budget, every day of strong hold is essential to recoup and justify the second instalment.
Within a week, the film has already entered the top tier of Indian grossers. Trade reports now count it as the second-highest grosser in India, giving the first-week record extra weight.
The window ahead
The next two weeks look relatively open in the Hindi market, with no major release arriving to split the audience. That leaves a clear runway for Ramayana to keep adding, and the conversation now turns to the all-time Indian cinema record.
For fans tracking the run, the second-week hold is the test. If the film keeps posting ₹25 crore-plus days, the highest-grosser milestone could shift from possibility to real chase.
Source: Filmibeat