Ramayana joins Rs 1,000-crore club in eight days, surpasses Pathaan and Animal

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend' has created box-office history by crossing the Rs 1,000-crore mark worldwide within just eight days of its release. The film has become the 11th Indian movie to enter the Rs 1,000-crore club and the third-fastest to achieve the milestone.

Released on November 5, the film earned Rs 64.85 crore on its opening day. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, it collected Rs 53.50 crore in net domestic earnings on its eighth day, taking its total net collection in India to Rs 564.60 crore. Its domestic gross collection stood at Rs 675.05 crore.

With an additional Rs 358.50 crore from overseas markets, the film's worldwide gross collection reached Rs 1,033.55 crore.

The film also surpassed the lifetime domestic collections of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' (Rs 544.28 crore) and Ranbir Kapoor's own 'Animal' (Rs 556.36 crore) within just eight days.

In terms of the speed at which it entered the Rs 1,000-crore club, 'Ramayana' trails only 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' and 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', both of which achieved the milestone in seven days. 'Baahubali 2' took 10 days, 'RRR' 16 days and 'Jawan' 18 days to reach the same mark.

The film witnessed a significant surge in collections during the Diwali holiday period, earning Rs 107.50 crore on its fifth day and Rs 94.10 crore on its sixth day.

The Hindi version accounted for the largest share of its domestic earnings, contributing Rs 437 crore. The film collected Rs 48.95 crore from the Kannada version, Rs 38.05 crore from Telugu, Rs 22.15 crore from Tamil and Rs 18.45 crore from Malayalam.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravi Dubey as Lakshmana and Yash as Ravana. It is produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash.

The makers are planning to release the second instalment during Diwali 2028. Sunny Deol will also feature in the sequel as Hanuman.