Ramayana Crosses Rs 200 Crore in India in Four Days as Diwali Sunday Lifts Ranbir Kapoor-Yash Epic

Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana: Part One" passed Rs 200 crore net in India on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, its fourth day and Diwali, according to Sacnilk figures cited by Hindustan Times and Filmibeat. Its three-day worldwide gross stood at Rs 384 crore, ahead of "Jawan," "Animal" and "Pathaan" at the same point.

Nov 08, 2026 - 10:13

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Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana: Part One" crossed the Rs 200 crore net mark at the Indian box office on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, its fourth day in theaters and the day of Diwali, according to figures from trade tracker Sacnilk cited by Hindustan Times and Filmibeat. The mythological epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita, opened worldwide on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Sacnilk's live data showed the film had earned Rs 40.69 crore net in India on Sunday as of 6 p.m. IST, bringing its domestic total to Rs 223.39 crore, Filmibeat reported. Hindustan Times, using figures through 7 p.m., also put the four-day domestic total at about Rs 223 crore. Filmibeat described Sunday's numbers as early updates, with evening and night shows still to be counted.

A record pre-Diwali opening

"Ramayana" opened with Rs 64.85 crore net in India from 25,200 shows on a non-holiday Thursday before the festival, according to Sacnilk figures reported by The Hollywood Reporter India and India Today. Its first-day India gross was Rs 77.50 crore, and Sacnilk estimated its worldwide opening gross at Rs 127.50 crore. The makers later placed it at Rs 155 crore, India Today reported.

The Hindi version contributed Rs 47.50 crore net on the first day, followed by Kannada at Rs 7.25 crore, Telugu at Rs 6 crore, Tamil at Rs 2.60 crore and Malayalam at Rs 1.50 crore, both outlets reported. The Hollywood Reporter India said the opening was the biggest ever for a pre-Diwali release, ahead of the Rs 44.50 crore net earned by Salman Khan's "Tiger 3" in 2023, and the biggest of Kapoor's career, surpassing "Animal" at Rs 63.80 crore.

Among Hindi films released in 2026, the opening ranked second behind "Dhurandhar: The Revenge," which earned Rs 102.55 crore net on its first day, according to The Hollywood Reporter India and India Today. It fell short of "Adipurush," the 2023 Prabhas-led adaptation of the same epic, which opened to Rs 86.75 crore net across languages. Filmibeat noted that the first-day figure was below early trade expectations of a start above Rs 100 crore.

Friday dip, Saturday jump

Collections fell to Rs 48.05 crore net on Friday, about 26% below the opening day, before rising 45.3% to Rs 69.80 crore on Saturday, according to Sacnilk data reported by Financial Express and The Indian Express. Saturday's business came from 23,696 shows at an overall occupancy of 41.3%, the outlets said. Financial Express put the three-day total at Rs 182.70 crore net and Rs 218.25 crore gross.

Figures vary between trackers. Koimoi reported Rs 65 crore, Rs 50.8 crore and Rs 69.8 crore for the first three days, for a total of Rs 185.6 crore net. Trade analyst Joginder Tuteja, citing Box Office India, put the Hindi version alone at Rs 124.25 crore over the same period, The Indian Express reported, while Sacnilk data cited by Financial Express placed it at Rs 136 crore, including Rs 53 crore on Saturday from 19,927 shows.

Among the other language versions on Saturday, Kannada collected Rs 6.30 crore, Telugu Rs 6 crore, Tamil Rs 2.50 crore and Malayalam Rs 2 crore, according to Financial Express. Hindustan Times reported that the Kannada version had started slowly, while Telugu had fared well.

Worldwide total and career milestones

Overseas markets added Rs 68.50 crore gross on Saturday, taking the film's international total to Rs 165.75 crore and its three-day worldwide gross to Rs 384 crore, Hindustan Times reported, citing Sacnilk. That placed it ahead of the third-day worldwide totals of "Adipurush" at Rs 304.04 crore, "Pathaan" at Rs 313 crore, "Animal" at Rs 356.05 crore and "Jawan" at Rs 383.18 crore, but behind "Dhurandhar: The Revenge," according to the newspaper.

Based on its own three-day figure, Koimoi reported that "Ramayana" had become the fifth-highest-grossing film of Kapoor's career in India, passing "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" at Rs 146 crore, and Yash's third-highest, edging past "KGF: Chapter 1" at Rs 185.24 crore. The outlet projected a four-day opening weekend of Rs 245 crore to Rs 250 crore net.

Diwali Sunday and records in view

Advance bookings for Sunday reached Rs 39.10 crore gross, or Rs 33.73 crore excluding blocked seats, with about 12.02 lakh tickets sold across 23,061 shows, Financial Express reported, citing Sacnilk. Bengaluru led city-wise sales with Rs 6.52 crore. Hindi accounted for 66% of the advance gross.

Sacnilk's 6 p.m. update on Sunday broke the day's Rs 40.69 crore down as Rs 27.99 crore from Hindi, Rs 5.57 crore from Kannada, Rs 4.71 crore from Telugu and Rs 2.42 crore from Tamil, according to Filmibeat. Hindustan Times reported that the film was tracking to beat the all-time Diwali-day record of Rs 44.50 crore net set by "Tiger 3" in 2023. The newspaper said "Adipurush" earned Rs 237 crore net in India in its first four days and that "Ramayana" was almost certain to pass that mark by the end of Sunday.

"Tiger 3" also holds the record for the highest worldwide gross by a Diwali release, about Rs 464 crore according to Sacnilk, TV9 Bharatvarsh reported, noting that "Ramayana" needed roughly Rs 80 crore more after its first three days to overtake it. Trade experts cited by The Indian Express said the film's main test would begin on Monday, when the festive boost subsides.

About the film

"Ramayana" is produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in collaboration with DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations, according to Hindustan Times, which listed Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman among the cast. India Today reported that the music is composed by AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer. The two-part adaptation has a reported combined production budget of Rs 4,000 crore, according to India Today and The Indian Express, and the second part is scheduled for Diwali 2028.