🏹 Ramayana enters the ₹1,000-crore club in just eight days
Nitesh Tiwari's epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, became the 11th Indian film to gross ₹1,000 crore worldwide, and only the third to get there this fast.
The mystery
The film opened on 5 November, three days before Diwali, with ₹128 crore worldwide on day one: a strong start, but not a record. The festival itself kept many Indian viewers busy. So how did it reach the biggest milestone in Indian cinema barely a week later?
The answer
Good reviews spread by word of mouth, especially overseas, and the holidays after Diwali did the rest. Ramayana collected ₹507 crore over its four-day opening weekend, then put together back-to-back days of about ₹150 crore during the Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj breaks, reaching ₹935 crore after seven days. Trade estimates say it passed ₹1,000 crore on its eighth day. Only Pushpa 2: The Rule and Dhurandhar: The Revenge did it quicker, in seven days; Baahubali 2 needed ten and Jawan eighteen. Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Yash plays Ravana. This is part one; part two is planned for Diwali 2028.
Now think about this
Will a two-part epic keep audiences waiting two years for the ending, or will part two have to win them over all over again?
