Ramayana has delivered one of the most extraordinary days in Indian box-office history, collecting a record ₹107.5 crore net in India on its first Monday — a weekday haul bigger than its opening day — and passing ₹663.9 crore worldwide in just five days.
Key Points
- Ramayana Monday record box office — the film earned ₹107.5 crore net in India on Monday, its fifth day, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
- Monday was the film’s biggest single day, up 91.5% on Sunday’s ₹56.15 crore, across 23,911 shows.
- The five-day India net total stands at ₹346.35 crore, with a worldwide gross of ₹663.90 crore.
- It is now the highest-grossing post-Diwali release in India, beating Salman Khan’s Tiger 3.
Most films fall sharply on their first Monday after the opening weekend. Ramayana did the opposite. The Nitesh Tiwari epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, took ₹107.50 crore net on Monday — its first weekday — registering a 91.5% jump over Sunday and its biggest single day since release. The Hindi version contributed ₹87.25 crore from 19,786 shows, with the South dubbed versions adding the rest.
Trade estimates vary slightly — Pinkvilla puts Monday at about ₹105 crore and Bollywood Hungama at ₹103.47 crore — but every tracker agrees on the shape of the story: a Monday that shattered the post-Diwali record. The previous record for the day after Lakshmi Puja was held by Dhurandhar 2, which earned ₹60 crore net on its first Monday. Monday was only the third time a Bollywood film has crossed ₹100 crore net in a single day.
A record-breaking first week
The day-wise run tells the story. Ramayana opened on Thursday 5 November to ₹64.85 crore net in India, dipped to ₹48.05 crore on Friday, roared back with ₹69.80 crore on Saturday — then its biggest day — and took ₹56.15 crore on Sunday. The four-day India net total of ₹238.85 crore had already passed Adipurush’s ₹237 crore over the same period. Monday’s surge lifted the five-day India net to ₹346.35 crore, with all-India gross at ₹413.90 crore.
Overseas, the film added ₹25 crore on Monday, taking its international gross to ₹250 crore. Its worldwide gross now stands at ₹663.90 crore in five days, after opening across some 59,000 international screens — nearly six times the footprint of any major Indian release. In North America it had already passed $9 million in under three days, becoming Bollywood’s second-highest grosser of 2026 in the territory.
What happens next
With the Diwali weekend behind it, the question is whether Ramayana can sustain its pace through the working week. Trade watchers say the film, the first part of a two-part adaptation of the ancient epic, has already moved to the top of the list of highest-grossing Diwali releases in India — and its Hindi version, which accounts for more than 80% of collections, continues to drive the business, with the 3D version its single biggest revenue format. The second instalment, with music marking the first collaboration between Oscar winners AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer, is scheduled for Diwali 2028.
For background on the film’s North American run, see our report on Ramayana storming past $9 million in North America in under three days, and on Ramayana Part 1 dazzling at its star-studded Mumbai premiere. More in our Entertainment section.
Sources: Filmfare, “Ramayana Box Office: Ranbir-Sai Epic Hits Rs100 Cr In A Day, Crosses Rs 346 Crores”; NDTV, “Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 5: Ranbir Kapoor-Sai Pallavi Film Scores Century On First Monday, Mints Rs 346 Crore In India”.