Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana beats Chhaava, crosses ₹1,100 crore worldwide in 9 days

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has overtaken Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava at the Indian box office, collecting ₹612.45 crore in domestic net earnings within nine days of its release. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial has also crossed the ₹1,100-crore mark in worldwide gross collections.

The film earned ₹47.85 crore nett in India on Friday, November 13, its ninth day in theatres. This took its domestic total past Chhaava's lifetime India nett collection of ₹601.57 crore.

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film's Day 9 earnings came from 22,993 shows across the country. Its Hindi version contributed the largest share, earning ₹36.25 crore from 18,377 shows. The Malayalam version collected ₹3.25 crore, while Kannada contributed ₹3 crore. Tamil and Telugu earned ₹2.75 crore and ₹2.60 crore, respectively.

The latest day's domestic earnings were around 10.6% lower than the ₹53.50 crore collected on Day 8. The film's biggest single-day collection so far remains ₹107.50 crore, recorded on Day 5.

Overseas earnings take worldwide total past ₹1,100 crore

Ramayana's India gross collection has reached ₹732.20 crore, while its overseas gross stands at ₹378.50 crore. The film earned an estimated ₹25 crore in international markets on Day 9, taking its worldwide gross collection to ₹1,110.70 crore.

It had crossed the ₹1,000-crore worldwide milestone by the end of its extended eight-day opening week. The film also recorded an average collection of ₹20,851 per show on its ninth day.

Before overtaking Chhaava, the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer had surpassed the lifetime domestic nett collections of Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan, which earned ₹544.28 crore, and Kapoor's own Animal, which collected ₹556.36 crore in India.

Released worldwide on November 5, the film opened with ₹64.85 crore nett in India. Its collections fluctuated over the following days before reaching their highest single-day figure on Day 5. The film has maintained its strong overall performance into its second week, despite a decline in its latest day's earnings.

Cast, story and sequel plans

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is planned as the first part of a two-film adaptation of Valmiki's epic. The story follows Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, as he sets out to rescue his wife Sita after she is abducted by the asura king Ravana.

Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi portrays Sita, Yash appears as Ravana and Ravie Dubey plays Lakshman. Sunny Deol also features as Lord Hanuman, whose character is introduced through the first instalment's post-credits scene.

The ambitious project is produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in association with DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations. Malhotra and Yash have also co-produced the film.

The second instalment of the franchise is expected to release in theatres on Diwali 2028.