Ramayana crosses ₹564.65 crore on day 8, tops Pathaan and Animal
Ramayana Part 1 crosses ₹564.65 crore net in India on day 8, passing the lifetime totals of Pathaan and Animal. Here's what the run signals.
Ramayana Part 1 is not just holding steady—it is rewriting the record book. On its eighth day in theatres, the Nitesh Tiwari epic added ₹53.55 crore net in India, taking the domestic total to ₹564.65 crore, according to Sacnilk figures cited by Hindustan Times. That pushes it past the lifetime hauls of two recent blockbusters: Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan at ₹544.28 crore and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal at ₹556.36 crore.
The adaptation stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman. Music comes from AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer, while Namit Malhotra and Yash produce.
A slow start that became a sprint
The film opened on November 5 to positive reviews and full houses, but its ₹64.85 crore opening day looked modest for a project of this scale. It was still the fourth-highest opening in Bollywood history. The real story began once the holiday rhythm settled in.
- Monday record: ₹107 crore net, the biggest single-day total in Indian cinema history.
- Tuesday record: ₹94 crore net, another all-time high.
- 500-crore club: Crossed on Wednesday, with more ground added on Thursday.
For context, the previous benchmark for the biggest Monday on a holiday was Tiger 3 with ₹58 crore on Diwali 2023—far below what Ramayana managed.
Why this run matters
Passing Pathaan and Animal in eight days is more than a box-office headline. Pathaan marked Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback, while Animal set the yardstick for Ranbir Kapoor’s previous theatrical release. Ramayana has now cleared both before its second weekend.
It also resets the conversation around big-canvas Indian mythology. The film has to balance scale, devotion and contemporary storytelling, and the weekday numbers suggest audiences are treating it as an event rather than a holiday-only release.
What comes next
With Part 2 planned for Diwali 2028, the first chapter is building the sequel’s audience in real time. If weekday holds remain strong, the next milestone is how far past ₹600 crore the film can travel before new releases begin splitting screens.
Source: Hindustan Times
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