One week was all it took. Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana Part 1 closed its seventh day in cinemas with Rs 511.10 crore net in India, becoming one of only a handful of films ever to clear the Rs 500 crore threshold, and the second-quickest to do it. Add overseas earnings and the film’s worldwide gross now stands at Rs 934.55 crore, leaving it roughly Rs 65 crore short of the four-figure milestone.
A narrow race at the top
Only Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge got there faster, reaching Rs 545.04 crore net in six days. Ramayana beat Pushpa 2: The Rule, which needed 11 days to cross the line with Rs 552.10 crore. The rest of the field took far longer. Dhurandhar needed 16 days (Rs 517.25 crore) and Jawan 18 (Rs 505.94 crore). Stree 2, Chhaava and Gadar 2 each took more than three weeks. Pathaan, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Animal needed between 28 and 39 days.
In cumulative terms, though, Ramayana still trails both Dhurandhar 2 and Pushpa 2 on their milestone-day totals.
Midweek dip, but crowds hold
Wednesday brought the film’s first significant slowdown. It earned Rs 70.65 crore net across 24,239 shows, a 24.9% fall from the previous day’s Rs 94.10 crore, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. Average occupancy held at a healthy 43.4%.
