'Ramayana' crosses Rs 1,000 crore worldwide in eight days, overtaking 'Baahubali 2'
'Ramayana', directed by Nitesh Tiwari and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, has crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the worldwide box office in eight days, with total earnings so far of Rs 1,033.55 crore.
According to an NDTV report, on its eighth day, Thursday (12 November), the film earned a net Rs 53.50 crore in India from 24,042 shows.
The largest share on day eight in India came from the Hindi version — Rs 43 crore from 19,464 shows. The Kannada version earned Rs 3.25 crore, Malayalam Rs 2.80 crore, Telugu Rs 2.30 crore and Tamil Rs 2.15 crore.
In eight days the film's total gross in India reached Rs 675.05 crore. Day eight added Rs 25 crore from overseas markets, taking its overseas total to Rs 358.50 crore.
'Ramayana' now stands 11th among Indian films to earn Rs 1,000 crore worldwide. It reached the mark in eight days, while 'Baahubali 2' took about 10 to 11 days. 'Dhurandhar 2' and 'Pushpa 2' did it in seven days, putting 'Ramayana' third among the fastest.
It is Ranbir Kapoor's first film to enter the Rs 1,000 crore worldwide club, and it has also surpassed the total worldwide earnings of his earlier film 'Animal'.
On its fifth day the film earned more than Rs 100 crore in a single day, entering the top five single-day earnings for a Hindi film and passing 'Pushpa 2' on that measure. In India, its Hindi version reached the fastest Rs 300 crore net mark jointly with Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said the festive season added momentum, with the film setting new single-day records on its fifth, sixth and seventh days, and day seven boosted by the Bhai Dooj festival.
Made on a budget of about Rs 4,000 crore, 'Ramayana' stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey and Lara Dutta also in the cast. A special screening was held in Los Angeles in the United States on 27 October.
