‘Ramayana’ maintains strong box-office momentum

Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, has crossed Rs 440 crore in net domestic box-office collections within six days of its theatrical release. The film has collected Rs 440.45 crore net in India, according to trade estimates, while its worldwide gross has reached Rs 823.50 crore.

Released on November 5, the mythological epic opened strongly and maintained its momentum through the Diwali period. After collecting Rs 94.10 crore on its opening day, the film witnessed a decline on Friday before recovering over the weekend.

Its biggest single-day collection so far came on Monday, November 9, when it earned an estimated Rs 107.50 crore net in India. The film followed this with another Rs 94.10 crore on Tuesday, taking its six-day domestic net total past the Rs 440-crore mark.

The India gross collection has reached approximately Rs 526.50 crore, while overseas markets have contributed around Rs 297 crore to its worldwide gross.

The film’s performance has been particularly notable for its sustained weekday collections. Its Monday earnings demonstrated that the business was not limited to the initial festive weekend, although the Tuesday figures registered a decline from the previous day’s total.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The ensemble cast also includes Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, alongside Arun Govil, Lara Dutta and other actors.

The film is backed by producer Namit Malhotra and forms the first instalment of a planned two-part adaptation of the Indian epic. Its music has been composed by A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer.