Ramayana: Part One closed its first week in cinemas with an estimated ₹503.25 crore net in India, including 3D surcharges. Strip out those charges and the seven-day estimate comes to ₹472.75 crore. The ₹500 crore milestone applies only to the first tally.
The film took in an estimated ₹68.25 crore net on Wednesday, November 11, its seventh day in cinemas. That was about 26 per cent below Tuesday’s ₹92.50 crore. The Hindi version brought in ₹57 crore on Wednesday, while the southern-language dubs added ₹11.25 crore. Without 3D surcharges, the day-seven estimate was ₹64.25 crore.
Monday was the biggest day of the opening week, with an estimated ₹105.50 crore net, up from ₹56 crore on Diwali Sunday. The Hindi version earned ₹387.50 crore over the full seven days, while the dubbed versions contributed ₹115.75 crore. Those figures both include 3D surcharges. On the surcharge-free count, the Hindi version earned ₹367 crore and the dubs added ₹105.75 crore.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The first instalment of the two-part adaptation opened on November 5 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English.