Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana beats Dhurandhar and Baahubali 2's record, becomes third-fastest Indian movie to cross Rs 1,000 crore

Ranbir Kapoor's epic movie, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has created much chatter even since its release. Namit Malhotra- Nitesh Tiwari's ambitious project has now crossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide collections within just eight days of its release. Directed by Tiwari, the epic has joined the elite club featuring Nitesh Tiwari's Dangal, Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar 2 and SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2. Ramayana has also become the third-fastest Indian movie, after Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 and Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2, to achieve the milestone in just a week. Meanwhile for Prabhas' magnum opus Baahubali 2, it took about 10 to 11 days, as reported by Sacnilk.

Ramayana crosses Rs 1,000 crore worldwide in 8 days

Ramayana has grossed Rs 690.14 crore at the Indian box office till now and its total India net collection is Rs 577.39 crore. According to figures shared by trade website Sacnilk, the film's worldwide gross after eight days stood at Rs 1,033.55 crore. The film, which hit theatres on November 5, benefited from the extended Diwali weekend, strong demand across different Indian languages and a wide overseas release.

Dangal, Dhurandhar 2, Baahubali 2: Where does Ramayana rank?

Ramayana has become the 11th Indian film to enter the Rs 1,000 crore worldwide club. It has also beaten the records of several blockbusters to become the third-fastest Indian movie to reach the milestone.


Dangal continues to lead the list with worldwide collections of Rs 2,070 crore. Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar 2 follows with Rs 1,813.40 crore.

Ramayana creates history at the UK box office

Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has also made history in the UK and Ireland, becoming the first Indian feature film to debut at the top of the box-office chart. It collected £2.1 million ($2.8 million), pushing Anime Ltd.'s Godzilla Minus Zero into third place.

Previously, the highest position achieved by an Indian film in the territory was second place. RRR, Pathaan, Jawan and Dhurandhar: The Revenge had all achieved that position.

The two-part cinematic adaptation features music by Oscar-winning composers A R Rahman and Hans Zimmer, with action choreography by Terry Notary and Guy Norris. The second instalment will follow Rama's mission to rescue Sita and introduce Lord Hanuman, who will be played by Sunny Deol. The film is scheduled to release during Diwali 2028.