Ramayana box office collection day 4 (updated live): Diwali boost propels Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi film past ₹200 crore
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana seems to be recovering after a good, but not great, start at the domestic ticket-window. The most expensive Indian movie ever made set a new record for a pre-Diwali rollout in India. But there were concerns about its earnings on the day of the festival. However, on Sunday, the movie allayed all those fears to register an all-time record for Diwali
Adding to this, Ranbir Kapoor and Yash play Rama and Ravana, respectively, in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana. Ramayana ticket-window update Ramayana began with houseful shows on day 1, netting ₹ 64.85 crore rupees net in India on its opening day. The figure was low given the movie’s scale, but it was still the fourth-highest opening in Bollywood history. On Friday, Ramayana fell slightly, bringing in ₹ 48 crore rupees, but jumped up on Saturday to mint almost ₹ 70 crore rupees net. This took its three-day domestic haul to an impressive ₹ 183 crore rupees net. On Sunday, despite Diwali keeping footfalls low in part of the country, Ramayana had a great day. The movie collected ₹ 32 crore rupees net in India by 5 PM, taking its earnings past ₹ 200 crore rupees in just four days. Its domestic haul now stands at a formidable ₹ 215 crore rupees .
Meanwhile, What is worrisome for the movie is that its earnings have come largely on the back of some good performance by the Hindi version. Despite Yash’s presence as Ravana, the Kannada version has started extremely slowly. It collected just ₹ 7.50 crore rupees on day 1 and has lacked pace since. Of the other versions, Telugu has fared well, while Malayalam and Tamil are just filling the ranks.
Notably, While the Diwali weekend has seen many big films rolled out in theatres over the years, very few rollout on the day of the festival itself, choosing to maximise the days after Diwali. But Ramayana came out three days before it, which meant its biggest day - the first Sunday - falls on Diwali. It is currently tracking to beat Tiger 3’s all-time Diwali earnings record. The Salman Khan-starrer collected �� 44.50 crore rupees in net ticket-window on Diwali 2023. Ramayana is aiming for a ₹ 60+ crore rupees day as things stand currently.
As per the latest buzz, On its opening day, Ramayana beat the opening-day hauls of blockbusters such as Pathaan ( ₹ 57 crore rupees), Animal ( ₹ 63 crore rupees), and Drishyam 2 ( ₹ 62 crore rupees). But it fell short of Adipurush, the previous adaptation of the epic that opened at ₹ 86.75 crore rupees. The trend continued on the second and third days. But thanks to its extended weekend, Ramayana managed to surpass the Prabhas-starrer on day 4. Adipurush collected ₹ 237 crore rupees net in India in its first four days. Ramayana is almost certain to cross the mark by the end of Sunday.
In further updates, Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in collaboration with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, Ramayana is planned as a two-part movie. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. The first rolled out worldwide on November 5, 2026, while the second part is set for Diwali 2028.
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