Mumbai: Setting new benchmarks in Indian cinema, Ranbir Kapoor’s highly anticipated pan-world film ‘Ramayana’ has taken the global box office by storm. Demonstrating an unstoppable run, the mythological epic has officially breached the coveted Rs 1000 crore mark worldwide in just eight days of its theatrical release, establishing itself as a massive blockbuster.
With this monumental achievement, ‘Ramayana’ has become the 11th Indian film in history to enter the prestigious Rs 1000 crore club. Furthermore, the film has shattered the lifetime collection records of two major Bollywood blockbusters. It easily surpassed Salman Khan’s highest-grossing film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, which had a lifetime collection of Rs 922.17 crore, and outpaced Ranbir Kapoor’s previous career-best ‘Animal’, which ended its theatrical run at Rs 915 crore.
According to early estimates and reports published by industry tracker Sacnilk, ‘Ramayana’ continued its robust momentum during the weekdays. On its eighth day, the movie raked in Rs 53.50 crore net in the domestic market, translating to a gross domestic collection of Rs 64 crore. The international markets contributed an additional Rs 25 crore, bringing the single-day worldwide total to a staggering Rs 89 crore.
Accumulating these massive figures, the film’s total eight-day domestic net collection stands at Rs 564.60 crore, while the domestic gross has reached Rs 675.05 crore. Coupled with an exceptional overseas total of Rs 358.50 crore, the global box office collection for ‘Ramayana’ now sits at an awe-inspiring Rs 1033.55 crore.
This financial triumph places ‘Ramayana’ among an elite group of Indian cinema’s biggest financial successes. Prior to this release, only ten films had managed to achieve the Rs 1000 crore milestone, namely ‘Baahubali 2’, ‘RRR’, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, ‘Pathaan’, ‘Jawan’, ‘Dangal’, ‘KGF Chapter 2’, ‘Dhurandhar’, ‘Dhurandhar 2’, and ‘Pushpa 2’.
This historic feat also marks the very first time a Ranbir Kapoor-starrer has entered the Rs 1000 crore club, making it the most successful film of his career to date. Given the sheer pace at which the movie is currently minting money both domestically and abroad, trade analysts and film experts are closely watching to see how high the final lifetime collections of ‘Ramayana’ will soar in the coming weeks.