Ramayana crosses Rs 500 crore worldwide in just four days

'Ramayana', the big-budget epic directed by Nitesh Tiwari and starring Ranbir Kapoor, has set a record by crossing Rs 500 crore in worldwide collections within just four days of release.

The film, which opened on November 5, was helped by positive reviews and the Diwali holiday stretch. On day four, Sunday, it collected Rs 56.15 crore in India alone, taking its India total to Rs 285.20 crore gross and Rs 238.85 crore net. With Rs 45 crore from overseas markets on Sunday, the worldwide total passed Rs 499 crore.

Chennai gave the film one of its biggest receptions, recording 89.8 percent occupancy across 85 shows on Sunday. Bengaluru saw 86.5 percent occupancy and Hyderabad 55.3 percent.

Made in two parts at a production cost of around Rs 4,000 crore, the film has become the fifth highest-grossing release of 2026. Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, with Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita. Reports say the second part has been pushed to 2028.

UPDATE: Producer Namit Malhotra says he has committed about 500 million US dollars to the two-part Ramayana project, aiming to reach audiences beyond India. The production brings together director Nitesh Tiwari, Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita, with music by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman. Malhotra says an AI-assisted, lip-synchronised English version took more than a year and several million dollars to prepare. The international push adds to the box-office story, but investment and revenue figures use different currencies and should not be treated as directly comparable.