Ramayana: Part 1, the Indian mythological epic starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has grossed ₹942.91 crore worldwide, according to the running tally in its online encyclopedia entry. That is roughly $101 million, and about ₹297 crore of it has come from cinemas outside India, where the film is playing under the title Ramayana: Rise of a Legend.
The figure lands just over a week after the film opened worldwide on November 5. The same page lists a higher total of ₹1,033.55 crore in its summary box, so the count is still moving as new weekdays are added.
A $55.7 million global weekend
The opening weekend set the tone. The film took $55.7 million globally across its first weekend, second only to Japan’s Godzilla Minus Zero, and $22.83 million of that came from overseas markets. That is the biggest overseas launch for any Hindi-language film this year.
Opening day alone produced ₹121.62 crore gross worldwide, with ₹62.47 crore net in India. Within its first weekend the worldwide tally had passed ₹500 crore. Badiyaa covered the record North American opening for Godzilla Minus Zero, the one film that beat it that weekend.
What the numbers mean in dollars
Indian box office is reported in crore, where one crore equals 10 million rupees. Here is the working. That entry converts the two-film budget of ₹4,000 crore to $430 million, which implies about 93 rupees to the dollar. Divide ₹942.91 crore (₹9.43 billion) by 93 and you get close to $101 million. The Indian share, ₹645.71 crore, is about $69 million; overseas, ₹297.20 crore, is about $32 million.
Set that against cost and the scale of the bet becomes clear. If Part 1 accounts for half of the duology budget, about ₹2,000 crore or $215 million, then its worldwide gross so far covers a little under half of that outlay, before cinemas take their share. The two films together are described as the most expensive Indian production ever made and the costliest non-English-language film anywhere.
How it reached US, UK and Canadian screens
- Premiere: the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles hosted the first screening on October 27.
- Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing holds overseas theatrical rights.
- Running time: 166 minutes in the US, 195 minutes in India and 208 minutes in the UK and Ireland.
- Formats: IMAX presentations, and it is the first Indian release in the ScreenX wraparound format.
The rollout reportedly reached around 59,000 screens, with roughly 50,000 of them outside India. Director Nitesh Tiwari’s film adapts the first three books of Valmiki’s ancient Sanskrit poem, following Prince Rama from childhood through his 14-year exile to the abduction of Sita, played by Sai Pallavi. Yash plays the demon king Ravana. The score is a first Indian project for Hans Zimmer, who wrote it with A. R. Rahman.
Reviews and what comes next
Critics have been split. On Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 56 counted reviews are positive, while Metacritic gives a score of 58 out of 100, its band for mixed or average reviews. Audiences polled by PostTrak were warmer, giving an 86% positive score.
Viewers who stay through the end credits will see the date for the second half. As Badiyaa reported when the film opened, Ramayana: Part 2 has moved to Diwali 2028, a year later than first announced, with producer Namit Malhotra saying the team needs more time to finish a film of that scale. More film coverage sits on the Badiyaa Entertainment page.
After cinemas, the film is set to stream in India on JioHotstar on a pay-per-view basis. No North American or British streaming date has been announced.
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