Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' crosses ₹1,110 crore worldwide
What's the story
The epic drama Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has surpassed Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava in terms of lifetime India nett collections. The film, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, reportedly earned ₹47.85 crore nett on its ninth day in India, taking its total domestic nett collection to ₹612.45 crore. The film's worldwide gross now stands at an impressive ₹1,110.7 crore. The epic stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, and Sai Pallavi.
Box office performance
Day 9 collections and breakdown by language
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has now surpassed Chhaava, which had a lifetime India nett collection of ₹601.57 crore.
The film's Day 9 collections were recorded across 22,993 shows, with the Hindi version contributing the most at ₹36.25 crore from 18,377 shows.
The Malayalam version added ₹3.25 crore from 1,070 shows; Kannada contributed ₹3 crore through 850 shows; Tamil brought in ₹2.75 crore from 1,164 shows; and Telugu added ₹2.6 crore from 1,532 shows, per Sacnilk.
Global success
'Ramayana' overtakes 'Pathaan' and 'Animal'
On the international front, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend earned ₹25 crore on Day 9, taking its total overseas gross collection to ₹378.5 crore.
Before surpassing Chhaava's lifetime India nett collection, the mythological film had already overtaken Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan (₹544.28 crore) and Kapoor's own Animal (₹556.36 crore) in terms of domestic lifetime nett collections.
Career milestone
First film to cross ₹1,000 crore mark for Kapoor
The film has also achieved a major career landmark for Kapoor by becoming his first film to cross the ₹1,000 crore mark at the worldwide box office.
Before this, his highest-grossing film was the action-thriller Animal, which earned around ₹915 crore worldwide during its theatrical run.
Ramayana: Part One was released on November 5 and also stars Rakul Preet Singh and Vivek Oberoi.