Ramayana box office collection day 4: Hindi net Rs 175.25 crore, day-wise

Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana: Part One collected about Rs 175.25 crore net from its Hindi version in India over its four-day extended opening weekend, from Thursday, 5 November, to Sunday, 8 November 2026, according to trade estimates reported on Monday, 9 November. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh described it as the biggest-ever pre-Diwali business. Across all languages, trade portals put the film's India net collection at about Rs 239 crore to Rs 242 crore, and its worldwide gross at more than Rs 500 crore.

Ramayana: Part One is one of the most anticipated Indian films of the year, and its opening tells the industry whether large-scale mythological spectacles can draw audiences across languages. A strong Hindi opening, combined with the dubbed versions and overseas markets, suggests that the film has found a wide audience in its first days.

The timing is unusual. The film opened on the Thursday before Diwali, which fell on Sunday, 8 November, a period when cinema attendance can dip as families prepare for the festival. That is why the "pre-Diwali" record claim stands out. The daily figures show audiences returning on Saturday, the strongest day, before a dip on Diwali itself.

For the wider industry, IMAX figures point to a growing premium-screen audience for Indian films. The trade's reported IMAX record suggests that big-screen formats are becoming an important part of how large Indian films earn their money.

There are caveats. Box-office numbers in India are mostly estimates from trade analysts and tracking sites rather than audited figures, and different trackers use different methods, which explains the gap between the all-language totals. The film's long-run performance after Diwali will matter more than the opening weekend for judging its success.

Peepals calculation: The four Hindi days add up to Rs 175.25 crore (47 + 38.25 + 53 + 37), an average of about Rs 43.8 crore a day (175.25 ÷ 4). Saturday's Rs 53 crore was the best day, about 39% higher than Friday's Rs 38.25 crore (53 ÷ 38.25 ≈ 1.39). If the all-language India net is about Rs 242 crore, the Hindi version accounts for roughly 72% of it (175.25 ÷ 242 ≈ 0.724). Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: The film enters the post-Diwali holiday week with strong momentum, and festival-week collections will show whether it can sustain the opening.

Long-term: A successful run would strengthen the case for large-budget mythological films and premium formats such as IMAX, and support plans for the second part of the film.

Who is affected: The film's producers and distributors, cinema chains and IMAX screens, other films releasing around Diwali, and audiences across Hindi and other language markets.

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