Director Nitesh Tiwari's epic cinematic adaptation of Valmiki's Ramayana has seen a major spike in its box office collection on Monday, the fifth day of its theatrical release. According to data from the tracker Sacnilk, the film earned a gross collection of 128 crore from theatres in India alone on Monday. So far this Tuesday, it has earned 14.51 crore from theatres across the country. This takes the overall Ramayana box office collection to 428.41 crore in India and 663.90 crore worldwide.
The number of shows for the film has also gone up from 21,770 on Sunday to 23,911 on Monday, indicating the increase in the popularity of and demand for the Ranbir Kapoor starrer.
The film tells the familiar story of Lord Ram (Ranbir) and Goddess Sita (Sai Pallavi), whose exile post marriage marks the start of an epic and legendary journey. Ram and Sita's tale of love, destiny and duty sets up the stage for the greater challenges that lie ahead of them.
The film also stars Yash in the role of Demon King Raavan. Best known for playing a gangster named Rocky Bhai in the two KGF films in Kannada, Yash makes his debut with the role of the antagonist in Ramayana.
The cast also includes Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Arun Govil as King Dashrath, Lara Dutta as Queen Kaikeyi, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanakha, and Kajal Aggarwal as Queen Mandodari, among others.
The film is produced by Namit Malhotra of Prime Focus Studios and Yash of Monster Mind Creations. Namit's Oscar-winning company DNEG has worked on the visual effects for the film.
The project has been designed as a two-part epic, with the second part being postponed from Diwali 2027 to the same festival season in the subsequent year.
