Ramayana box office Day 5: Film makes post-Diwali history, beats Dhurandhar 2 record

Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana: Part 1 has raced past another major box-office milestone, taking its worldwide collection to nearly Rs 664 crore within five days of release. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial has continued its strong post-Diwali run, setting a new record for the biggest first-Monday collection by an Indian film and surpassing the Monday earnings of Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar 2.The film's latest numbers come after a strong start over the opening weekend, with its collections picking up rather than slowing down on Monday. According to Sacnilk, it earned Rs 107.50 crore nett in India on November 9, its fifth day in theatres, from 23,911 shows. That's a 91.5 per cent jump from its Day 4 collection of Rs 56.15 crore.With this, Ramayana: Part 1 has beaten Dhurandhar 2, which had collected Rs 60 crore nett on its first Monday. The film has also crossed the Rs 300-crore mark in India, taking its total domestic nett collection to Rs 346.35 crore. Its domestic gross now stands at Rs 413.90 crore.Ramayana sees a strong Monday across five languagesThe film's Hindi version continued to lead the collections, contributing Rs 87.25 crore nett on Monday from 19,786 shows. The Kannada version brought in Rs 7.50 crore, while Telugu contributed Rs 6 crore. The Tamil version collected Rs 4 crore, with Malayalam adding another Rs 2.75 crore. Across all five languages, the film averaged Rs 44,958 per show on Day 5.The overseas market has also added to its growing total. Ramayana: Part 1 earned Rs 25 crore overseas on Monday, taking its cumulative overseas gross to Rs 250 crore. Its worldwide gross now stands at Rs 663.90 crore. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend – Day-wise gross collection here:Day-wise collectionGross numbers (in crore)Day 1Rs 77.50Day 2Rs 57.30Day 3Rs 83.45Day 4Rs 66.95Day 5Rs 128.70TotalRs 413.90Where Ramayana stands among the biggest Indian films of 2026Despite its impressive run, the film still has some distance to cover to reach the top spot among Indian releases this year. It is currently the third-highest-grossing Indian film of 2026 worldwide, behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which earned Rs 1,852 crore, and Jailer 2, which grossed Rs 821 crore.Made on a reported budget of Rs 2,000 crore, the film has a long way to go before recovering its production cost through theatrical earnings alone. Its sharp Monday jump, however, has given its box-office run a strong start to the week.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, Ramayana: Part 1 features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman. The cast also includes Arun Govil as King Dashrath, Indira Krishnan as Kaushalya, Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Sheeba Chaddha as Manthara, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanakha and Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari.The first part arrived in theatres on November 5. The second instalment, which was initially expected around Diwali next year, has reportedly been pushed to 2028.- Ends