Ramayana Part 1 has opened big. The film earned ₹64.85 crore net in India on Day 1, trade tracker Sacnilk reported. The gross was ₹77.50 crore.
That is a huge start. But it is not the ₹100 crore opening many had predicted. The film fell short of that mark on its first day.
Updated: 6 November 2026, 10:00 IST
Quick Read
- Day 1 India net: ₹64.85 crore; India gross: ₹77.50 crore, across 25,200 shows.
- Hindi shows led with ₹47.50 crore. Kannada came next at ₹7.25 crore.
- It did NOT beat Adipurush’s Day 1 record of ₹86.75 crore.
The Day 1 numbers
The film opened on Thursday, 5 November, just ahead of the Diwali week. Sacnilk’s final Day 1 figures are: ₹64.85 crore net in India, ₹77.50 crore gross, from 25,200 shows. About 25,25,775 tickets were sold on Day 1.
That works out to about ₹257 per ticket on average. The film played in five languages. Hindi did most of the work.
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Language-wise split
Here is what each language made on Day 1, with its share of the total:
| Language | Day 1 net | Shows | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | ₹47.50 cr | 20,678 | 73.2% |
| Kannada | ₹7.25 cr | 1,197 | 11.2% |
| Telugu | ₹6.00 cr | 1,776 | 9.3% |
| Tamil | ₹2.60 cr | 992 | 4.0% |
| Malayalam | ₹1.50 cr | 557 | 2.3% |
Two things stand out. Hindi brought in nearly three quarters of the money. And Kannada beat Telugu, even though Telugu had more shows. That is Yash’s pull. He plays Ravana, and his home fans in Karnataka turned up in big numbers.
Overall occupancy was 33.69%, Business Today reported. Night shows were the strongest, at 48.69% occupancy. Morning shows were slower, as usual for a working day.
What it did not do
The film did not beat Adipurush. The 2023 Prabhas film made ₹86.75 crore net on its first day (₹103.08 crore gross). Ramayana is ₹21.90 crore behind that mark. Adipurush went on to flop, so the record it holds is only about the opening day.
Ramayana also missed the ₹100 crore India net that trade watchers had talked about before release. News18 noted that the film “falls short of projected Rs 100 crore India net”. The advance booking was strong — ₹49.75 crore gross for Day 1 alone — but walk-in crowds did not push it past ₹100 crore.
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The film
Ramayana Part 1 is directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Ram. Sai Pallavi plays Sita. Yash plays Ravana. It is a two-part film, made by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations. The reported budget is ₹4,000 crore, which would make it the most expensive Indian film ever made. The makers have not confirmed that figure.
Overseas and worldwide Day 1 figures were not out yet when this report was written. In North America alone, the film earned about $940,000 on Day 1, News18 reported.
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Day 2 has started well. As of 6:20 am on 6 November, Friday shows had advance bookings of ₹30.63 crore gross (₹25.16 crore without blocked seats) across 24,550 shows, Sacnilk data showed. The Diwali weekend will decide how far this opening goes.
FAQs
Q: How much did Ramayana Part 1 make on Day 1?
A: ₹64.85 crore net in India (₹77.50 crore gross), across 25,200 shows, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. About 25,25,775 tickets were sold.
Q: Which language made the most on Day 1?
A: Hindi, with ₹47.50 crore from 20,678 shows — 73.2% of the Day 1 total. Kannada was second at ₹7.25 crore, ahead of Telugu at ₹6 crore.
Q: Did Ramayana beat Adipurush’s Day 1 record?
A: No. Adipurush made ₹86.75 crore net on its opening day in 2023. Ramayana’s ₹64.85 crore is ₹21.90 crore short of that mark.
Sources
- Sacnilk — Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 1 (6 Nov 2026)
- Business Today — Ramayana box office collection day 1 (6 Nov 2026)
- NDTV Profit — Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 1 (6 Nov 2026)
- Outlook India — Ramayana Part One Box Office Collection Day 1 (6 Nov 2026)
Sasanka Sekhar Pradhan is the founder of India Presents, an India-focused news site. He covers daily box-office trackers, India news, economy explainers, sports previews and festival guides — in simple English, so readers across India can follow fast-moving stories without jargon. His focus is what a story means for the reader: the number that matters, the source behind it, and what happens next. India Presents publishes daily, with day-trackers updated as new figures come in.
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