Ramayana Day 8: Rs 53.50 cr, Rs 1000 cr crossed

Ramayana earned Rs 53.50 crore in India on Day 8, Thursday 12 November. Its worldwide total now stands at Rs 1,033.55 crore, and it has become the 11th Indian film ever to cross Rs 1,000 crore worldwide. It got there in just eight days. The Hindi version did most of the work again, with Rs 43 crore of the day’s total, according to trade tracker Sacnilk.

Updated: 13 November 2026, 10:30 IST

Quick Read

  • Ramayana made Rs 53.50 crore net in India on Day 8, down 24.3% from Day 7’s Rs 70.65 crore, across 24,042 shows, as per Sacnilk.
  • Its worldwide gross is now Rs 1,033.55 crore — India net Rs 564.60 crore, India gross Rs 675.05 crore, overseas Rs 358.50 crore. It is the 11th Indian film past Rs 1,000 crore.
  • Advance bookings for Day 9 stand at Rs 23.45 crore, so the film should pass two more lifetime records within days.

Day 8 in numbers

Thursday is a weekday, so a drop was expected. Day 8 came in 24.3% below Day 7. The film still played 24,042 shows across India, so theatres haven’t cut screens yet.

Hindi brought in Rs 43 crore. Kannada added Rs 3.25 crore, Malayalam Rs 2.80 crore, Telugu Rs 2.30 crore and Tamil Rs 2.15 crore. Together they make the Rs 53.50 crore day total, and Hindi alone was about 80% of it.

Overseas, the film added Rs 25 crore on Day 8, taking its overseas total to Rs 358.50 crore — the money that pushed the worldwide gross past Rs 1,000 crore.

Also read: Ramayana Day 7: Rs 70.65 cr, Rs 900 cr crossed

The Rs 1,000 crore club

Only ten Indian films had crossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide before Ramayana. Now there are eleven. The Times of India names Dangal, Baahubali 2, Pushpa 2 and Dhurandhar 2 among them. Ramayana joined the club in eight days.

India net, Rs 564.60 crore, is what stays after taxes. India gross, Rs 675.05 crore, is the full ticket money in India. Worldwide gross adds the overseas money on top. Sacnilk notes its overseas figures are rough estimates and can change as final numbers come in.

One flag: BusinessToday’s report prints the India net as Rs 564.50 crore in its body text. That’s a typo — Sacnilk’s figure is Rs 564.60 crore, and the day-wise figures add up to the same number.

Hindi does the heavy lifting

Hindi has carried this film from Day 1. Over eight days, the Hindi version has made Rs 437 crore net in India. That’s more than three-quarters of the whole India net total. Kannada is next at Rs 48.95 crore, then Telugu at Rs 38.05 crore, Tamil at Rs 22.15 crore and Malayalam at Rs 18.45 crore.

The gap between Hindi and the rest is the story of this run. A Hindi epic about Ram, made for a Hindi-first audience, was always going to lean on the Hindi belt. The south versions add real money — nearly Rs 128 crore between them — but they don’t set the pace. Day 5 remains the biggest day so far, at Rs 107.50 crore, and Day 8’s Rs 53.50 crore is almost exactly half of that.

Also read: Ramayana Part 2 release pushed to 2028

What Day 9 looks like

Advance bookings for Day 9 stand at Rs 23.45 crore, as per Sacnilk, with Rs 17.98 crore excluding blocked seats. A Friday with that kind of advance should beat Thursday’s Rs 53.50 crore.

Two lifetime records sit just ahead. Kalki 2898 AD finished its run at Rs 1,042.25 crore worldwide, and Pathaan finished at Rs 1,055 crore, both as reported by BusinessToday. Ramayana is Rs 8.70 crore short of Kalki and Rs 21.45 crore short of Pathaan.

One caution: the Day 9 advance is India net money, while the gaps to Kalki and Pathaan are worldwide gross, so the two don’t match line for line. Still, the film needs so little now that both records look set to fall over the second weekend.

Also read: Scene Day 7: Rs 6.10 cr, Rs 200 cr crossed

FAQ

How much did Ramayana earn on Day 8?
Rs 53.50 crore net in India on Thursday 12 November, across 24,042 shows, as per Sacnilk. That’s down 24.3% from Day 7’s Rs 70.65 crore. Hindi made Rs 43 crore of it.

Has Ramayana crossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide?
Yes — Rs 1,033.55 crore after eight days: India gross Rs 675.05 crore plus overseas Rs 358.50 crore. It is the 11th Indian film to cross Rs 1,000 crore worldwide.

What is the Day 9 advance booking?
Rs 23.45 crore in advance bookings for Day 9, as per Sacnilk, of which Rs 17.98 crore excludes blocked seats. That points to a stronger Friday than Thursday.

Desk-original added context

Our own day-wise table, from Sacnilk’s figures: Day 1 — Rs 64.85 crore; Day 2 — Rs 48.05 crore; Day 3 — Rs 69.80 crore; Day 4 — Rs 56.15 crore; Day 5 — Rs 107.50 crore; Day 6 — Rs 94.10 crore; Day 7 — Rs 70.65 crore; Day 8 — Rs 53.50 crore. The eight days add up to Rs 564.60 crore net in India, which matches Sacnilk’s total. Our own maths on the gaps ahead: Kalki 2898 AD’s lifetime worldwide gross of Rs 1,042.25 crore minus Ramayana’s Rs 1,033.55 crore leaves Rs 8.70 crore; Pathaan’s Rs 1,055 crore leaves Rs 21.45 crore. Our own share maths: Hindi’s Rs 43 crore is 80.4% of Day 8, overseas money is 34.7% of the worldwide total, and the gross-to-net gap in India is Rs 110.45 crore.

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