Ramayana: Part One, the mythological epic starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has crossed the $10 million mark in overseas gross within its first two days, according to trade estimates compiled by Pinkvilla. The film added an estimated $4.65 million (around Rs 44 crore) internationally on its second day, taking the overseas total to $10.05 million (about Rs 95 crore). With an estimated Rs 132 crore from India, the worldwide gross stands at roughly Rs 227 crore.
The two-day arithmetic
The second-day overseas uptick is the more revealing number. Unlike India, where pre-Diwali patterns can suppress early footfalls, international markets have no such drag. Pinkvilla’s tracking suggests the film is collecting at its potential abroad rather than waiting for a festive boost. That puts the four-day extended opening weekend on course to pass $20 million overseas, likely around $22 million, while worldwide trade estimates point to a gross over or under the Rs 500 crore mark.
What the like-for-like map shows
The film now ranks as the second-strongest Bollywood opener internationally in Pinkvilla’s tracking, behind only Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Measured in like-for-like markets, it trails Dhurandhar by roughly 10 per cent, but the regional picture is uneven:
- Nepal and Southeast Asia: ahead of Dhurandhar
- United Kingdom and Europe: roughly level
- United States: down about 10 per cent
- Australia and Canada: trailing by roughly 20-25 per cent
- Middle East: underperforming, the one region where it lags Pathaan and Jawan
Why the benchmark matters
Comparisons with Pathaan and Jawan matter because those films set the modern high-water mark for Hindi cinema’s overseas reach. Ramayana: Part One is ahead of both in most major markets, with the Middle East as the clear exception. That suggests a broad diaspora appeal, but also gives distributors a specific region to address if the lifetime total is to challenge the top of the all-time charts. For an adaptation of this scale, the overseas trajectory also signals whether mythological epics can travel beyond the traditional diaspora audience.
The next checkpoint is the four-day total. If the film reaches the Rs 500 crore mark, it will cement the opening as one of the strongest starts in Hindi cinema history and shift attention to whether the Middle East can catch up in the second weekend. The like-for-like comparison with Dhurandhar will be the number to track because it strips out differences in release footprint.
Source: PINKVILLA
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