The latest Ramayana chapter now holds the biggest single-day figure of Ranbir Kapoor’s career. On Monday, November 9 — the film’s fifth day — Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological epic Ramayana – Part I collected Rs. 103.47 crore nett in India, according to box-office data reported by Bollywood Hungama.
That overturns the Rs. 70.69 crore that Animal collected on its third day in 2023. The gap is Rs. 32.78 crore, or approximately 46.37% higher.
A Monday, not a Sunday
The record is unusual for where it landed in the calendar. Opening weekends are typically when big films set single-day highs: ticket pricing is at its peak, holidays and initial rush push occupancy, and marketing has just peaked. Ramayana – Part I set its best day on a working Monday, after audiences had already had four days to buy tickets.
That points to something beyond opening-weekend urgency: sustained demand, strong word of mouth, and perhaps repeat or family audiences. Hindi mythological epics often have a different viewing rhythm than action films. Weekday trade can stay fuller when family groups plan around work and school, and a Monday number of this scale is a signal that the film is not front-loaded.
Still, no single day makes a run. A large Monday can be followed by a sharp Tuesday correction. The more important question is the floor the film establishes later in the week.
Trade watchers will also look at the mix of mass centres and multiplexes. A mythological film that can draw weekday audiences usually has a broader national footprint; the state-wise split will explain how much came from core Hindi belts versus metros. But the headline is clear: Ramayana – Part I has separated itself from the opening-weekend logic that defines most big releases.
Ranbir’s top five now runs through two films
Bollywood Hungama’s list of the actor’s highest single-day nett collections now contains only two titles. Ramayana – Part I and Animal fill every slot:
- Ramayana – Part I (2026), Day 5, Monday: Rs. 103.47 cr.
- Animal (2023), Day 3, Sunday: Rs. 70.69 cr.
- Ramayana – Part I (2026), Day 3, Saturday: Rs. 67.80 cr.
- Animal (2023), Day 2, Saturday: Rs. 67.27 cr.
- Animal (2023), Day 1, Friday: Rs. 63.80 cr.
The list makes a larger point: Ranbir Kapoor’s biggest single-day numbers have shifted from one film to two, and the current title is now occupying both first and third place.
What the Monday number changes
For box-office watchers, a day-five record reshapes the lifetime discussion. A film that holds at this level on Monday can usually expect a more gradual weekday decline; Tuesday’s number will show whether this is a one-day surge or a structural hold. The conversation now shifts from whether Ramayana can open — it clearly has — to how far its lifetime total can go.
As always, daily figures are producer-reported trade estimates, and self-declared numbers can differ from official statements. The comparison remains useful because Bollywood Hungama applies the same nett standard across titles.
Source: Bollywood Hungama
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