Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana Part One has moved past Godzilla Minus Zero to become the number one film in the world on its first Monday. The Diwali-week release has now collected Rs 823.50 crore worldwide in six days, with six consecutive century days, according to trade data cited by MensXP.
A Monday swing, not just a weekend story
After their extended opening weekends, Ramayana stood at $55 million while Godzilla Minus Zero led with $63 million. The Japanese sequel’s strongest advantage was in the United States. But the first Monday, which fell the day after Diwali, altered the daily order.
Ramayana added $17 million worldwide on day five, its biggest single day so far. India contributed about $13.5 million and the US $1.4 million, lifting the film’s global cume to $72.7 million after five days and putting it past Godzilla Minus Zero for the day. By the sixth day, the worldwide total had reached Rs 823.50 crore.
The US hold underneath the headline
Godzilla Minus Zero still earned more in the US on Monday: $2.08 million against Ramayana’s $1.40 million. But the Indian epic’s ticket was the day’s more instructive number. On 1,433 screens, that $1.4 million became the biggest Monday ever for an Indian film in the US, ahead of the previous $1.1 million record held by Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The 47.3% Sunday-to-Monday fall was also far gentler than that film’s 64.5% drop.
Box office tracker Luiz Fernando called it the “BIGGEST MON EVER for Indian flicks” and noted that Ramayana and Godzilla were the only films above $1 million in the US on Monday. With $13.9 million through five days, Ramayana is on course to overtake the full US runs of Animal, Jawan, RRR and Pushpa 2 to become the sixth-highest-grossing Indian film in that market.
Why the Monday test matters
For Hindi cinema, the first Monday after a festival opening is a stress test. Diwali holidays inflate the opening weekend; the first working day reveals whether audiences are returning because of word of mouth, or whether the initial rush is already fading. A decline below 50% from Sunday is therefore a bullish signal, and Ramayana’s -47.3% US hold clears that bar.
This matters because the film is no longer being judged only against its holiday opening. It is now being measured against the long-run benchmarks of Indian cinema.
The Dangal-sized question
Trade expectations have the film crossing Rs 1,000 crore by the close of the extended first week. It should also cross $100 million by Thursday at the latest, making it one of the few international releases of 2026 to reach that mark. The second-weekend hold will then decide whether it can challenge Dangal’s near-Rs 2,000 crore lifetime number and become the highest-grossing Indian film ever. The first Monday suggests demand outlasted the Diwali corridor; the second weekend will show how far that demand can stretch.
- Rs 823.50 crore: worldwide gross after six days.
- Rs 440.45 crore: India net collection so far.
- Rs 297 crore: overseas collection so far.
- $13.9 million: US cume after five days.
Source: MensXP.com
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