Early estimates for Ramayana (Hindi) suggest the film has cleared the first real test of momentum. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed epic, led by Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, is estimated to have added Rs 53-55 crore on its seventh day, a Bhai Dooj holiday. The Hindi version now stands at roughly Rs 380 crore after a six-day total of Rs 326.07 crore, according to trade estimates.
Why the seventh day matters
For most big-ticket Hindi releases, day seven is where weekday reality sets in after an extended holiday run. Ramayana instead stayed in the Rs 50-crore-plus range, the clearest sign yet that the film is holding beyond its opening adrenaline. The extended first week is being projected at close to Rs 420 crore.
That projection would place the film second on the all-time opening-week list, behind Dhurandhar 2. It is a significant shift in status: the conversation is no longer only about whether Ramayana is a hit, but about which record tier it finally enters.
The Bhai Dooj timing helped carry Wednesday, and some fall on Thursday is almost certain. The steadiness in mass belts, however, is the more durable signal. Gujarat is singled out in early reporting as extraordinarily strong, with the film expected to run at record levels through the second weekend.
The maths from here
- Seven days: roughly Rs 380 crore, after a Rs 53-55 crore Wednesday.
- Extended week one: a projection of close to Rs 420 crore.
- Second weekend: the marker for whether the Hindi run lands near Rs 850 crore, Rs 900 crore or Rs 1,000 crore.
- Global run: a reported target close to Rs 2,000 crore by the end.
The second-weekend trajectory is the number that will separate scenarios. Early trade language frames it as a three-way range: a Hindi run of roughly Rs 850 crore, Rs 900 crore, or Rs 1,000 crore. That is not a projection of certainty; it is a set of thresholds that the market will begin to price in after Saturday and Sunday.
A stable hold would put the film comfortably past Rs 600 crore in Hindi by the end of the second weekend. Overseas and southern-state business is reported to be strong as well, which is why the global target is being discussed at close to Rs 2,000 crore.
What to watch
For readers who follow Hindi cinema as a record, the daily figures are less important than the second-weekend multiple. Ramayana has already graduated from “strong Diwali release” to “candidate for the Hindi 1,000-crore club.” The next three days will show whether that candidate hardens into a likely result or simply remains a market conversation.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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