Ramayana: Part 1 crossed $40 million at the overseas box office in 9 days, according to Sacnilk. The Nitesh Tiwari film earned an estimated ₹378.50 crore overseas in its first 9 days. Hitting $40 million on Friday made it the fastest Indian film to reach that mark. Friday was its 9th day in cinemas. The film, produced by Namit Malhotra, was approaching the milestone as its second weekend began.
Only four Indian films have crossed $40 million overseas during their initial runs. They are Baahubali 2, Pathaan, Jawan and Dhurandhar 2. Pathaan took two weeks to reach the mark. Jawan and Dhurandhar 2 reached it during their third weekend. Baahubali 2 took 19 days to reach the milestone.
In terms of overseas box-office collection, Sacnilk lists Baahubali 2 at ₹371.16 crore overseas and Pathaan at ₹397.50 crore. Jawan earned ₹400 crore overseas while Dhurandhar 2 grossed ₹438 crore.
The comparison excludes later releases in markets such as China and Japan. Later East Asian releases boosted the overseas totals of Dangal, Secret Superstar and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. RRR’s reported overseas total includes its later run in Japan.
The United States and Canada are Ramayana’s biggest overseas markets. Together, they brought in nearly half of its international earnings. Sacnilk cited Venky Box Office for the film’s seven-day North American gross of $17.49 million.
Dhurandhar 2 earned $17.32 million over the same period, including paid previews. Ramayana’s seven-day figure put it roughly 1% ahead of Dhurandhar 2 in North America.
also set a first Monday record for an Indian film in North America. Within a week, it passed Jawan and Pushpa 2’s lifetime totals there. It also went past the lifetime North American collections of RRR and Animal.
Ramayana was the first Indian film to lead the UK and Ireland weekend chart. In the UK, it grossed about £2.90 million by Wednesday, its 7th day. Dhurandhar 2 earned around £2.75 million in 8 days. The British comparison excluded Thursday’s business for Ramayana.
Thailand contributed an estimated $850,000 in 7 days. Singapore brought in about $550,000, and Vietnam added another $350,000. In Nepal, Ramayana earned around ₹8 crore in 8 days.
The film opened in Indonesia on November 11 with more than 1,000 shows. That was more than either Pathaan or Jawan had at launch in Indonesia.
grossed ₹86 lakh on its opening day there. Indonesia’s opening day gross was about $92,000. Sony Pictures plans further releases in Latin America and parts of Europe.
