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The long-awaited box office hurricane has officially landed, and it has shattered every single Diwali record in Hindi cinema history! Director Nitesh Tiwari’s monumental mythological epic Ramayana starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, and Sai Pallavi arrived in theaters worldwide on November 5 (Diwali 2026) to an unprecedented wave of mass frenzy.
Ramayana Box Office Day 1 Estimates
As per early trends coming in for Day 1, Ramayana has smashed all pre-existing holiday benchmarks by recording an earth-shattering domestic opening collection of 68 – 72 crore net across all languages in India!
Operating at a staggering 36% overall occupancy across nearly 25,000 shows nationwide, the film has officially emerged as the Biggest Diwali Opener of All Time in Hindi Cinema, comfortably pushing past long-standing record holders like Thugs of Hindostan and Happy New Year.
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By registering a historic opening range of 68-72 crore net, Ramayana has completely rewritten the festive record books, dethroning Thugs Of Hindostan (50.75 crore) after 8 long years and knocking Salman Khan‘s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (40.35 crore) out of the Top 5.
Check out the top 5 Diwali openers in Bollywood at the box office (India Net Collections).
- Ramayana: 68 – 72 crore*
- Thugs Of Hindostan: 50.75 crore
- Happy New Year: 44.97 crore
- Tiger 3: 44.50 crore
- Singham Again: 43.70 crore
*denotes estimated numbers
These are the numbers just till the evening shows, and we might witness a massive night show escalation. While morning and afternoon shows registered solid holdover numbers with 32% to 35% occupancy, spot bookings skyrocketed after 5 PM. Evening and night show occupancy scaled.
Opening in the range of 68 to 72 crore net, Ramayana has delivered a historic Diwali opening for Hindi cinema. Driven by stellar audience reception, breathtaking visual scale, and career-defining turns by Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, and Sai Pallavi, Nitesh Tiwari’s epic is set to capitalize on the extended four-day festive weekend to rewrite all-time box office history!
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