Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 5: Ranbir-Yash Film Nears Rs 300 Crore, Can It Beat Dhurandhar, Pushpa?

The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer Ramayana is performing strong at the box office. The nostalgic Ramayana tale has entered its 5th day and is already racing for the Rs 300 crore club. So far, fans are liking the new Ramayana version and the scope going ahead looks promising. Which is why it makes us wonder, whether Ranbir Kapoor and Yash duo will take over the Indian box office by becoming the highest grosser. As of now, they're competing with Aamir Khan's Dhangal, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar series, Prabhas' Baahubali 2 and Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2.

Ramayana Box Office Collection:

As per the Sacnilk data, Ramayana is currently running across 12,591 shows and has collected a net of Rs 49.69 crore today - Hindi (Day 5) Rs 41.41 crore from 10,792 shows, Kannada (Day 5) Rs 3.72 crore from 504 shows, Telugu (Day 5) Rs 2.53 crore from 828 shows and Tamil (Day 5) Rs 2.03 crore from 467 shows. These are early estimates of November 9th and the full collections data will be reported by the end of the day.

The occupancy has surged to 57.6% on November 9th compared to 38% and 41.3% occupancy on November 8th and November 7th. Ramayana saw the lowest occupancy of 28.9% on November 6th. On its opening day, the occupancy was scarce at 36%, but still the movie managed to grab Rs 64.85 crore on November 5th.

This takes the total net collection to Rs 288.54 crore for Ramayana in India, while the gross collection has reached Rs 343.83 crore. Ramayana's worldwide gross collection has reached Rs 507.20 crore by the end of the fourth day.

All in all, Ramayana is going at a steady pace. Does it have the potential to outrun Dhurandhar and Pushpa series? We do not know that yet.

Filmibeat review said, Ramayana Part 1 film beautifully establishes the foundation for the larger battle between Rama and Ravana, leaving audiences with an expectation of an even bigger second instalment. Overall, it is an experience that deserves to be watched on the big screen, particularly for its visual presentation.

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At present, the highest grossing film in India is Pushpa 2 with Rs 1,234.10 crore collection in its lifetime, as per Sacknilk data. Ranveer Singh's both Dhurandhar and Dhurandar 2: The Revenge did make a strong attempt to takeover Allu Arjun's action thriller, however, failed and holds up to Rs 840.20 crore and Rs 1,149.30 crore. This makes Dhurandhar 2 the second highest grosser.

Prabhas' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is currently the third highest grosser in India wit Rs 1,030.42 crore.

Surprisingly, Aamir Khan's Dangal does not make the cut in the top 5 highest grossing film in India since it collected Rs 387.38 crore in its shelf life. However, Dangal is the highest grossing film of all time with worldwide collection of Rs 2,070.30 crore. Simply put, Dangal had multi-fold earnings from the overseas market than India.

If we take the worldwide grossing ranks, then Dhurandhar 2 is at the second rank with Rs 1,813.39 crore followed by Baahubali 2 with Rs 1,788.06 crore, and Pushpa 2 with Rs 1,742.10 crore collection. The first part of Dhurandhar is the fifth worldwide grosser with Rs 1,307.35 crore earnings.

Notably, Ramayana has already smashed the record of Dhurandhar 2 and Pathan in Thailand during the opening.

At present, Ramayana is at the 33rd rank with worldwide and India collection. But the movie is packed with star-studded casts who have left no stone unturned to win the hearts of fans. Ranbir Kapoor's acting as Lord Rama is said to be the film's biggest strength and like a fresh breath of air amidst countless Ramayana movies that has left us disappointed in the past. Then comes Sai Pallavi, the South Indian natural beauty, whose casting was questioned as Sita but is now praised highly. She justifies the character with impeccable grace and resilience.

Lastly, Yash, another superstar from south, is said to be another feather to the strong momentum to Ramayana. He is praised for his powerful performance every time he appears on the screen.

Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shridhar Raghavan. Meanwhile, the movie is produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash. The music is given by Oscar winner AR Rahman.

Other casts include --- Anupam Kher, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor, Adinath Kothare, Arun Govil, Indira Krishnan, and Lara Dutta.