‘Ramayana’ Fights Back Against ‘Godzilla’ With a Record-Breaking Global Monday
Weekend box office rankings rarely tell the whole story, and the latest global race is a good example. A film can lose a Sunday and still win the week, especially when a story has as much pull with audiences as ‘Ramayana‘. Early this week, the Indian epic gave the global box office something to talk about.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra along with Yash, the film features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita. It reached theaters on November 5 and was released in 5 language versions in India, which helped it reach audiences far beyond a single market.
Its opening weekend was already strong. The film took in $55.7 million globally, placing it behind only ‘Godzilla Minus Zero‘ in the worldwide rankings. It also posted $22.83 million overseas, the highest overseas opening for any Hindi film in 2026.
#Godzilla may have conquered the weekend against #Ramayana, but Prince Rama is fighting back, climbing to #1 at Global #BoxOffice on MON, when India’s blockbuster #RamayanaRiseOfALegend starring #RanbirKapoor & #Yash added INCREDIBLE $17M over 38 markets, its highest grossing day so far, being $13.5M from #India alone & $1.4M in the U.S! The Epic reaches a $72.7M Global cume in just 5 days. By THU the latest, it should cross the $100M mark, as one of the very few international films to do so in 2026.
— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) November 10, 2026
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ may have won the weekend, but ‘Ramayana’ answered back once the work week began. On Monday, the epic climbed to No. 1 at the global box office, adding $17 million across 38 markets. That was the film’s highest-grossing day so far.
The breakdown shows where the strength came from. India alone delivered $13.5 million, while the United States contributed $1.4 million. Those totals pushed the film’s global cumulative to $72.7 million in just 5 days.
Projections for the rest of the week are bullish. By Thursday at the latest, the film is expected to cross the $100 million mark, which would make it one of the very few international films to do so in 2026. For a production that’s drawing attention for its scale and subject matter, that milestone would be a significant one.
The domestic numbers explain why that Monday was so large. The film collected over ₹120 crore gross in India on its first Monday, a new record for an Indian film. One report put the net figure at ₹107.50 crore across 23,911 shows, a 91.5 percent jump from the previous day’s ₹56.15 crore.
The Hindi version carried much of the load, earning ₹87.25 crore net on Monday from 19,786 screenings. Overseas markets added about ₹25 crore that day, lifting the film’s international haul to roughly ₹250 crore.
That Monday surge also lifted the film past another major title. Trade reports noted that it beat the fifth-day collection of ‘Dhurandhar 2,’ and that it has become the third-highest-grossing Indian film of 2026 worldwide. Its worldwide gross had already topped ₹660 crore after 5 days, and it sat near ₹674 crore by the next day’s count.
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The numbers add up to a career moment for the film’s leading man. Ranbir Kapoor has become only the third actor with 3 films in the ₹300 crore club, joining Ranveer Singh and Salman Khan. For an actor whose recent hits have already made noise overseas, that’s a notable addition to the résumé.
It also shows how a mythological epic can function as a global event release. The film’s overseas performance is only part of the story, because the domestic Monday figures show that audiences are still turning out well after the opening weekend rush. A weekday jump of this size usually suggests strong word of mouth.
The coming days will test whether the film can keep up that pace. Tuesday’s estimate came in lower, at roughly ₹57.60 crore net, which is a normal drop after a record-setting day. Still, the film’s early numbers have given it a strong cushion going into its first full week.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 8, 2026
The $100 million mark is the next big target, and with $72.7 million already in the bank, it looks within reach. If the film gets there, it will have done so in a year where very few international titles have managed it. That would make its fight against ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ for global supremacy a story worth following.
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