The overseas debut is now the second-biggest ever for a Bollywood film, trailing only Pathaan, which collected USD 25.50 million during its five-day opening period. However, while Pathaan’s opening frame lasted five days, Ramayana achieved its numbers in just four and a half days. On a comparable release-period basis, Ramayana is expected to surpass Pathaan and emerge as the biggest opener. Meanwhile, Dhurandhar: The Revenge recorded USD 21.25 million during the same release window as Ramayana, although it did not have a Middle East release. Excluding that territory, the overseas openings of both films are broadly similar, with Dhurandhar maintaining a slight lead.
Ramayana also created a new opening weekend record for Indian cinema in the United Kingdom, earning GBP 2.20 million over an extended opening frame. The achievement is particularly noteworthy given the sizeable Pakistani diaspora in the market, which forms part of the audience for Hindi films but was unlikely to contribute significantly to Ramayana’s collections. Despite this, the film managed to establish a new benchmark.
The film delivered a strong performance across Southeast Asian markets as well. Besides its established markets of Singapore and Malaysia, it recorded particularly encouraging numbers in Thailand and Vietnam. Malaysia witnessed a considerable jump in collections on Sunday, and the film could continue to perform well during the weekdays, as the market generally picks up after Diwali. Ramayana also enjoys considerable popularity in this region, where several local adaptations of the epic exist. Indonesia is another territory worth monitoring, with the film scheduled to release there on Wednesday.
The United States emerged as the film’s biggest overseas market, contributing USD 9.20 million over the extended weekend. This is just behind the USD 9.60 million collected by Dhurandhar 2. Canada also delivered a respectable performance with CAD 3.20 million, although the figure remained below Dhurandhar 2’s CAD 4.45 million and was only moderately higher than Pathaan’s CAD 2.85 million. Australia’s performance could have been stronger too, with its collections standing at approximately one-fourth of Dhurandhar 2’s total. The Middle East, meanwhile, proved to be a relatively weaker territory, although collections improved as the weekend progressed, indicating a healthy upward trend.
Looking at the film’s prospects ahead, Ramayana displayed encouraging growth throughout its opening weekend. On Thursday, initial estimates suggested that the overseas total would barely cross USD 20 million, but the film eventually added another USD 3 million or so. This positive trend indicates the possibility of a sustained theatrical run. Its first major target will be to surpass Jawan and become the highest-grossing Indian film overseas, excluding China, a milestone that appears achievable. The film could comfortably cross the USD 50 million mark, while an exceptional performance in some non-traditional markets could potentially push its overseas collections towards USD 60 million. A future release in China could open up an entirely different opportunity for the film, depending on its reception there.
Territory-wise overseas box office breakdown of Ramayana: Part One
| Territory | Gross |
|---|---|
| United States | USD 9,175,000 |
| Canada | USD 2,275,000 |
| Australia | USD 1,885,000 |
| New Zealand | USD 200,000 |
| Middle East | USD 2,675,000 |
| Nepal | USD 550,000 |
| Thailand | USD 550,000 |
| Singapore | USD 375,000 |
| Malaysia | USD 325,000 |
| Vietnam | USD 200,000 |
| Rest of Asia/Pacific | USD 250,000 |
| United Kingdom | USD 2,900,000 |
| Germany | USD 625,000 |
| Rest of Europe | USD 975,000 |
| Rest of World | USD 275,000 |
| OVERSEAS TOTAL | USD 23,235,000 |
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