Ramayana Box Office LANGUAGE-WISE BREAKDOWN: Hindi collects a WHOPPING Rs. 422 cr. in 8 days; earns 3.6 TIMES more than ALL South versions combined!
Ramayana – Part I, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has amassed a phenomenal Rs. 539.63 crores nett at the Indian box office in just eight days. While the Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological epic continues to attract audiences across the country, a detailed language-wise analysis reveals some fascinating trends. Hindi has emerged as the undisputed driving force behind the film’s success, contributing nearly 78% of its nationwide collections, while Kannada and Telugu occupy the next two positions.
Interestingly, the Hindi version alone has earned more than 3.6 times the combined collections of Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. This is perhaps the most striking takeaway from the film’s first eight days.
The Hindi version has collected a staggering Rs. 422.42 crores nett, accounting for 78.28% of Ramayana’s cumulative domestic business. In comparison, the four South Indian versions have collectively contributed Rs. 117.21 crores, representing 21.72% of the total. In other words, for every Rs. 100 earned by Ramayana in India, approximately Rs. 78 has come from Hindi, while all four South Indian language versions together have contributed just Rs. 22.
The Hindi version’s dominance has become even more pronounced during the post-Diwali period. Between Monday and Thursday alone, Hindi generated Rs. 255.60 crores, exceeding its entire four-day opening-weekend collection of Rs. 166.82 crores by a substantial margin.
Among the South Indian versions, Kannada continues to occupy the second position with Rs. 44.81 crores nett, followed by Telugu at Rs. 36.11 crores. The difference between the two versions now stands at Rs. 8.70 crores. Interestingly, Kannada and Telugu were separated by just Rs. 73 lakh after the first three days. The gap has widened considerably since then, indicating that Kannada has demonstrated stronger revenue retention over the subsequent five days.
Kannada also accounts for approximately 38% of the combined South Indian language collections, making it the biggest regional contributor to the film’s business.
While Malayalam occupies the fifth position in cumulative collections with Rs. 16.72 crores, its recent performance has been particularly noteworthy. On Thursday, November 12, Malayalam collected Rs. 2.45 crores, compared with Rs. 2.39 crores on Wednesday, registering growth of 2.51%. It was the only language version to record an increase on Day 8, while Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil all witnessed declines. More importantly, Malayalam’s Thursday collection exceeded those of Telugu (Rs. 1.89 crores) and Tamil (Rs. 1.82 crores), despite trailing both languages in cumulative revenue. Tamil, meanwhile, has collected Rs. 19.57 crores over eight days and is now within touching distance of the Rs. 20 crore milestone.
As Ramayana enters its second weekend, the performance of these five language versions will determine how much further the Ranbir Kapoor-Yash epic can extend its extraordinary box office run.
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