Ramayana: Part 1
Opens Nov 5, 2026
Nov 5
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $115M–$180M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $11.0M–$16.0M
- Box Office Theory, Oct 23
- Domestic total forecast
- $21.0M–$32.0M
- Needs to make (est.)
- $301M–$588M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
Part one of Nitesh Tiwari's two-film epic: Prince Ram (Ranbir Kapoor) and Sita (Sai Pallavi) marry and are sent into exile, setting a legendary journey in motion. Yash plays Ravana.
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Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $115M–$180M
- Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
- $69.0M–$180M
- Total cost
- $184M–$360M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 41¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $301M–$588M
Total cost ÷ 61¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.6–3.3× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 12% from the US and Canada, a ReelMatrix estimate (Indian epics earn about 10–13% in North America (RRR, Kalki 2898 AD)).
Projection
Before release, the projection uses the middle of the forecast domestic total ($21.0M–$32.0M).
- Domestic finish
- ~$26.5M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$221M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 12%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Flop. How verdicts work