America has turned into a celebration ground for Ramayana: Rise of a Legend. The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash epic has pulled off a major overseas breakthrough, racing to the No. 5 spot among the highest grossing Indian films in US box office history with a $17.8 million cume in just seven days.
That surge has now pushed the film past Pathaan, which had ended its full US theatrical run at about $17.5 million. For an Indian title to cross that mark within its first week is a standout feat on its own, but Ramayana has done it while continuing to post fresh daily records in the market.
Ramayana Sets Another Midweek Record
The latest push came on Wednesday, when Ramayana grossed a powerful $1.9 million in the US. That came on the Veterans Day holiday boost and marked the biggest Wednesday ever for an Indian film in the territory. The drop from Tuesday Discount Day was just 9.5 percent, underlining how firmly the film has held after its opening burst.
Its Wednesday number also moved past the previous benchmark set by Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which had collected $884,000 on a Wednesday. That gap tells its own story. This was not just a routine weekday hold, but another record day in a run that has kept resetting the ceiling for Indian cinema in North America.
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The film is also playing wide, with a 1,433-theatre count that ranks among the biggest ever for an Indian release in the US. That broad footprint, combined with holiday traffic and sustained audience pull, has kept momentum high deep into the first week.
A Landmark Overseas Run For Ramayana
Those weekday numbers have now translated into a bigger all-time result. After setting the pace through its launch, Ramayana has converted audience demand into a top five finish on the all-time US chart for Indian films, and it has done so with room still left in its run.
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The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi in key roles. Mounted as a mythological epic, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has been positioned as one of the biggest Indian event films of 2026, and its US theatrical performance is now reflecting that ambition in clear commercial terms.
What makes the milestone even more significant is what comes next. With $17.8 million already in the bag after week one, the film now has a real shot at climbing further up the all-time US rankings if it continues to hold through its second weekend. More than just a strong opening, this first-week total signals that Ramayana has broken into the kind of sustained overseas play usually reserved for the biggest Indian crossover hits.
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