India, Nov. 7 -- Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana Part 1 was released in theatres on November 5, receiving mixed reviews and decent box-office numbers. The film, which had a lower opening than Om Raut's Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan-starrer Adipurush, seemed to recover on its second day. The Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash-starrer has now overtaken the previous Ramayana adaptation.

Ramayana grossed Rs.127.50 crore on its opening day, compared to Adipurush's Rs.128 crore, despite the latter not having as wide an opening as the Nitesh film. While the film saw a dip in collections in India on its second day, bringing in Rs.48.05 crore net versus the Rs.64.85 crore opening, the film managed to outpace Adipurush in worldwide collection...