India, Nov. 9 -- It took some time, but Ramayana Part 1 seems to have finally found its footing. The Nitesh Tiwari film recovered after a relatively lukewarm opening for a film of that scale, particularly overseas. By Sunday, it was finally galloping, taking big strides in India and making inroads internationally. This took its global business past Rs.500 crore in its first weekend.

The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer opened to great reviews on Thursday, with initial audience reactions largely positive. Yet that did not drive footfall momentum very strongly. The film earned Rs.128 crore worldwide on its release day. The two disappointing aspects of this number were that the Kannada version netted only Rs.7.50 crore despite Yash's presence...