Ramayana, Nov. 14 -- Part 1 crossed $40 million at the overseas box office in 9 days, according to Sacnilk. The Nitesh Tiwari film earned an estimated Rs.378.50 crore overseas in its first 9 days. Hitting $40 million on Friday made it the fastest Indian film to reach that mark. Friday was its 9th day in cinemas. The film, produced by Namit Malhotra, was approaching the milestone as its second weekend began.

Only four Indian films have crossed $40 million overseas during their initial runs. They are Baahubali 2, Pathaan, Jawan and Dhurandhar 2. Pathaan took two weeks to reach the mark. Jawan and Dhurandhar 2 reached it during their third weekend. Baahubali 2 took 19 days to reach the milestone.

In terms of overseas box-office collection,...