Fans of actor Prabhas have flooded social media to compare the box office performances of Adipurush (2023) and Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (2026). Online chatter intensified after opening figures revealed that the film featuring actors Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi earned Rs 64.85 crore nett in India (Rs 127.50 crore worldwide gross) on Day 1, falling short of the Prabhas-led film's Rs 86.75 crore opening (Rs 128.08 crore worldwide gross) across all languages on its first day, led by the Telugu version and followed by Hindi.Reacting to the box office comparisons, fans highlighted the contrast between the reported production scale of both films.
An X user wrote, "Ramayana worth Rs 4,000 crore vs Adipurush worth Rs 500-700 crore. Ramayana left Adipurush far behind in terms of budget, but the opening day figures changed the whole game.
Ramayana opened with Rs 125 crore, while Adipurush earned Rs 140 crore on its first day. Meaning the budget was 6-8 times higher, but Adipurush still came out ahead in the opening.
Records are not made just by investing money, sir; one also has to win the hearts of the people (sic)."Another fan remarked on the unexpected comparison and wrote, "Never thought I'd be flexing Adipurush's Day 1 records, but here we are! #Prabhas is the undisputed King of Openings. Just give him a solid director and good content, and watch him unleash (sic)."Drawing comparisons between the two epics, social media users pointed to the 2023 release's unprecedented opening streak.
One user noted on X that Adipurush continues to stand as "the only non-sequel Bollywood film to achieve a Rs 100 crore opening in India" despite the intense online criticism surrounding its visual effects and content upon release. Emphasising the lead actor's box office draw, another fan highlighted that Prabhas achieved a Rs 140 crore worldwide opening "without a massive budget and trolled animated content," adding that the feat justified his box office standing.
Another X user emphasised that Adipurush remains "the biggest opening Bollywood non-sequel film." The user added that the new release stands at number three overall behind Dhurandhar 2 and the 2023 epic, while "comfortably crossing Jawan's Rs 120 crore opening" and marking the "second Rs 100 crore opening for Ranbir Kapoor after Animal's Rs 116 crore gross."Ramayana: Rise of a Legend collected a nett Rs 64.85 crore across 25,200 shows in India on its opening day, as reported by Sacnilk. The Hindi version led the domestic collections, with regional dubbed versions contributing Rs 7.25 crore from Kannada (1,197 shows), Rs 6 crore from Telugu (1,776 shows), Rs 2.60 crore from Tamil (992 shows), and Rs 1.50 crore from Malayalam (557 shows).
Adipurush earned a nett Rs 86.75 crore in India on Day 1 across all languages. Sacnilk reported a worldwide gross of Rs 128.08 crore.Adipurush was directed by Om Raut and features Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, Sunny Singh as Shesh, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh and Devdatta Nage as Bajrang.
The film left viewers divided over the adaptation of sage Valmiki's Ramayan and bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas's epic poem, Ramcharitmanas.Ramayana: Rise of a Legend features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The film theatrically released on November 5, 2026.- Ends