01. Key takeaways

Ramayana: Part 1 closed advance booking at ₹130.12 crore in India before its 5 November 2026 release, trade tracker Sacnilk’s final count shows. On 1 November, with four days still to go, pre-sales stood at ₹36.68 crore — bookings then nearly quadrupled in the final stretch. Day 1 alone accounted for ₹50.08 crore of the total. Worldwide pre-sales crossed ₹150 crore.

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Ramayana: Part 1, the first instalment of director Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part adaptation of the epic, has sold more than ₹36 crore worth of tickets in India ahead of its theatrical release on Thursday, 5 November 2026, according to trade tracker Sacnilk as cited by several publications.

02. Advance booking figures

As of Sunday, 1 November, the film had grossed ₹36.68 crore in India advance bookings including blocked seats, or ₹29.88 crore without them, NDTV Profit reported. About 8.39 lakh tickets had been sold across 24,548 shows in 438 cities. The Indian Express, citing the same tracker at 5 pm, put the two-day total at ₹36.65 crore from 8.38 lakh tickets.

Opening-day sales alone stood at ₹23.87 crore including blocked seats, from 5.42 lakh tickets across 13,165 shows, according to The Indian Express. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi were the leading markets, and the Hindi version accounted for the largest share.

Advance-booking figures from trackers are estimates and change by the hour. Blocked seats are tickets reserved but not necessarily sold to the public, which is why trackers report figures with and without them.

03. How bookings grew

The pre-sales have risen steadily through the week. NDTV Profit reported on 1 November that the film had booked ₹6.19 crore on Sunday alone, from the 6 am cut-off. Earlier reports showed the opening-day figure at ₹17.08 crore (NDTV Profit) and then ₹22.54 crore (Business Today) before reaching ₹23.87 crore by Sunday evening (The Indian Express).

Earlier tracking reported by NDTV Profit showed the Hindi version contributing about 83% of opening-day sales, followed by Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi have been the leading states, and NDTV Profit noted 62 housefull shows by Sunday.

04. Overseas response

The Indian Express reported that the film had crossed $1 million in North American premiere pre-sales and $3.5 million in overseas advance bookings across all dates. Business Today, citing Films Discourse, reported international advance bookings of about $3.86 million as of 31 October.

05. Comparison with recent releases

Despite the strong numbers, Ramayana is behind the pre-sales of Yash’s earlier release Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, which went into release with ₹73.43 crore in opening-day advance bookings, The Indian Express noted.

06. About the film

Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Yash plays Ravana. The cast also includes Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshmana. Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman composed the music. The film is produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with Monster Mind Creations. The two-part project has a reported budget of about ₹4,000 crore.

The film releases in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. NDTV Profit reported a runtime of 3 hours and 15 minutes for the Indian version.

07. What to watch

Advance sales usually rise sharply in the final days before release. The opening-day collection on 5 November will be the first real test of whether the pre-release demand matches the film’s scale.

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08. FAQ

When does Ramayana: Part 1 release?

On 5 November 2026, in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

How much has Ramayana earned in advance bookings?

₹130.12 crore in India including blocked seats, or ₹105.12 crore without them, per Sacnilk’s final count before the 5 November release. Pre-sales had stood at ₹36.68 crore on 1 November including blocked seats (₹29.88 crore without them), per Sacnilk via NDTV Profit.

Who plays the lead roles?

Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Yash plays Ravana, with Sunny Deol as Hanuman.

What is the film’s budget?

The two-part project has a reported budget of about ₹4,000 crore. The producers have not officially confirmed a figure.

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