Ramayana Advance Bookings Cross Rs 5 Crore After Early Rs 1.5 Crore Tally

Advance booking for "Ramayana: Part 1", the Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological epic starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, opened on October 20, 2026, which coincided with Dussehra. By 6:30 PM that day, the film had sold 29,937 tickets worth Rs 1.53 crore in India, according to trade-tracking site Filmibeat. The same report noted the film had struggled to cross Rs 50 lakh in its first 12 hours before bookings picked up through the evening.

Numbers kept rising through the next day

The pace continued into October 21. Business Today and India TV News, citing advance-booking data, reported that the film had sold 86,187 tickets across 3,537 shows in 104 cities, with gross advance collections of roughly Rs 4.96–4.99 crore (around Rs 3.05–3.13 crore excluding block seats). By 1:00 PM IST on October 21, trade site Sacnilk's live tracker put the cumulative gross at Rs 5.44 crore (Rs 3.61 crore excluding block seats), from 92,659 tickets across 3,543 shows, with occupancy at 12% and no show yet marked "housefull".

All figures so far cover only tickets for the film's opening day, November 5, 2026; advance sales for later dates had not opened at the time of reporting.

Where the tickets are selling

According to Sacnilk's October 21 tracker, Hindi-language shows accounted for about 95% of the advance gross (Rs 5.15 crore from 3,480 shows), with Kannada-language shows contributing roughly Rs 27.95 lakh. Maharashtra led state-wise bookings with Rs 1.59 crore (29% share), followed by Delhi/NCR with Rs 1.52 crore (28%), Gujarat, Karnataka and West Bengal. Business Today separately noted that premium formats such as IMAX, 4DX, Dolby, ICE and EPIQ generated 27% of the advance gross despite accounting for only 6% of shows. Filmibeat reported international pre-sales of $1.12 million across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Cast, release date and the two-part structure

"Ramayana: Part 1" stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama (also portraying Parashurama and Vishnu), Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana in his Hindi-film debut, Ravi Dubey as Lakshmana, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. The ensemble also includes Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Kunal Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, Kajal Aggarwal, Vivek Oberoi, Adinath Kothare, Anupam Kher and Indira Krishnan, according to India TV News, Filmibeat and Wikipedia. The film is produced by Namit Malhotra through Prime Focus Studios together with Yash, with music by A. R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer. India TV News reported Sony Pictures as the international distributor and Dharma Productions handling the Hindi market in India. Part 1 is scheduled to release worldwide on November 5, 2026, in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English; a second instalment is planned for 2027, India TV News and Variety India reported.

VFX criticism and plans for a wider franchise

Variety India reported that promotional material for the film drew online criticism over its visual effects. Lead actor Yash addressed the reaction publicly, saying the project was a rare opportunity for Indian cinema. Producer Namit Malhotra has outlined plans to extend the film into a wider franchise beyond the two theatrical parts, including character-based spin-off projects centred on figures such as Hanuman, Surpanakha and Jatayu, as well as gaming and theme-park ventures, according to Variety India. None of the spin-offs had a confirmed production schedule or release date as of the reports.