Ramayana: Part One has crossed ₹100 crore in worldwide advance bookings ahead of its release on Thursday 5 November, and the Ramayana advance bookings milestone puts the Indian epic in contention for one of the biggest opening days for an Indian film. Trade trackers Sacnilk and Pinkvilla both reported the surge on 2–3 November, with slightly different snapshots because bookings were still moving.
What the numbers actually show
According to Sacnilk, the film had collected about ₹105 crore worldwide in advance bookings by Tuesday morning, 3 November, including about ₹58 crore in India for its first days and about $5 million overseas, according to Newseisamay’s summary of the same tracker. Pinkvilla’s 3 November update, based on national chains, put the Hindi version’s five-day advance at around ₹27 crore net, plus about ₹3.5 crore net from dubbed South Indian versions for day one, with more than half of that from Kannada.
Readers should note what these figures are: advance bookings, including blocked seats in Sacnilk’s gross figures, not final theatrical collections. Pinkvilla explicitly warned that the pre-Diwali period is traditionally slow for Hindi box office in northern states, and that the film’s Thursday opening — before the Diwali weekend itself — could keep some family audiences away until Monday, when festivities ease.
A two-part epic with a huge cast
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, Ramayana: Part One stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, according to Newseisamay and Variety India. It releases in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, with Sony Pictures handling international distribution outside India and Dharma Productions distributing in Hindi markets. Part Two is scheduled for Diwali 2027.
Trade predictions of a ₹100 crore-plus opening day, cited by Variety India, remain predictions, not results — exhibitor Akshaye Rathie and tracker Ramesh Bala both offered optimistic day-one ranges, but the final figure will depend on walk-up business. What is verified is the pre-sales momentum itself: more than 15 lakh tickets sold in India through advance bookings, according to Newseisamay, with Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka leading. The film now has two days of final booking to convert that momentum into a record.
