Ramayana: Part One has crossed Rs 17 crore in opening-day advance bookings in India with six days to go before its 5 November release, according to trade tracker Sacnilk figures reported on 30 October. The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash epic has sold more than 3.3 lakh tickets across India, with premium formats contributing a significant share.
Fact’s 30 October report put the India advance gross at Rs 17.08 crore including blocked seats, or Rs 14.23 crore without them, from 3.33 lakh tickets across 6,780 shows. BOI24’s live advance tracker, updated on 31 October, put the India gross higher at Rs 16.59 crore net of some adjustments in its own presentation, with a worldwide advance total of Rs 33.99 crore including Rs 17.40 crore overseas, led by the United States at $1.25 million. Trackers differ in methodology, so the precise figure varies by source, but all agree the film has passed Rs 17 crore in India.
Hindi and premium formats lead
The Hindi version accounts for about 83 per cent of the India advance gross, at Rs 14.16 crore, according to Fact. Premium screenings in IMAX, 4DX, Dolby and other formats together generated Rs 4.38 crore, about 26 per cent of the total, showing that audiences are paying up for the biggest screens. Overseas, North American premiere sales crossed $800,000, up from $631,000 a day earlier, with worldwide opening-day advance bookings past $2 million.
The film, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, and releases in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Paid preview shows are reported for the evening of 4 November in India and North America.
A Diwali corridor opening
Ramayana arrives the week before Diwali, and forecasts for its first day range widely, from around Rs 65 crore to more than Rs 100 crore net in India, according to Cinewoodcrux’s roundup of trade expectations. The advance pace matters because full-scale booking in India opened late after a dispute over revenue share with distributors, according to Media Marvels, meaning the biggest jump in sales may still be to come. With six days left, the film is already tracking toward one of the biggest Indian openings of the year.
