Ramayana advance bookings near and pass ₹10 crore in trade estimates before its November release
Trade estimates reported on 24 October 2026 put Ramayana's advance bookings at around ₹10 crore, with the Hindi version driving most early demand. The film is scheduled to release on 5 November 2026, with paid previews planned for 4 November.
Trade estimates reported on 24 October 2026 put advance bookings for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana at about ₹10 crore, although the exact figure depends on the time of the snapshot and whether blocked seats are included.
What the 24 October estimates showed
Advance bookings for Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, were reported on 24 October 2026 to have reached about ₹10 crore in gross sales across India. One report put the gross figure at ₹10.15 crore by 3 pm on 24 October, including seats blocked by exhibitors, while confirmed consumer bookings in the same report stood at ₹7.98 crore.
Another report on the same day, citing industry tracker figures, put the booking collection at about ₹9.91 crore. The difference is a reminder that advance totals are time-specific snapshots: they change as more shows open and as blocked seats are counted differently, so two reports from the same day need not match exactly.
Where the early demand was concentrated
Around 1.81 lakh tickets had been sold across 4,352 tracked shows in 134 cities in the report that put gross bookings at ₹10.15 crore, with Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka emerging as the leading states. The Hindi version accounted for most of the early demand, generating about ₹8.91 crore in that report, or approximately 88% of the total advance sales.
Among city markets in the same snapshot, the National Capital Region recorded about ₹2.13 crore from 27,177 tickets, while Mumbai generated about ₹1.60 crore from 22,864 tickets and Bengaluru about ₹1.20 crore from 18,147 tickets. The Kannada version contributed about ₹96.57 lakh and the Telugu version about ₹28.11 lakh in that report, showing a clear Hindi-led pattern in the early phase.
What advance bookings do and do not prove
Strong advance bookings show early interest and a willingness to buy tickets well before release, especially when shows are still being added, but they do not by themselves establish the film's final box-office result. Actual performance will depend on turnout after release, occupancy, reviews, word of mouth and competition, as well as how many additional screenings exhibitors open in the final week.
Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Hanuman, and it is planned as the first instalment of a two-part adaptation, with the second instalment scheduled for Diwali 2027. The first part is scheduled to release on 5 November 2026, ahead of Diwali, with paid previews planned for 4 November, so the advance figures describe pre-release demand, not a completed opening.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Ramayana scheduled to release?
The first part is scheduled to release on 5 November 2026, with paid previews planned for 4 November, according to the reports cited.
Why do different reports give slightly different advance booking totals?
Because advance totals are snapshots taken at different times and may or may not include seats blocked by exhibitors, so a gross figure and a consumer-booking figure for the same film can differ.