Ramayana Part One Closes Advance at Rs 143.5 Crore Worldwide
Ramayana Part One closes final advance sales at Rs 143.5 crore worldwide, the second-biggest Bollywood advance ever behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge.
Ramayana Part One has already made box-office history before its first show. The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash film closed final advance sales at roughly Rs 143.50 crore worldwide, making it the second-biggest advance ever for a Bollywood film. The only title ahead is Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which had an opening-weekend advance above Rs 250 crore.
A near-perfect split between India and overseas
The advance demand is balanced. Domestic bookings contributed about Rs 71 crore, while overseas markets added around Rs 72.50 crore.
- Global advance: Rs 143.50 crore approx
- Domestic: Rs 71 crore approx
- Overseas: Rs 72.50 crore approx
- Hindi presales: Rs 57.50 crore (Rs 48 crore nett)
- South dubbed versions: Rs 13.50 crore approx
- Hindi opening-day advance: Rs 23.50 crore nett
Why the opening-day number needs context
The Hindi opening-day advance of Rs 23.50 crore nett ranks among the top ten all-time for Bollywood. Trade watchers say it is not a giant number by the film’s own towering standards, but there is a clear reason: the release is landing in the pre-Diwali window, traditionally a slow phase for Hindi box office.
Early projections put the Hindi opening at Rs 55-60 crore nett, with dubbed versions adding another Rs 15 crore nett or so. From there, the trade expects a start-stop rhythm across five days, with collections easing one day and bouncing the next.
Monday is the moment that matters
Once the Diwali festivities settle, Monday is being watched as the biggest day of the opening stretch. That is when Hindi circuits are expected to return in full force, and the turnout will set the pace for the film’s long-run potential.
Overseas, the United States is leading with USD 4.40 million in weekend presales so far. That is the second-best Bollywood presales mark in the territory, behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge and more than double the next-best figures for Jawan and Pathaan. Other markets have cooled from a stronger start and are now tracking broadly in line with, or slightly behind, those two titles.
The film is still on course for an overseas opening weekend above USD 20 million. Given the scale of the production and the promotional spend from Sony, the original target was likely closer to USD 25-30 million.
The difference between advance hype and collections
Pinkvilla also flags that some higher advance figures circulating online are not collections. Those numbers are scraped from ticket-booking sites and can include blocked seats and face-value prices, which inflate the gross. Actual box-office reporting accounts for passes and average ticket price, so the real number can land lower.
Source: PINKVILLA
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