Ramayana pre-sales hit 1.70 lakh tickets; Jawan in sight

Five days before release, Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has sold 1.70 lakh tickets in the top national chains PVRInox and Cinepolis as of Saturday at 3 PM, Bollywood Hungama reports. The figure puts the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash epic on track to cross the 2 lakh pre-sales mark by the end of Sunday.

That early momentum matters because India’s opening-day box office increasingly runs on advance bookings. For a film positioned at this scale, a strong advance corridor usually signals that the first-day number will follow.

Pre-sales are following the Drishyam 3 playbook

The report measures the current pace against Drishyam 3, the recent franchise blockbuster that trade watchers are using as the benchmark. With high ticket pricing and a wider release, Ramayana is aiming to open higher than Drishyam 3 rather than simply match it.

There is one early caveat: the film is arriving in the pre-Diwali window. That can accelerate or soften audience spending in the final days, so the trajectory is still a wait-and-watch story.

• 1.70 lakh tickets sold by Saturday 3 PM in PVRInox and Cinepolis.
• 2 lakh pre-sales expected by the end of Sunday.
• Non-national chains have begun opening advances, which should make the opening-day picture clearer.
• A stronger start than Animal and Toxic is now assured for Ranbir Kapoor and Yash.

Why the Jawan comparison matters

For a film of this size, the opening-day leaderboard is the first report card. If Ramayana can top Jawan, it would become the third-biggest opener of all time — a status that shapes how exhibitors, brands and audiences talk about the film through the Diwali weekend.

The next 48 hours matter most. Sunday’s pre-sales should confirm the 2 lakh mark, and the Monday-Tuesday pace will show whether the film can double its current total and enter Drishyam 3’s pre-sales zone.

What to watch before release day

Track the non-national chain numbers as they begin to surface; they add a wider, more granular read than the top chains alone. If the curve stays steep, the conversation shifts from “will it open big?” to “how big?” — and Jawan’s spot comes genuinely into view.

Source: Bollywood Hungama

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