Ramayana advance booking at ₹6.25 crore, 123% ahead of Adipurush
Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana has collected ₹6.25 crore in advance booking so far, running 123% ahead of Adipurush's first-day pace.
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana Part One is turning its unusually long advance booking window into a head start. Ticket sales opened on Dussehra, 15 days before the film’s November 5 release, and advance sales have already crossed one lakh tickets with 13 days still to go.
The opening day number
In the first 24 hours, the Hindi version sold more than 65,000 tickets and grossed ₹3.13 crore. For comparison, Adipurush sold around 36,000 Hindi tickets and collected ₹1.40 crore in the same window when its advance booking began. That puts Ramayana about 123% ahead of the previous big-screen Ramayana adaptation at the same stage.
Ramayana vs Adipurush in one view
- Ramayana opening day (Hindi): 65,000+ tickets, ₹3.13 crore gross
- Adipurush first 24 hours (Hindi): around 36,000 tickets, ₹1.40 crore
- Advance booking lead: 123% higher in the comparable window
- Ramayana total so far: ₹6.25 crore, including just ₹50 lakh from Kannada, Telugu and Tamil versions
Adipurush went on to close its advance sales at a respectable ₹26 crore with over a million tickets, but the film’s run was cut short by negative word of mouth after release. Ramayana’s early lead is a strong start, not a final verdict.
Why the long window matters
Most large Indian films open bookings about five days before release, as Adipurush did. Giving Ramayana a 15-day head start is a clear strategy to build early buzz and let families plan for a Diwali theatre outing. It also turns pre-sales into a rolling story that keeps the film in conversation.
The early demand is not just a Hindi-belt story. Hindi shows are running at 15-20% occupancy across 900-plus screens. The Kannada version has opened in fewer than 100 screens so far, yet some centres are already reporting up to 72% occupancy for morning shows.
What fans should watch next
If you want a prime evening or IMAX seat in the Hindi version, booking early makes sense because the best slots are filling first. If you plan to watch the Kannada, Telugu or Tamil version, those windows have barely begun and should expand later this month. That is when Yash’s star power could push the overall figure higher.
Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, the two-part film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The first part releases in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, with a worldwide IMAX release. Sony Pictures is handling distribution outside India, while Dharma Productions covers the Hindi-speaking market.
Source: Hindustan Times
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