The film opened advance bookings on Tuesday, October 20, coinciding with Dussehra. Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana is seeing encouraging interest at the advance booking window, with audiences already booking tickets for the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash -starrer ahead of its November release. With nearly two weeks to go before it hits theatres, the early numbers have given the mythological epic a promising start.
Ramayana: Cast, release date and other details
Academy Award-winning visual effects company DNEG is handling the VFX, while the music is composed by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman. Produced by Namit Malhotra, the film is planned as a two-part saga.
The first instalment is scheduled to arrive in theatres on November 5, 2026, while the second part is expected to release in 2027.
Ramayana had collected ₹ 5.33 crore gross across India by 3 pm on Wednesday, October 21, excluding block seats, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. The film had sold 1.28 lakh tickets across 3,710 shows. Bookings have continued to rise since the initial 6 am cut-off, adding another ₹ 21.71 lakh to the total. The film’s overall occupancy is around 15%, with the Hindi version accounting for the bulk of the early business. Delhi-NCR is currently the biggest market for Ramayana, contributing ₹ 1.82 crore, or around 34% of its total gross. Mumbai follows with ₹ 1.07 crore, accounting for nearly 20% of the collection. Pune has recorded ₹ 35.31 lakh in advance sales, while Hyderabad has contributed ₹ 32.22 lakh and Bengaluru ₹ 31.45 lakh. The state-wise figures show Maharashtra at the top with ₹ 1.72 crore, followed by Delhi at ₹ 1.40 crore and Gujarat at ₹ 46.54 lakh.
The Kannada and Telugu versions have also begun drawing audiences, adding to the film’s pan-India reach.
