Ramayana Advance Booking Crosses Rs 10 Crore, Runtime 3h 15m

Ramayana: Part 1 has crossed Rs 10.5 crore in gross advance bookings for its opening day in India, more than a week before it reaches theatres on 5 November 2026. The Nitesh Tiwari film, with Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita, holds its world premiere tonight at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, and the trade is now watching whether the pre-sales can turn into a Rs 60-70 crore start.

Ramayana advance booking: the numbers so far

Bookings opened on Dussehra, and the film collected Rs 5.44 crore gross (including blocked seats) in the first 24 hours, according to Sacnilk. By 10 am on 23 October that had grown to Rs 8.27 crore from 1.47 lakh tickets across 3,964 shows in 121 cities.

The latest Sacnilk update, from the evening of 24 October, puts opening day gross at Rs 10.50 crore across 4,439 shows. These figures include block bookings, which Sacnilk says made up about 24% of the gross on 23 October, down from about 34% on the first day. That drop matters, because it means genuine walk-in demand is growing faster than bulk bookings.

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IMAX is doing the heavy lifting

Premium screens are driving the money. IMAX 3D shows account for only 3.4% of scheduled shows but about 23.8% of the day one advance gross, with the Hindi IMAX 3D average ticket at roughly Rs 1,093. Other premium formats (4DX, Dolby Cinema, ICE and EPIQ) add about 31% of the gross from around 7% of shows.

The top end is steep. Recliner seats for the 6:55 pm IMAX 3D show at PVR ICON, Phoenix Palladium in Mumbai are priced at Rs 2,770 for 5 and 6 November, as reported on 21 October.

Hindi leads, Delhi-NCR tops the cities

An early snapshot from 21 October showed the Hindi version bringing in about 95% of sales, with the Kannada version a distant second. Delhi-NCR led the cities with 18,674 tickets, followed by Mumbai with 14,823. Pune, Bengaluru and Kolkata were the next biggest markets at that point.

The film releases in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam, so the regional split could shift once more southern shows open up.

Runtime and certificate

Ramayana: Part 1 reportedly runs 3 hours 15 minutes, which makes it one of the longest big Indian releases of the year. A social media update suggested a U certificate for the full film, but as of 21 October public CBFC records confirmed U only for the promotional material, including the July trailer. In the US, the film has a PG-13 rating for strong violence and action and some bloody images.

Paid previews are planned for 4 November, a day before the official release.

Tonight’s world premiere in Los Angeles

The invite-only premiere is set for the evening of 27 October (US time) at the David Geffen Theatre inside the Academy Museum, screened in 3D. The Hollywood Reporter India said the 945-seat auditorium was expected to be full. The film is produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, with music by Hans Zimmer and A R Rahman. Sony Pictures handles distribution outside India.

What the trade expects on day one

Sacnilk reports that a Rs 70 crore India net opening is being discussed in trade circles, though it calls that figure ambitious; a Rs 60 crore start would still be a strong base. Overseas, the film shares premium screens with Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero, which opens in North America on 6 November. In India, Ramayana has the big screens largely to itself.

For the cast, story and the two-part plan, read our Ramayana Part 1 release date and cast guide. If it opens as projected, it will be chasing the films on our list of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time. Source data: Sacnilk.

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