Ramayana advance booking: Ranbir Kapoor's magnum opus rakes in Rs 100 cr, 25 lakh tickets sold

New Delhi: The most-awaited release of 2026, Ramayana Part 1, opens in theatres on November 5, coinciding with the long Diwali weekend. Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari's magnum opus has already raked in a bumper Rs 100 crore earning in pre-sales, with almost 25 lakh tickets sold worldwide. Let's check out the advance booking status.

Ramayana advance booking today

According to the trade tracker site, Sacnilk, Ramayana has sold Rs 98.75 Cr in advance bookings across 6 show dates, Rs 78.52 Cr without block seats. Day 5 (Mon 9 Nov) has Rs 7.33 Cr [Rs 5.04 Cr]; National Capital Region (NCR) is the top city at Rs 1.20 Cr [Rs 83.96 Lac].

The film has sold 25.65 lakh tickets across 83,032 shows for its five-day run, from November 5 to November 9.

About Ramayana release

Ramayana is one of the biggest films of Indian cinema, bringing one of the greatest epics to life with Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol, and Ravie Dubey in the lead roles. Helmed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana Part 1 is slated for release on Diwali 2026, and the second part on Diwali 2027.

Ramayana Part 1 brings an enduring epic story which goes back in time - the Trinity Gods rule the three worlds: Brahma - god who creates; Vishnu - god who protects; and Shiva - god who transforms. As the realms of heaven and earth edge toward chaos, the Trinity god Vishnu descends to earth in an avatar to restore balance.  

The estimated budget of the Ramayana is around Rs 4,000–4,800 crore ($420-500M).

On Tuesday (November 3), a special star-studded premiere was held in Mumbai.  It was attended by numerous Bollywood celebs, including Alia Bhatt, Sunny Deol, Neetu Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and others.

Ravie Dubey arrived at the premiere with his wife and actress Sargun Mehta. The couple radiated bright smiles as they posed for the photograph.

The film’s runtime is 3 hours 15 minutes and it has received a U certificate from the CBFC.