Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’ records strong day 1 advance booking, earns over Rs 4 Crore

Mumbai: Ranbir Kapoor’s eagerly-awaited release Ramayana has seen a solid response at the advance booking window in India with the film earning almost Rs 4.88 crore gross ticket sales a day after the tickets went live.As per the trade tracking figures shared by Sacnilk, the film collected around 84,969 tickets in 3,537 shows from 104 cities on its opening day, November 5.The advance booking collection (excluding blocked seats) Rs 3.05 crore approximately showing the high early interest in the movie.The NCR was the most dominant market with contributed about Rs 1.42 crore while Mumbai came a close second with about Rs 1.01 crore.Hindi-language screenings were made, and some for the Kannada version.The numbers came more than two weeks before the movie was due in theaters.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana.The ensemble cast also includes Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey, Arun Govil, Lara Dutta and Anupam Kher.A two-part film adaptation of the story is being made on a grand scale with heavy VFX.The first part of Ramayana will be released in theatres across the world on November 5, 2026, while the second part will be released on Diwali 2027.Tickets for the advance bookings were open from 20 October on the day of Dussehra. With advance bookings available in several cities, it will be interesting to see how many tickets are sold in the coming days.