Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1 releases today with a huge advance booking behind it. Day 1 advance sales hit Rs 49.75 crore, but the final Day 1 total comes only tomorrow.
Updated: 5 November 2026, 10:00 IST
Quick Read
- Day 1 advance (India): Rs 49.75 crore gross, or Rs 42.50 crore without block seats.
- Tickets sold for Day 1: 13.71 lakh across 26,590 shows; Hindi share is about 75%.
- All-days advance: ~Rs 127.03 crore gross India; worldwide advance past Rs 150 crore.
- These are ADVANCE bookings and trade PREDICTIONS, not final Day 1 collections.
Ramayana: Part 1 is in theatres today, 5 November. It is the biggest Indian release of the year. And it arrives with numbers most films never see even in a full weekend. Before a single show started, the film had already sold Rs 49.75 crore worth of Day 1 tickets in India. That is the advance booking figure from Sacnilk, reported by The Times of India on the morning of 5 November. Without block seats — seats booked in bulk by makers and partners — the figure is Rs 42.50 crore.
What the advance numbers show
For Day 1 alone, 13.71 lakh tickets were sold across 26,590 shows. Without block seats, the ticket count is 11.79 lakh. The Hindi version is doing most of the work. It accounts for about 75% of the Day 1 advance gross — Rs 37.41 crore (Rs 31.42 crore without block seats) from 21,535 shows. The rest comes from the dubbed versions. Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam shows add up to the balance. That spread matters. Ramayana is not a Hindi-only event. It is selling in every language belt. Across all days, not just Day 1, advance bookings in India total about Rs 127.03 crore gross (Rs 102.38 crore without block seats). Add overseas advance sales of about US$5.6 million, and the worldwide advance total crosses Rs 150 crore. That is before the first public show.
Who is in it, and what it cost
Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama. Sai Pallavi plays Sita. Yash plays Ravana. Sunny Deol plays Hanuman. Nitesh Tiwari directs. Namit Malhotra produces. The film is based on Valmiki’s Ramayana. The reported budget is huge. The two-part project is said to cost about Rs 4,000 crore in total, with Part 1 alone at about Rs 2,000 crore. Trade trackers also report a US$10 million marketing budget, said to be the highest ever for an Indian film. These budget figures are reports, not official studio statements. Treat them as such.
Also read: Ramayana Part 1 Release November 5 Preview
What trade expects — and what it does not mean
Trade estimates put the Day 1 India opening at Rs 75–100 crore across languages. The Day 1 worldwide opening is predicted at about Rs 150–160 crore. Read those words carefully: “expects” and “predicted”. These are not collections. The final Day 1 numbers will come tomorrow, after all shows close and overseas markets report. Advance bookings are only part of the final total. Walk-in audiences today will add much more — or, if word of mouth is weak, less than hoped. One honest comparison: Filmibeat noted that Ramayana’s Day 1 advance (Rs 48.45 crore at an earlier checkpoint) stayed below Dhurandhar 2’s Rs 62.43 crore Day 1 advance. Advance sales are not the whole race. Openings also depend on today’s walk-ins and tomorrow’s trend.
Why today matters for other films
Ramayana’s release shakes up every other film in theatres. Jailer 2, Drishyam 3, Ranabaali and Prahaar will all lose screens from today. Single screens will move to Ramayana first. That is why this post sits next to four day-tracker posts in today’s batch — the old films’ numbers will change fast from here. For Ramayana itself, today is only the start. The opening weekend will tell the real story. If audiences love it, the lifetime talk of Rs 1,000 crore and beyond will begin. If they don’t, even a Rs 100 crore opening will fade fast. The first audience reactions today will set the tone. The final Day 1 collection lands tomorrow.
What to watch today
Today’s first shows will set the tone. Watch for audience reactions coming out of morning shows in Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru — the cities that led advance sales. Strong reactions usually mean strong walk-in sales through the day. Weak reactions mean the opening will rest mostly on the advance already banked. Also watch the show count. Ramayana opened with over 26,000 shows for Day 1. If theatres add late shows tonight, that is a sign of demand running ahead of supply. If shows stay flat, the opening will land near the lower end of trade estimates. Either way, the final Day 1 number lands tomorrow, and this post will be updated with it then.
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FAQ
Q1. How much did Ramayana earn in advance bookings for Day 1?
Rs 49.75 crore gross in India (Rs 42.50 crore without block seats), with 13.71 lakh tickets sold across 26,590 shows, per Sacnilk via The Times of India.
Q2. Is Rs 49.75 crore the Day 1 collection?
No. That is only the advance booking figure. The final Day 1 collection, including walk-in audiences, will be reported tomorrow.
Q3. What is the expected Day 1 opening for Ramayana?
Trade estimates put India at Rs 75–100 crore and worldwide at about Rs 150–160 crore. These are predictions, not final figures.
Sources
- Times of India, 5 Nov 2026
- Moneycontrol, 5 Nov 2026
- Filmibeat, 4 Nov 2026
- Sacnilk, 2 Nov 2026
Sasanka Sekhar Pradhan is the founder of India Presents, an India-focused news site. He covers daily box-office trackers, India news, economy explainers, sports previews and festival guides — in simple English, so readers across India can follow fast-moving stories without jargon. His focus is what a story means for the reader: the number that matters, the source behind it, and what happens next. India Presents publishes daily, with day-trackers updated as new figures come in.
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