Advance bookings for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: The Rise of a Legend have crossed Rs 7 crore but remain behind the final opening-day advance sales recorded by Jailer 2, Dhurandhar 2 and Toxic. The film has so far collected Rs 7.10 crore gross for Thursday, November 5, with the figure at Rs 5.17 crore after blocked seats are excluded.Starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, the first film in the two-part adaptation will be released worldwide on November 5, 2026.

Bookings remain open, with 1.26 lakh tickets sold across 3,707 shows, according to trade website Sacnilk.The film has recorded an overall occupancy of 15 per cent, while eight shows have been reported as house full. Its advance sales are yet to match the final opening-day figures of several recent major releases, although more shows and seats could become available before the release.Maharashtra has registered the highest state-wise advance booking collection at Rs 1.93 crore, accounting for 27 per cent of the total gross.

Delhi follows with Rs 1.78 crore, while Gujarat has collected Rs 49.67 lakh. The top 10 states together account for 90 per cent of the overall gross collection.

Maharashtra has 982 shows on sale, with occupancy at 13 per cent. Delhi has 768 shows and 15 per cent occupancy.

Telangana has recorded the highest occupancy so far at 61 per cent across 37 shows, collecting Rs 38.46 lakh.Karnataka has registered 41 per cent occupancy across 84 shows and collected Rs 41.97 lakh. West Bengal has earned Rs 35.87 lakh from 202 shows, with occupancy at 13 per cent.

Night shows lead collectionsNight screenings beginning at 7 pm have generated the highest advance booking collection among the time slots. They have earned Rs 2.41 crore from 1,154 shows, with occupancy at 15 per cent.Morning shows scheduled before noon have collected Rs 2.10 crore across 1,182 screenings.

At 16 per cent, they have recorded the highest occupancy among all time slots.Afternoon shows between noon and 3.59 pm have earned Rs 1.56 crore from 844 screenings, with occupancy at 14 per cent. Evening shows between 4 pm and 6.59 pm have collected Rs 1.02 crore across 527 screenings, with occupancy at 15 per cent.Of the eight house-full shows reported so far, three are afternoon screenings, three are night shows and two are morning shows.

No evening screening has yet been reported as sold out.Advance sales trail recent major releasesRamayana's current advance sales remain below the final opening-day figures recorded by Jailer 2, Dhurandhar 2 and Toxic. Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 closed its opening-day advance bookings at Rs 41.48 crore gross.

The figure stood at Rs 37.60 crore after blocked seats were excluded.Jailer 2 sold 19.60 lakh tickets across 17,615 opening-day shows. In comparison, the currently available data for Ramayana shows sales of 1.26 lakh tickets across 3,707 shows.Dhurandhar 2 recorded opening-day advance bookings of Rs 62.43 crore, including blocked seats, while Toxic collected Rs 73.43 crore.

After blocked seats were excluded, their respective figures stood at Rs 52.35 crore and Rs 58.27 crore.Those figures were recorded at the end of advance sales or close to release, while bookings for Ramayana are still under way. Its collection could increase as more shows and seats become available before November 5.Bookings rise as more shows go on saleAt 2 pm on Wednesday, Ramayana had collected Rs 5.44 crore in advance bookings across 104 cities, with nearly 92,000 tickets sold.

The collection excluding blocked seats stood at Rs 3.61 crore.Delhi-NCR led the city-wise figures at that point, collecting Rs 1.52 crore from 19,913 tickets. Mumbai followed with Rs 1.10 crore, while Pune, Kolkata and Bengaluru had also contributed to the total.The Hindi version accounted for Rs 5.15 crore of the earlier collection.

The Kannada-dubbed version had earned Rs 27.95 lakh, while the Telugu version had collected Rs 48,700.Bookings opened on Tuesday, more than two weeks before the film's release. The initial rollout was slow, reportedly because of a dispute over distribution shares between Dharma Productions and exhibitors.

The makers later announced that bookings had opened nationwide.Premium tickets cross Rs 2,700 in MumbaiTickets for some premium screenings have been listed at more than Rs 2,700. According to BookMyShow, recliner seats for select IMAX 3D screenings on November 5 and 6 at PVR ICON, Phoenix Palladium, in Mumbai's Lower Parel were priced at Rs 2,770.The earliest listed screening in Mumbai was scheduled for 6.45 am, while another was set for 11.45 pm.

The film is planned for release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.It will also be screened in IMAX and other premium formats in India and overseas. Sony Pictures is handling the film's international release.A two-part adaptationThe first instalment is expected to explore the beginning of Rama's journey, with the wider story unfolding across two films.

Ramayana: Part Two is scheduled for Diwali 2027.Ranbir Kapoor has said the sequel was already about 50 per cent filmed earlier this year. The ensemble cast also includes Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman.

Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Anupam Kher and Rakul Preet Singh are part of the film.- Ends