Advance bookings for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend are gathering pace ahead of its pre-Diwali release. The Hindi version is driving demand, while bookings for the Kannada and Telugu versions are also expanding across the country.Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka are leading advance sales among states, with the National Capital Region, Mumbai and Bengaluru emerging as the strongest major city markets.
More shows are expected to open during the final week as exhibitors complete schedules following earlier delays over revenue sharing.With 12 days remaining before release, the film has collected Rs 10.15 crore in gross advance sales across India in all languages as of 3 pm IST on October 24, according to trade website Sacnilk. Confirmed consumer bookings, excluding seats blocked by exhibitors, stood at Rs 7.98 crore.About 1.81 lakh tickets had been sold across 4,352 tracked shows in 134 cities.
The Hindi version accounted for most of the demand, although sales for the Kannada and Telugu versions continued to grow. Advance sales added Rs 35.90 lakh between 6 am and 3 pm.
Bookings also recorded their first housefull show, after an earlier period in which none of the tracked screenings had sold out and substantial ticket inventory remained available.Ramayana advance booking report (October 24)Metric FiguresTotal advance grossRs 10.15 croreGross excluding blocked seatsRs 7.98 croreTickets sold1.81 lakhShows tracked4,352Cities covered134An update from Sacnilk at 11.42 am on October 23, 2026, showed that the film had sold more than 1.47 lakh tickets across 3,964 shows. The total advance gross at the time was Rs 8.27 crore, including blocked seats, and Rs 6.25 crore without them.During that period, the total gross had risen by 52 per cent from Rs 5.44 crore in the first 24 hours.
Collections excluding blocked seats increased by 73 per cent from Rs 3.61 crore, while the value of blocked seats rose from Rs 1.83 crore to Rs 2.02 crore.As a result, blocked seats declined from about 34 per cent of the initial gross to nearly 24 per cent. Of the Rs 2.83 crore added during the period, nearly 93 per cent came from unblocked ticket purchases.The number of tracked shows increased by 12 per cent from 3,533 in the first 24 hours.
Ticket bookings, including blocked seats, rose by 58 per cent from 92,755, while average sales per show climbed from 26 tickets to 37.Maharashtra leads state-wise salesMaharashtra generated Rs 2.31 crore, accounting for 23 per cent of the total advance gross. Delhi followed with Rs 2.13 crore, while Karnataka contributed Rs 1.45 crore.
The top 10 states together accounted for 87 per cent of advance sales.Among major city markets, the NCR led with Rs 2.13 crore from 27,177 tickets, up 7 per cent from the previous day. Mumbai collected Rs 1.60 crore from 22,864 tickets, an increase of 8 per cent.Bengaluru recorded the sharpest rise, with sales increasing by 173 per cent from the previous day to Rs 1.20 crore from 18,147 tickets.
Hyderabad collected Rs 62.09 lakh from 16,705 tickets, up 33 per cent, while Pune contributed Rs 45.72 lakh from 6,452 tickets, an increase of 8 per cent.Hindi version drives demandThe Hindi version collected Rs 8.91 crore, accounting for 88 per cent of total advance sales. The Kannada version was the largest southern contributor, with Rs 96.57 lakh, or 10 per cent.
The Telugu version collected Rs 28.11 lakh, accounting for the remaining 3 per cent.Advance bookings had crossed 50,000 tickets across PVR INOX and Cinepolis by Thursday night. Premium large-screen formats, including IMAX and 4DX, were driving early sales, while bookings on standard multiplex screens were still building.The current show count remained below that of major openers such as Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which sold more than 9.50 lakh opening-day advance tickets across over 17,000 shows before release.
More screenings could be added as exhibitors finalise schedules after earlier delays linked to a revenue-sharing dispute between distributors and cinema owners.Final-week booking surge awaitedThe main booking surge is expected during the final week before release, beginning around October 29, when full schedules and wider screen allocations are expected to open nationwide. Industry benchmarks cited in the input place opening-day sales of 3.5 lakh tickets across the three leading national cinema chains as a strong pre-Diwali start, while five lakh tickets would represent a higher target.A Rs 70 crore India nett opening has been discussed in trade circles as an ambitious benchmark.
The film will open on November 5, a pre-Diwali Thursday rather than a national holiday. A Rs 60 crore opening has also been cited as a possible foundation before the main festive period begins on November 9.
Paid previews are scheduled for November 4.First film in a two-part adaptationBased on Valmiki's ancient text, the epic drama stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. It is co-produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in association with DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations.The first instalment of the planned two-part adaptation will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
The second part is scheduled for release during Diwali 2027.- Ends