Increase in advance booking of film 'Ramayana'
Mumbai Famous Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor's film 'Ramayana' has created a stir at the box office even before its release. Advance booking of the film is continuously increasing. Around 18.97 lakh tickets have been sold so far, taking the total pre-sale earnings of the film to Rs 74.77 crore. The excellent response the film is receiving has increased the expectations of the producers. Actually, after the advance booking of the film started, a dispute had arisen between the makers and theater owners regarding the distribution of earnings. Due to this, ticket sales could not start in many theaters. After nearly 10 days of dispute, an agreement was reached between the two parties on Friday, following which advance booking has started in more theaters across the country.
Earnings from advance booking of 'Ramayana'
According to reports, the film has earned handsomely in four days of advance booking.
November 5: 8.14 lakh tickets of the film have been sold on this day. The earning including block seats is Rs 32.53 crore and without block seats it is Rs 27.30 crore.
6 November: 3.87 lakh tickets have been booked for this day. The earning with block seats is Rs 15.32 crore and without block seats it is Rs 11.89 crore.
November 7: 4.11 lakh tickets have been sold for this day. The earning with block seats is Rs 16.89 crore and without block seats it is Rs 13.26 crore.
November 8: Advance booking of 2.85 lakh tickets has been done for this day. The earning with block seats is Rs 10.03 crore and without them it is Rs 6.78 crore.
Thus, a total of 18.97 lakh tickets of the film have been sold. Its earning including block seats is Rs 74.77 crore and without them it is Rs 59.24 crore.
Ticket sales in the states
According to the states, Karnataka is at the forefront in advance booking of 'Ramayana', from where the film has earned Rs 5.90 crore. Maharashtra is at second place with Rs 5.59 crore. Pre-sale worth Rs 4.34 crore has been done in Delhi and Rs 2.59 crore in Telangana. It is clear from these figures that the film is getting good response in various states.
linguistic demand
As per languages, the Hindi version of the film is most in demand. The Hindi version has received advance bookings of Rs 25.41 crore, which is about 78 percent of the total earnings. After this, the Kannada version is at second place with Rs 3.62 crore. The Telugu version has earned Rs 2.45 crore. Pre-sales of Rs 70.57 lakh have been done for the Tamil version and Rs 22.04 lakh for the Malayalam version.
special film formats
The Hindi 3D version of the film is also getting good response from the audience. This version has received advance bookings of Rs 14.47 crore from 7,973 shows, which is about 45 percent of the total earnings on the first day. Apart from this, there is good demand for the film in premium formats like IMAX, 4DX, Dolby, ICE and EPIQ. Advance bookings worth Rs 5.32 crore have been made from these formats, which is about 16 percent of the total earnings on the first day.
Will 'Ramayana' be able to break the record of 'Dhurandhar 2'?
Now the biggest question is whether Ranbir Kapoor's 'Ramayan' will be able to leave behind Ranveer Singh's film 'Dhurandhar 2' in terms of advance booking? According to the report, 'Dhurandhar 2' had taken advance booking of Rs 53 crore for the first day. Whereas the first day pre-sale of 'Ramayana' has reached Rs 32.53 crore with block seats. That means there is a difference of about Rs 20.47 crore between the two films. However, 'Ramayana' has left behind 'Drishyam 3' which made advance booking of Rs 31.62 crore. In this way it has become the second highest advance booking film of the year.
Release of 'Ramayana' in two parts
'Ramayana', being made under the direction of Nitesh Tiwari, will be released in two parts. The film is produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in association with DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations. In the film, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in the role of Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Mata Sita, Yash Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Laxman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The first part of the film will be released in theaters worldwide on November 5, 2026, while the second part is planned to be released in Diwali 2027. The film will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Sony Pictures will handle the distribution of the film outside India, while Dharma Productions will handle it in Hindi speaking regions. The film is also set to be released worldwide in IMAX format.