Box office
Ramayana sells close to 3 lakh tickets a week before release
Ranbir Kapoor's epic has crossed ₹15 crore in Indian advance bookings and about $2.58 million overseas ahead of its 5 November opening.
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has sold close to three lakh tickets in India with a week still to go before it reaches cinemas on 5 November.
Gross advance bookings in India crossed ₹15 crore on Thursday, including blocked seats, according to figures from the tracker Sacnilk reported by The Indian Express and NDTV. Excluding blocked seats, sales stood at about ₹13 crore. The numbers rose through the day, and The Week put the gross figure at ₹15.89 crore by the afternoon.
The Hindi version is doing most of the work. It accounts for about 84% of Indian sales, The Indian Express reported, with the Kannada version at about ₹2 crore and Telugu under ₹50 lakh. Delhi NCR is the biggest city market, followed by Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Overseas
Outside India, pre-sales stand at about $2.58 million, or roughly ₹24.5 crore, Mint and Moneycontrol reported. North America accounts for $1.91 million of that, followed by the UK and Ireland at $268,800 and Australia and New Zealand at $248,300.
The comparison the trade is watching is Ranbir Kapoor’s own Animal, which made $13.19 million overseas in its 2023 opening weekend. Pre-sales a week out and weekend takings are not like-for-like, but the gap shows how much walk-in business Ramayana will need abroad.
The film
Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Yash plays Raavana. The film had a premiere in Los Angeles on 28 October. Early reactions praised its visual effects and scale, while some reviewers raised concerns about the English dubbing, The Indian Express reported.
Booking figures are tracking estimates and change through the day.
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