The box-office march of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1 is officially underway. Trade tracker Sacnilk’s October 22 morning update put the film’s opening-day advance gross at ₹7.10 crore including blocked seats (₹5.17 crore without), with 1.26 lakh tickets sold across 3,707 shows — all with two full weeks still to go before the November 5 release.
Maharashtra is leading the early charge at ₹1.93 crore, followed by Delhi at ₹1.78 crore, while Telangana has posted the highest occupancy of any state at 61 per cent. The premium-format appetite is the real story: select IMAX screenings in Mumbai have sold out despite tickets priced as high as ₹2,770, underlining the event-film positioning of the two-part epic.
The numbers arrive just days after distributors and exhibitors were locked in a revenue-share tussle that briefly held up advance sales — a standoff that now appears resolved, with bookings flowing and more shows expected as single screens join in. For context, Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge registered over ₹10 crore in its first 24 hours of booking — an 84 per cent lead — though that figure covered paid previews at premium pricing, while Ramayana’s tally is regular opening-day sales with a longer runway ahead.
Starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Ravie Dubey, Arun Govil and Sunny Deol in support, Ramayana: Part 1 remains the year’s biggest Bollywood release — and the advance-booking curve from here will decide just how big.
