Ramayana movie release date November 5: advance sales cross 11 lakh tickets

Ramayana: Part One, Nitesh Tiwari's film starring Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, releases in Indian cinemas on Thursday, 5 November 2026, and its advance ticket sales had crossed 11 lakh tickets for the first four days by 2 and 3 November, according to trade tracker figures. Tracking site Sacnilk put the film's advance sales at about Rs 47.62 crore gross across four show dates including blocked seats, or about Rs 38.03 crore without them. The two largest national multiplex chains, PVR INOX and Cinepolis, had together sold about 2.05 lakh tickets for the opening day alone with two days still to go.

Ramayana is one of the most discussed Indian film projects of recent years, and its first part has been watched for months as a test of whether a large mythological epic in Hindi can draw audiences across the country. The film was earlier certified U by the censor board and premiered abroad before the Indian release, where early reviews ranged from very warm to doubtful about its length. In late October, advance sales at the national chains were slow to open widely while distributors and exhibitors negotiated terms. The latest figures show that, with bookings now open more widely, demand has picked up sharply in the final days before release.

Advance figures need care. Trade trackers count tickets sold online for the shows they can see, and they report two numbers: one that includes "blocked seats", which are seats held back or bulk-booked and not always paid for in the usual way, and one that leaves them out. The figures change hour by hour, and different snapshots taken on 2 and 3 November gave totals ranging from about Rs 46 crore to over Rs 56 crore depending on what was counted. None of these are box office earnings; the first actual collection figures will come only after the opening day on 5 November.

For India's cinema business, the numbers matter because a film aimed at families across languages can lift attendance at both multiplexes and single screens. Trade observers have said they expect the film to brave a usually slow pre-Diwali period with a record opening day.

Peepals calculation: Blocked seats account for about 20% of the reported advance value (47.62 − 38.03 = 9.59; 9.59 ÷ 47.62 = 0.201) and about 21% of tickets (11.36 − 9.02 = 2.34 lakh; 2.34 ÷ 11.36 = 0.206). The average advance ticket works out to about Rs 419 including blocked seats (47.62 crore ÷ 11.36 lakh) and about Rs 422 without (38.03 crore ÷ 9.02 lakh). At the national chains, PVR INOX accounts for about 83% of the opening-day tickets sold (1.70 ÷ 2.05 = 0.829). Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: Bookings remain open for the opening weekend, and the first-day box office figure, due after Thursday's shows, will show how much of the advance demand turns into actual earnings.

Long-term: A strong run would encourage studios to back more large-budget films drawn from Indian epics and history, and producer Namit Malhotra has already spoken of plans for spin-offs in a wider Ramayana universe.

Who is affected: Moviegoers planning to watch the film in its opening week, multiplex chains PVR INOX and Cinepolis, single-screen owners, the film's distributors, and the wider Hindi film industry looking for a big theatrical draw.

What to watch next: The film's opening-day box office figures after its release on Thursday, 5 November 2026.

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