Ticket gross sales for Nitesh Tiwari’s bold Ramayana adaptation started on Dussehra, 15 days earlier than the movie’s launch in theatres forward of Diwali. The lengthy window, together with pre-release occasions in numerous elements of the nation, are producing buzz for producer Namit Malhotra’s magnum opus. Ramayana Half One has proven stable tempo in pre-sales, crossing one lakh ticket gross sales over 11 days earlier than launch. Nevertheless, its pre-sales should not fairly on the identical degree as Dhurandhar The Revenge from earlier this 12 months, which needs to be a reason for concern for the makers.
Ramayana vs Dhurandhar 2 advance bookings
Dhurandhar The Revenge had one of the crucial uncommon launch methods for an Indian movie. The Aditya Dhar movie hit the screens on March 19 with paid previews on March 18 night. Advance reserving for the paid previews started on March 7, almost two weeks earlier than the discharge, giving it the same lengthy pre-sales window like Ramayana. The Ranveer Singh-starrer began on a sensational observe, promoting virtually 1.4 lakh tickets for the paid previews in 24 hours, together with 90k within the main cinema chains alone. The total advance bookings for the movie opened per week later, on March 14.
Ramayana has opened the advance bookings for its Hindi model 15 days earlier than launch. Negotiations with cinema chains implies that the pre-sales for the Kannada model haven’t opened absolutely, whereas the Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam model additionally await readability. In 4 days for the reason that advance bookings have opened, Ramayana has bought round 1.36 lakh tickets, together with 87K in main cinema chains. These are the identical numbers that Dhurandhar 2 achieved in only a day. Ramayana received right here in 4 days, a a lot slower tempo.
Dhurandhar 2 minted ₹40 crore in paid previews alone and added ₹52 crore internet upfront bookings for its opening day. The movie had pre-sales of over ₹200 crore worldwide earlier than launch, a determine that Ramayana would wish to emulate earlier than it hits the screens on November 5 forward of Diwali.
How Ramayana pre-sales are faring
Ramayana has already reached the ₹7.74 crore mark upfront bookings. The Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil variations have barely begun, contributing simply ₹50 lakh to this determine. The Hindi model of Ramayana is displaying occupancy of 15-20% in most main cities already, with virtually 1000 screens open. As compared, the Kannada model has opened in fewer than 100 screens up to now and continues to be doing effectively, with some centres already reporting as much as 72% occupancy for the morning reveals.
All about Ramayana
Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in collaboration with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Thoughts Creations, Ramayana is deliberate as a two-part movie. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The primary half is scheduled for worldwide launch on November 5, 2026, whereas the second half is about for Diwali 2027. The movies will launch in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam throughout India.
Sony Photos will deal with world distribution, excluding India, whereas Dharma Productions will distribute the movie within the Hindi-speaking market. The movie can be deliberate for a worldwide IMAX launch.