Ramayana opens strongly at box office, with advance sales of Rs 20 crore

Advance bookings and morning occupancy point to a big opening day for the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash film in cinemas across India.

By idly intel

5 Nov, 15:35 IST2 min read

AI-assisted

Written by idly intel with AI help from several outlets' reporting, and checked before it goes live. How idly works

Ramayana opens strongly at box office, with advance sales of Rs 20 crore — Image: Times of India

Key facts

Story

Ramayana collected Rs 20 crore in advance ticket sales by noon on 5 November, before its release.
Morning occupancy was strongest in 3D: 23% in Hindi, 59% in Kannada and 42% in Telugu.
By midday on opening day, the film had netted Rs 26.44 crore in India.

Ramayana has collected Rs 20 crore in advance ticket sales in India, ahead of its release in cinemas. The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer had taken in the amount by 12 noon on 5 November.

Bengaluru led the advance sales. The Karnataka capital contributed Rs 1.23 crore gross, from 25,196 tickets across 222 shows. Mumbai followed with Rs 67.47 lakh gross, and Hyderabad was third with Rs 53.98 lakh gross. Hyderabad had the highest occupancy of the three cities, at 40.8%.

Among multiplex chains, PVR led with Rs 2.52 crore gross from 54,610 tickets. INOX was next in the figures available.

On release day, the film opened in many formats. The film is scheduled for 26,615 shows, a number that is unusually large for a Bollywood film. Morning occupancy was 23% in the Hindi 3D version and 18% in 2D. The IMAX 3D version recorded 78% and the 4DX 3D version 75%.

The dubbed versions also drew audiences. The Kannada 3D version recorded 59% morning occupancy, followed by Telugu at 42%. Tamil 3D stood at 37% and Malayalam at 36%.

By midday on opening day, the film had netted Rs 26.44 crore in India. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and is titled Ramayana: Part 1. Final collection figures for the opening day have not yet been released.