Ramayana sells Rs 24.98 crore in advance tickets for Sunday

Ramayana Part I, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has sold advance tickets worth Rs 24.98 crore for Sunday, 8 November, according to figures from the trade. That is across all language versions, and it covers the fourth day of the film's extended opening weekend. The film has sold 8,11,821 tickets for 20,397 shows so far.

The figures were recorded at 2:30 PM on Saturday, 7 November. Ticket sales were still open, so the final number for Sunday could change.

The film opened at Rs 62.47 crore net on Thursday and earned Rs 45.84 crore net on Friday, according to the same figures. Its worldwide gross reached about Rs 221 crore after two days. That total is higher than the two-day worldwide gross of Adipurush, the earlier Hindu epic adaptation starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan.

The film's domestic collection fell on Friday, but overseas earnings rose sharply. Overseas collections were Rs 35 crore on the second day alone.

Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad are the three leading cities for advance bookings. Karnataka leads at state level, followed by Maharashtra and Telangana. Two of the top three cities and states are in South India.

Yash is hugely popular in Karnataka, and the strength of the southern markets points to large turnout from the Kannada audience. Hyderabad's place in the top three points to strong demand in the Telugu market.

The Hindi version still accounts for most of the film's nationwide collections so far, even as the southern markets drive advance sales.

The film's makers have not said how many more shows they plan to add for Sunday. Final figures for the weekend are not yet known.