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Trade experts project a strong opening for Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana
Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend opens worldwide on November 5, with Sai Pallavi and Yash also starring.
The film is the first part of a two-part adaptation of the Ramayana, an epic familiar to generations in India.
It has an estimated budget of Rs 4,000 crore and is planned for release in six languages across 59,000 screens worldwide.
Advance bookings in India have passed Rs 50 crore, but the film’s early reactions have been mixed, including criticism of its visual effects, pacing and screenplay.
Trade analyst Ramesh Bala expects a first-day India collection of Rs 100-150 crore, while exhibitor Akkshay Rathie says it could earn more than Rs 100 crore.
The film’s opening will test whether its scale and star power can translate into box-office records as it reaches cinemas.
Trade experts forecast a strong opening for Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend, with estimates of Rs 100-150 crore on its first day in India.
The film is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on November 5, 2026.
The two-part epic adaptation has an estimated budget of Rs 4,000 crore.
Its first part is set to release across 59,000 screens in six languages.
The film has faced criticism over its visual effects and divided early reactions to its screenplay, pacing and score.
- Who
- Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash.
- What
- Trade experts expect the film to open strongly, with one analyst forecasting Rs 100-150 crore in India on day one.
- When
- It is scheduled for worldwide release on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- The film is set for a worldwide theatrical release, including across India.
- Why
- Trade experts cite anticipation, ticket rates and Yash’s stardom as factors that could support a strong opening.
Early reviewers
Trade experts
Film prospects
Early reviewers
Early reactions following the Los Angeles premiere were divided over the screenplay, pacing, visual effects and background score.
Trade experts
Trade experts forecast a strong opening and say the film could break records.
Ramayana was reported to be lagging behind Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups in advance sales.
Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend is scheduled for worldwide theatrical release.
- Estimated budget
- Rs 4,000 crore
- Day-one India forecast
- Rs 100-150 crore, according to Ramesh Bala
- Worldwide screens
- 59,000
- Languages
- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English
- Release date
- November 5, 2026
What people are saying
I expect Ramayana to mint around Rs 100-150 crore on day one in India (largely contributed by current bookings). North India will contribute a large percentage of its box office collections with Karnataka following second
Yash’s stardom will push Karnataka to fire in a big way. With the ticket rates and the anticipation that’s there at ground level, it has the potential to go beyond Rs 100 crores on day one. It has the intrinsic potential and value to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time
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