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Ramayana sells 3.25 lakh opening-day tickets at major cinema chains
Ramayana sold about 3.25 lakh opening-day tickets at India’s two largest cinema chains, PVR INOX and Cinepolis.
The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, and is directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
It adapts the Indian epic and is scheduled for a worldwide release on November 5, ahead of Diwali.
Across all cinemas, another tally puts opening-day advance sales at 10.14 lakh tickets, with bookings worth Rs 39.40 crore including blocked seats.
Its chain sales rank third among 2026 Bollywood releases, behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge and Drishyam: The Conclusion.
Forecasts for its opening differ: one estimate puts Hindi and dubbed-version net collections at about Rs 70-75 crore, while another projects Rs 160 crore for day one.
Monday’s business after Diwali is expected to help set the film’s longer-term box-office course.
Ramayana sold around 3.25 lakh opening-day tickets at PVR Inox and Cinepolis, according to Pinkvilla.
The Indian Express reported 10.14 lakh opening-day tickets sold across all platforms and shows, based on advance-booking figures from Sacnilk.
The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi and is directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
It was scheduled for a worldwide release on November 5, 2026.
Pinkvilla said the national-chain sales placed Ramayana third among 2026 Bollywood opening-day advances, behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge and Drishyam: The Conclusion.
- Who
- Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi.
- What
- It sold around 3.25 lakh opening-day tickets in the national chains PVR Inox and Cinepolis, according to Pinkvilla.
- When
- The reports were published on November 4, 2026; the film was scheduled to release on November 5.
- Where
- At cinemas in India; the national-chain figures cover PVR Inox and Cinepolis.
- Why
- Not stated
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Pinkvilla and The Indian Express published reports on Ramayana’s advance bookings ahead of release.
Ramayana was scheduled for worldwide release.
- National-chain opening-day tickets
- Around 3.25 lakh at PVR Inox and Cinepolis, according to Pinkvilla
- All-platform opening-day tickets
- 10.14 lakh across 23,699 shows, according to The Indian Express citing Sacnilk
- National-chain ranking
- Third among 2026 Bollywood opening-day advances, according to Pinkvilla
- Release date
- November 5, 2026
- Director
- Nitesh Tiwari
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