TL;DR — the direct answer: Ramayana: Part 1's India advance booking jumped to ₹45.96 crore including blocked seats by 6 am on Monday 2 November 2026, with 11.01 lakh tickets sold across 35,697 shows at 1,708 cinemas in 527 cities, according to trade-tracking data cited by India Today. Without blocked seats, the figure was ₹36.85 crore. The film releases on Thursday 5 November.
What happened: The new figure is a material change from Sunday, not a simple update. A day earlier, trade reporting put opening-day advance booking at about ₹22.67 crore including blocked seats, with around 5.04 lakh tickets across 12,719 shows. By Monday morning, the total across all dates then available for booking had more than doubled in value, and the ticket count had more than doubled as well. The first day alone, Thursday 5 November, accounts for more than half of the reported India advance value: ₹25.39 crore including blocked seats, compared with ₹21.30 crore without them. About 75 shows were reported housefull, including 13 fully sold out, within the larger pool of 35,697 shows, and advance occupancy was reported at about 14% including blocked seats.
Why it's trending: Advance booking is the film industry's earliest hard evidence of audience interest, and Ramayana is the biggest test of that evidence this year. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, the film is reported to be a ₹4,000-crore combined project, and its opening has been watched for signs of whether that scale translates into audience frenzy. Trade analyst Ramesh Bala, quoted in coverage on 2 November, said current performance was broadly in line with expectations, with traction stronger in northern markets than in parts of the South. Maharashtra led opening-day advance gross at ₹4.39 crore, followed by Karnataka at ₹4.18 crore and Delhi-NCR at ₹3.46 crore, according to the same reporting.
Background / context: The blocked-seats qualification matters, and it is worth understanding before quoting the headline number. Cinemas routinely block seats for operational reasons, and trade trackers report two figures: one including those blocked seats, and one without them. The ₹45.96 crore headline includes blocked seats; the ₹36.85 crore figure does not. Neither is the film's final box-office collection, and both may change as more shows open or booking data is updated. The same caution applies to the opening-day figure: ₹25.39 crore with blocked seats, ₹21.30 crore without. This post reports both, so readers are not misled by the larger number alone. The film's music, by A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer, and the shadow of Adipurush — which faced criticism over visual effects, dialogues and adaptation — have added scrutiny to how audiences receive this new Ramayana.
What we know / what's unconfirmed: Confirmed: the Monday-morning advance figures and their blocked-seat split, the show and cinema counts, the housefull count, and the regional split, all as reported from trade tracking cited by India Today. Not confirmed: the film's final opening-day or lifetime collection, which will only be known after release, and whether advance momentum will hold through the week or fade once reviews arrive. Dharma Productions also revealed Ravie Dubey as Lakshman on 2 November, describing him as devoted, fearless and Rama's shield, with tickets open through the World of Ramayana booking portal — a separate casting announcement that adds to the week's Ramayana news but does not change the booking figures.
What happens next: The next update will come with each day's advance-booking refresh, then with opening-day collections on 5 November and the first reviews. If the film opens strongly, the advance figures will be read as a correct early signal. If reviews are mixed, the gap between advance sales and walk-in business will be the story to watch.
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Q: How much has Ramayana collected in advance booking?
A: By 6 am on 2 November, ₹45.96 crore including blocked seats, or ₹36.85 crore without them, across 11.01 lakh tickets. These are advance-booking estimates, not final collections.
Q: When does Ramayana release?
A: Thursday 5 November 2026, worldwide, across premium formats, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash.
Q: Why are there two advance figures?
A: Cinemas block some seats for operational reasons. Trackers report totals both including and excluding those blocked seats; the lower figure is the cleaner measure of tickets actually sold.
Sources: Nowlivo — Ramayana advance booking, 2 November • Business News Week — Ramayana box-office test
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