Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part One is witnessing a strong response in advance ticket sales ahead of its theatrical release on November 5, gaining momentum both in India and overseas markets.
According to a report by Sacnilk, the film has generated Rs 73.40 crore through advance bookings across India for five show dates. Of this amount, Rs 58.57 crore has come from bookings excluding block seats.
The premiere day is leading the advance sales with Rs 32.41 crore in collections. The film has so far sold 18.67 lakh tickets across 60,124 shows.
Among Indian states, Karnataka leads the first-day advance booking collections with Rs 5.90 crore, followed by Maharashtra at Rs 5.59 crore. Delhi ranks third with Rs 4.34 crore, while Telangana occupies fourth place with Rs 2.59 crore.
The Hindi version accounts for the largest share of first-day advance sales, generating Rs 25.41 crore, or around 78 percent of the total collection.
The Kannada version ranks second with Rs 3.62 crore, followed by Telugu at Rs 2.45 crore. The Tamil and Malayalam versions have contributed Rs 70.57 lakh and Rs 22.04 lakh, respectively, to the premiere-day collections.
The Hindi 3D version alone has generated Rs 14.47 crore from 7,973 shows, accounting for nearly 45 percent of the first-day gross collection.
Meanwhile, premium formats, including IMAX, 4DX, Dolby, ICE and EPIQ, have collectively earned Rs 5.32 crore, representing 16 percent of the first-day gross revenue.
The film has also recorded strong advance sales in the overseas market. According to a November 2 report by Sacnilk, Ramayana has sold more than 51,000 tickets for its paid preview screenings scheduled for November 4 in overseas markets.
With these sales, the film has surpassed the estimated US premiere ticket sales of several major Indian releases, including Animal, Jawan, Pushpa 2, RRR, Baahubali 2 and Kalki 2898 AD.
In North America, the film has sold more than 1.40 lakh tickets for its opening period from November 4 to November 8.
Based on the current advance booking trends, Ramayana: Part One is projected to earn around $13 million to $14 million (approximately Rs 123.09 crore to Rs 132.56 crore) during its first five days in the North American market.
#From NDTV