The much-awaited film ‘Ramayana’, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi and Sunny Deol, is already creating a strong buzz at the box office even before its theatrical release.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the film is scheduled to hit cinemas on November 5. With just three days remaining before its release, advance bookings have reportedly crossed 8.5 lakh tickets in India, including blocked seats, generating more than ₹37 crore in ticket sales for the first two days.

According to Sacnilk data, as of 9:30 PM on November 1, the film had recorded ticket sales worth ₹24.15 crore for its opening day, including blocked seats. Excluding blocked seats, the first-day advance booking stood at ₹20.32 crore.

In terms of ticket numbers, around 5.51 lakh tickets had been booked for November 5, including blocked seats, while approximately 4.58 lakh tickets were sold without blocked seats. These bookings were recorded across 13,317 shows scheduled for the opening day.

The response for the second day, November 6, has also been encouraging. The film reportedly sold around 3.01 lakh tickets, including blocked seats, and 2.28 lakh tickets without blocked seats. The corresponding advance booking collection stood at ₹12.95 crore, including blocked seats, and ₹9.93 crore without them.

Overall, the film has recorded advance bookings of approximately 8.52 lakh tickets, including blocked seats, and 6.86 lakh tickets without blocked seats. The combined collection has reached ₹37.10 crore, while the figure excluding blocked seats stands at ₹30.24 crore. The film has around 24,793 shows listed, with reported occupancy at approximately 16 per cent.

The makers had opened advance bookings nearly 15 days before the film’s release, and the early response appears to be encouraging. With three more days to go, the booking numbers are expected to increase further.

The film is also witnessing a strong response in overseas markets. According to the figures cited in the report, pre-sales in North America had crossed 1 million dollars, equivalent to more than ₹9.49 crore, by October 31.

Across other international markets, advance ticket sales reportedly reached 3.5 million dollars, or approximately ₹33.22 crore. These figures include shows scheduled across multiple dates.

With strong advance bookings in India and overseas, ‘Ramayana’ is heading towards its theatrical release amid significant audience expectations.