Ramayana – Part I is walking into the final day of its extended opening weekend with a measurable cushion. By 2:30 PM on Saturday, the Ranbir Kapoor–Yash film had locked Rs 24.98 crore in advance ticket sales for Sunday across all language versions, translating to 8,11,821 tickets over 20,397 shows.
The ticket count gives the advance more weight than a gross number alone would. A total of 8.11 lakh tickets suggests broad participation heading into Sunday, not just a small number of high-value seats.
A stronger Sunday base
The advance number matters because it gives the fourth day a floor before walk-ins are counted. The film opened at Rs 62.47 crore nett on Thursday, dipped to Rs 45.84 crore nett on Friday, and has shown better Saturday momentum. Sunday’s pre-sold base indicates the title is holding demand instead of exhausting it after the holiday start.
The weekend so far is following a familiar shape: a holiday opening, a working-day correction, and a weekend recovery. With Rs 24.98 crore already banked for Sunday, the fourth day has a clearer floor than a typical post-opening Sunday.
The city and state split
Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad lead the city-level advance. Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana lead among states.
- Top cities: Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
- Top states: Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana.
- Two of three leading cities and states are in South India.
Karnataka’s top position is the clearest signal. Yash’s fan base in the state gives the Kannada market outsized weight in advance bookings, and Bengaluru’s place at the top of the city chart supports that reading. Hyderabad’s showing underlines the Telugu audience’s role, while Mumbai remains the Hindi market’s anchor.
What this means for the weekend
The southern skew in advance sales should not be read as a replacement for the Hindi version, which still accounts for the majority of the film’s nationwide box office collections. Instead, it tells distribution and marketing teams where the marginal Sunday ticket is coming from. For a mythological epic with a pan-India cast, Sunday’s final total will depend on whether the southern momentum lifts the national number or stays a regional story.
The southern concentration is now visible in pre-sales. If Karnataka and Telangana sustain pre-sales into walk-ins, Sunday’s number has a chance to outperform the Friday total. Media planners should use the city-level detail as a reminder that a national number hides the real story: a title can hold its total while shifting its centre of gravity.
Until Sunday’s actuals arrive, the Rs 24.98 crore advance figure is best used as a directional signal, not a final result. Teams tracking the film should watch whether the South-heavy advance converts into strong morning occupancy and whether the Hindi version holds its majority share through the evening.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
