Ranbir Kapoor and Yash’s Ramayana crossed Rs 20 crore in worldwide advance bookings by Monday, October 26. The Nitesh Tiwari film sold 2.25 lakh tickets globally ahead of its November 5 release. While fans show huge interest, exhibitors are currently negotiating revenue share terms as the movie prepares for a massive opening.
All eyes are on Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana. Releasing during Diwali week globally, the Nitesh Tiwari-directed mythological drama is among the most anticipated releases of 2026. Eagerness comes with high stakes. Mounted on a mammoth multi-thousand crore budget, including the second part of the franchise, Ramayana is positioned as a premium theatrical experience. The advance booking across India opened on Dussehra (October 20), whereas pre-sales had started much earlier for the overseas market. Till Monday, October 26, Ramayana has sold around 2.25 lakh tickets worldwide.
Reportedly, Ramayana has already earned Rs 20.50 crore worldwide in advance gross. This data is said to include the collection from the film’s prepaid previews on November 4 and opening day advances for November 5. While bookings for paid previews in India are yet to begin, the international audience has expressed keen interest in watching the film before the rest.
A source told the portal that the distributors of Ramayana were reportedly demanding a 60 per cent revenue share in the first week, and 50 per cent in the second week; the third week could be 40 per cent. Normally, the distributor's share, even for big films, is 52.5 per cent in Week 1, 45 per cent in Week 2 and 37.5 per cent in Week 3. “This is significantly higher than the usual sharing terms followed for big-budget films. As a result, exhibitors, who are understandably concerned, are reluctant to agree to these terms and negotiations are currently underway,” the source shared.
Ramayana's ticket prices have been the talk of the town. Premium theatres and multiplexes in metro cities are going houseful despite having to shell out as much as Rs 3000 per ticket.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, Ramayana also stars Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey, Rakul Preet Singh, Arun Govil, Lara Dutta and many more. The film is releasing in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, 4DX 3D, and 3D Screen X on November 5 in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and English.