New Delhi: Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has set a new record on BookMyShow, registering 1,11,830 ticket sales within an hour on its fifth day in cinemas. The film surpassed the previous hourly benchmarks set by Dhurandhar 2 and Pushpa 2, despite having considerably lower opening-day advance bookings.
According to trade website Sacnilk, the film became the first to cross 1.10 lakh hourly ticket sales on Monday, November 9, in records available since August 2023. Dhurandhar 2 had recorded 1,09,170 tickets, while Pushpa 2 had reached 1,07,650. However, Dhurandhar 2 remains ahead in cumulative BookMyShow bookings. Ramayana has recorded the highest immediate hourly demand among the three films.
Between 9 am and 10 am on Monday, the film sold around 91,500 tickets, compared to 54,760 during the corresponding hour on Sunday, marking a 67 per cent increase. It first crossed Jawan’s previous hourly benchmark of 86,000 tickets before surpassing Pushpa 2 and Dhurandhar 2.
The film also recorded over one million daily BookMyShow bookings during each of its first four days, becoming only the sixth Indian film to achieve the streak.
Meanwhile, Ramayana collected Rs 56.15 crore nett in India on Diwali Sunday, taking its four-day domestic nett collection to Rs 238.85 crore. Its domestic gross stood at Rs 285.20 crore, while overseas collections reached Rs 214 crore, taking its worldwide total to Rs 499.20 crore.
The film surpassed Adipurush’s four-day India nett collection of Rs 237 crore and broke the previous Diwali-day Bollywood record held by Tiger 3, which earned Rs 44.50 crore in 2023.
Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, the two-part adaptation released worldwide on November 5. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi stars as Goddess Sita, Yash portrays Ravana and Ravi Dubey plays Lakshman. The second instalment is scheduled for Diwali 2028.
