The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer Ramayana Part One began overseas advance sales on October 15 with the release of its second trailer, and early trade tracking points to a strong opening. The United States is setting the pace, with Australia and the United Kingdom also recording meaningful starts.
The first 24 hours, market by market
The US is the standout so far. Trade estimates put preview sales at roughly $125,000 and the full weekend at about $200,000 within the first day. That weekend figure is higher than the first 24 hours of Dhurandhar: The Revenge earlier this year, though the comparison carries a caveat: Dhurandhar began with a limited rollout and expanded widely only on its third day, by which point it had around $300,000 in weekend presales.
- United States: about $125,000 in previews and $200,000 for the full weekend.
- Australia: AUD 40,000 for the weekend, the second-best Bollywood start behind Dhurandhar.
- United Kingdom: strong early sales, though trailing Jawan and Pathaan at this stage.
These are advance-sales estimates, not final collections. Some higher numbers circulating online are scraped from booking sites and include blocked seats; they also use face-value ticket prices rather than the lower average price paid on passes, so they overstate the real number.
Sony Pictures is betting on show quality
The film’s international release is being handled by Sony Pictures, and the studio’s distribution strength is already visible this far out. Ramayana has secured substantial showcasing across overseas markets, which remains rare for an Indian title before release.
The sharper metric, according to the trade view, is not a raw count of screens or cinema locations but the allocation of shows at high-performing sites in Indian-diaspora hubs. Sony appears to have prioritised that allocation, giving the film adequate schedules where demand actually sits rather than relying on token single-show bookings.
What this means for the film’s trajectory
For Hindi cinema, overseas presales are an early signal of diaspora demand and of how effectively a studio is converting trailer awareness into booked seats. Ramayana Part One enters this cycle with two advantages: a second trailer timed to the start of sales, and a distributor that can command prime showtimes. The next checkpoint is whether the weekend holds across the US, Australia and the UK once the initial fan rush settles. Actual collections, rather than booking-site scrapes, will be the reliable guide.
Source: PINKVILLA
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