Nov 03, 2026 12:26pm IST
‘Ramayana’ Beats ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ in US Premiere Sales, Eyes ‘Dhurandhar 2’ Record
“Ramayana: Part 1” is just days away from its global box-office release. Ahead of its arrival in cinemas, it is poised to set a new US premiere sales record for an Indian film.
Until now, the film has sold over 51,000 tickets for its US paid previews, surpassing Prabhas and Anushka Shetty’s “Baahubali 2” (40,000 tickets plus) and Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan’s “Kalki 2898 AD” (41,000 tickets plus) and currently holds the second spot after “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” (52,000 plus) on the list of Biggest US Premiere Sales for an Indian film.
With two more days for its release, “Ramayana” has a strong chance to surpass the Ranveer Singh-starrer. However, it would be interesting to see if it crosses the extended opening weekend numbers of the spy-actioner, which is $14M (5 days including previews) in North America.
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Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, best known for “Dangal” and “Chhichhore,” “Ramayana” will be released in two parts. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman.
The pan-India ensemble cast also includes Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanakha, Arun Govil as King Dashrath, Indira Krishnan as Queen Kaushalya, Sheeba Chadha as Manthara, Addinath M Kothare as Bharat and Kunal Kapoor as Lord Indra, among others.
Bankrolled by Namit Malhotra, CEO of DNEG and Founder of Prime Focus, the music of “Ramayana” is composed by maestros Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman.
The film will face competition from Suriya’s “Scene” and Nayanthara’s “Mookuthi Amman 2” in Tamil Nadu. On the other hand, it will clash with the Japanese epic kaiju flick, “Godzilla Minus Zero,” in international markets.
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