Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge is one of the biggest blockbusters of 2026 so far. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy thriller set cash registers ringing from day one in March. The film’s buzz was so strong that it resulted in the project earning a whopping Rs 47.90 crore in advance booking for paid previews. Dhurandhar 2’s paid previews happened a day before its big-screen release (March 19). And now as Diwali is approaching, all eyes are on Ranbir Kapoor and Yash’s Ramayana, which is said to be a big cinematic event. The question is does Nitesh Tiwari’s film have potential to beat Aditya’s spy thriller in advance bookings?
From scale, music to star cast, Ramayana, set for November 5 release, has it all to take the box office by storm. Ranbir, a big Bollywood name, is leading the film as Lord Rama; while Yash brings his South star power to this project. Music maestro AR Rahman has worked on the film’s music with two-time Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer. It has been directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who earlier helmed projects like Chhichhore and Dangal. Talking about the financial aspect, the two-part cinematic spectacle is mounted on a budget of Rs 4,000 crore.
What is Ramayana’s advance booking report?
With 14 days still left to release, has sold 1.28 lakh tickets from 3,707 shows across 115 cities. The mythological epic’s collection, as of October 22, 1 pm, is Rs 7.24 crore in advance booking; as reported by Sacnilk.
Ramayana vs Dhurandhar: The Revenge
When we talk about Ranveer’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge, it earned Rs 47.90 crore in advance booking for paid previews. However, it collected a staggering Rs 40.30 crore on day one of its theatrical release. Talking about its lifetime earnings, the project minted Rs 1,813.39 crore at the worldwide box office and Rs 1,375.39 crore in India.
Ramayana vs Dhurandhar: The Revenge advance booking
As of October 22, 1 pm, is leading by a huge margin. Ramayana is holding its ground at Rs 7.24 crore while the Ranveer-starrer stands tall at Rs 47.90 crore. Having said that, Nitesh Tiwari’s directorial has enough days to pick up pace and give a tough fight to the Aditya Dhar movie.
Trade expert and exhibitor Girish Johar is confident that Ramayana’s advance booking earnings will be much higher in the coming days. He exclusively told Zoom, “It’s a little still early days. The advance booking ticket sales for Ramayana have started to trickle across cinemas open because there is a still a tussle of showcasing the pricing of tickets, the terms between the distributors and the cinemas. All that talks are still happening.”
Ramayana
That said, Johar believes things will much better around Diwali and at time of the film’s release. “If everything falls into place, and if everything is smooth; by Diwali or near the release, (I am) quite confident that the advances would be much higher. This is more of a family film. Festive period is there. It is in tune to that also.”
He stated that Ramayana has a larger appeal as it is releasing in multiple languages. “All this will help. Cast is huge and craze is huge.” The trade expert and exhibitor added that Ramayana should have the craze and excitement as it draws close to the release.
Where will Ramayana stream after theatrical run?
Meanwhile, the makers have confirmed that Ramayana will after concluding its theatrical run. However, the OTT release date hasn’t been fixed yet.