"Ramayana: Part 1" has broken all previous ticket-booking records on BookMyShow, selling more than 1.20 lakh tickets in a single hour on Monday, November 9, 2026. The massive surge in bookings comes amid the extended Diwali holiday, which has brought heavy theatrical footfalls.
The film has achieved a milestone never before recorded in BookMyShow's hourly tracking history, which began in August 2023. With this achievement, "Ramayana: Part 1" has surpassed "Dhurandhar 2", which previously held the record after surpassing "Pushpa 2" during its March 2026 opening-day rush. It has also broken the earlier benchmark set by Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", which recorded 86,000 ticket sales in an hour.
Although it initially fell behind "Dhurandhar 2" in advance bookings during its first three days, "Ramayana: Part 1" overtook it in single-day ticket sales on Sunday. BookMyShow tracking reportedly showed the latter leading by 3.8%.
The growth in bookings has been particularly impressive. Between 9 AM and 10 AM on Monday, the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer sold around 91,500 tickets, marking a 67% jump from the 54,760 tickets sold during the same hour on Sunday.
According to Sacnilk's advance booking reports, the film's fifth-day pre-sales have also surpassed its opening-day bookings. The Hindi version alone collected ₹27.19 crore gross in bookings for Monday, including block seats. The extended festive holiday appears to have played an important role in boosting demand.
The latest booking figures follow an impressive opening week, during which the film reportedly crossed ₹100 crore in nationwide advance sales ahead of its global theatrical release on November 5, 2026.
Meanwhile, box office tracker Sacnilk reported that “Ramayana: Part 1” has crossed the ₹500 crore mark worldwide by Day 5.
(Read our review of "Ramayana: Part 1" here.)
