'Devara' is on fire, crosses ₹150cr mark in 3 days
What's the story
The multi-lingual flick Devara: Part 1, starring Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan, is making waves at the box office. It raked in ₹82 crore on its opening day and crossed the ₹150 crore mark within just three days!
Sure, there was a small dip on Day 2 with collections of ₹38 crore, but it bounced back on Sunday (Day 3) with another ₹40.3 crore!
International success
'Devara: Part 1' has a strong performance overseas
The film has hit the screens in multiple languages—Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil.
Just on its third day, it raked in ₹27.65 crore in Telugu, ₹11 crore in Hindi, and ₹1.05 crore in Tamil.
After three days, Devara has grossed a staggering ₹161 crore!
And it's not just in India; overseas, too, the movie's doing great, crossing the ₹200 crore mark and grossing over ₹250 crore globally within just three days!
Critical reception
'Devara: Part 1' continues to impress despite mixed reviews
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and audiences, Devara: Part 1 has managed to pull in impressive numbers at the box office.
The film is directed by Koratala Siva and features NTR in dual roles as father Devara and son Varadha. It also marks the Telugu debut of Kapoor and Khan.
The supporting cast includes Prakash Raj, Shruti Marathe, Srikanth, Shine Tom Chacko, Narain, Kalaiyarasan, and Murali Sharma.
Trade analysis
'Devara: Part 1' is a commercial film
Trade analyst Girish Johar told Zoom, "Devara is a massive release down South and in the overseas region, and their respective openings are also fantastic."
He noted that the Hindi market has not responded similarly, despite big Hindi actors Khan and Kapoor being attached to it.
"The primary reason for the low opening in Hindi is the low marketing push and promotions within the Hindi belt," he added.