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‘Devara’ tops INR 235 Crore Globally in the 3-Day Opening Weekend…!!!!


After a ₹100 Cr plus opening day globally, Devara: Part 1 has slowed down in the next 2 days. The second say saw terrific hold in the Telugu states and North Indian market while the rest of the areas showed huge drop on Saturday. Sunday saw a small leap in the collections compared to Saturday but it wasn’t enough to power the much-anticipated Junior NTR starrer to go over the ₹250 Cr benchmark globally. The film added another ₹100 Cr to its Day 1 total, taking the cumulative 3-Day Opening weekend total towards ₹235 Cr globally.
 
Domestic Circuits

The film saw good hold in Andhra/Telangana states on Saturday & Sunday, particularly Rayalaseema area saw very good hold on both days. The film was able to easily surpass ₹100 Cr gross in the Telugu states in the opening weekend. Nizam & Guntur area have achieved breakeven in 3 days. The Telugu States Share for the opening weekend is ₹77.94 Cr. Opening weekend AP/TG Share breakup is as follows:

Nizam                  ₹27.82 Cr

Vizag                    ₹8.95 Cr

Guntur                ₹8.11 Cr

Nellore                ₹5.20 Cr

Krishna               ₹3.34 Cr

East                      ₹5.05 Cr

West                    ₹4.07 Cr

Rayalaseema     ₹16.40 Cr

The final gross is in the range of ₹115 Cr in the Telugu states. In Karnataka, the film added another ₹9 Cr on Saturday & Sunday to take the total weekend collections to ₹20 Cr. Around 6 Lakh admits were recorded in the state. In North India, Devara saw steady collections over the weekend. 3 Days Hindi Nett is as follows:

Friday (Day 1)                  ₹7.50 Cr

Saturday (Day 2)              ₹8.75 Cr

Sunday (Day 3)                 ₹10.50 Cr

Both Tamil Nadu & Kerala saw a huge drop, where the film never got off to a start in Kerala. Devara recorded above 3 Lakh admits in the state of Tamil Nadu, taking the weekend collections to roughly ₹6 Cr. In Kerala, the film received heavy competition from the Onam releases like Ajayante Randam Moshanam & Kishkindha Kaandam, which are in their 3rd week. The film could only find 1000 plus shows and sold just above 50K tickets in the 3-Day weekend.

International Circuits

Devara collected above $7M and registered the 6th biggest opening weekend for a Tollywood movie in the Overseas market. The Top 6 are as follows:

Baahubali 2        $22.50M

Kalki 2898 AD    $17.95M

RRR                      $16.00M

Salaar                  $9.60M

Saaho                  $7.90M

Devara                $7.22M*

In the Middle East Territory, the film collected around $570K in the opening weekend, recording the 7th biggest opening weekend for a Telugu film. The film also saw nearly 30K admissions in UAE alone, collecting above $340K, which is the biggest ever for a Junior NTR starrer film. The Top 7 Tollywood films for the opening weekend in GCC region are as follows:

Baahubali 2        $5.55M

Kalki 2898 AD    $2.55M

RRR                      $2.30M

Saaho                  $2.20M

Salaar                  $2.04M

Adipurush          $763K

Devara                $570K

Devara takes the 7th biggest opening weekend for a Telugu movie in Australia. The Top 7 are as follows:

Baahubali 2        A$2.00M

RRR                      A$1.80M

Kalki 2898 AD    A$1.65M

Salaar                  A$865K

Adipurush          A$763K

Saaho                  A$761K

Devara                A$742K

In the North America Box-office, Junior NTR starrer has reportedly collected nearly $5M in the opening weekend. According to comScore data, the film debuted at No 4 in the North America Box-office. It is expected to achieve breakeven on Monday. In the UK market, Devara collected above £440K in the opening weekend.

Final Breakup (Estimates)

AP/TG                  ₹113.00 Cr

Karnataka           ₹20.00 Cr

Tamil Nadu         ₹6.00 Cr

Kerala                  ₹1.40 Cr

North India        ₹34.10 Cr

India Total – ₹174.50 Cr

USA/Canada                    $4.98M

UK                                      $591K

Europe                              $260K*

Aus/Nz                              $566K

GCC                                   $570K

Singapore/Malaysia        $115K

ROW                                  $120K*

International Total – $7.20M (₹60.30 Cr)

Global Total – 234.80 Crore

Compiled By Jayaram G