Devara: Part 1 Made a splash at the domestic box office. The new Telugu-language action movie star NT Rama Rao Jr. in a dual role as the titular village chief and his own son Varadha. This is the star’s first role since the 2022 smash hit Rrrwhich won an Oscar for Best Original Song and became the third highest grossing Indian movie of all time. The figure of DevaraWritten and directed by Koratala Siva, it also stars Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shruti Marathe, Prakash Raj, Srikanth and Shine Tom Chacko.
Per TermAs of Sunday morning, Devara: Part 1 is projected to earn a 3-day total of $5.6 million by the end of its opening weekend at the domestic box office. This adds it Number 4 on the domestic Top 5 chart for the weekendOutgrowing the No. 5 title, that is Speak no evil ($4.3 million), as well as the new Francis Ford Coppola title release Megalopoliswhich debuted at No. 6 with $4 million. It is the second highest-grossing new release of the weekend behind DreamWorks’ The wild robotwhich debuted at No. 1 with $35 million.
What the opening weekend means for Devara: Part 1
The movie could become a huge hit
Although it has become more and more common for Indian releases to debut in the Top 10 at the domestic box office in the wake of Rrr, Devara: Part 1 Is The highest-charting Indian debut in North America this year. This includes the big budget Kalki 2898 ADA record-breaking title that is India’s most expensive movie ever and debuted at number 5 with a total just slightly higher than Devaras at $5.67 million. Below, see how the new movie compares to the opening weekend of every Indian release to debut in the domestic Top 10 so far in 2024:
|
Title |
Row |
Opening weekend |
|---|---|---|
|
Devara: Part 1 |
Number 4 |
$5.6 million |
|
Street 2 |
Number 10 |
$2.4 million |
|
Rain |
Number 10 |
$453,000 |
|
Bad news |
Number 9 |
$1.07 million |
|
Indian 2 |
Number 10 |
$1.2 million |
|
Kalki 2898 AD |
Number 5 |
$5.67 million |
|
Tillu Square |
Number 8 |
$1.87 million |
|
crew |
Number 9 |
$1.5 million |
The movie being neck and neck with Kalki 2898 AD shows that it has a strong box office potential. The earlier title, which already has a sequel in the works, was a global box office smash that has since become the seventh highest-grossing Indian movie of all time worldwide. Street 2Which opened to less than half of Devaras domestic debut, also claimed to become the highest-grossing Hindi-language film of all time in India and the 10th highest-grossing Indian film of all time worldwide.
Our Take on the Devara: Part 1 domestic debut
Devara’s future looks bright
It remains to be seen if Devara: Part 1 shows the same kind of worldwide box office growth as Kalki 2898 AD Or Street 2. However, if international markets embrace the new Indian action movie at the same level as the domestic audience, It could become another record-breaking break for the region in 2024. The fact that its budget is exactly half that of Kalki Also means that, even if it falls a bit short of the movie’s worldwide gross, it will likely make a much bigger profit and break even much faster.
Source: term