Young Tiger NTR is hailed as the king of openings, and living up to his reputation, the star actor created a tsunami with Devara in Telugu states. The opening day occupancies are unimaginable, and in a few centers, the action drama soared past mighty RRR as well.
According to the PR numbers, Devara raked in a phenomenal 54.21 crores share (without GST) in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on day one. The 1 AM/4 AM/7 AM shows, combined with massive ticket rate hikes, propelled Devara to a mammoth opening.
Here is the center-wise breakup:
Nizam – 19.32
Vizag – 5.47 cr
Guntur – 6.27
Nellore – 2.11
Krishna – 3.02
East – 4.02
West -3.60
Ceeded – 10.40
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Share – Rs.54.21 crores (All without GST)
All-time Top 2 Day 1 AP/TG only next to the mighty multi-starrer RRR
In Ceeded, Devara is only the second film to collect double digit share after RRR, and these numbers once again the fact Rayalaseema region is NTR’s forte. The movie’s business is a little over 110 crores in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and looking at the current trend, the distributors are looking at huge profits.