Jr NTR’s Devara: Part 1, directed by Koratala Siva, released on September 27, 2024, and delivered one of the most emphatic box office statements of that year. The sea-action drama — featuring Jr NTR in a dual role, with Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor making their Telugu cinema debuts — opened to mammoth expectations after a six-year wait for an NTR solo lead. Here is the full collection story, from the record opening day to the lifetime finish, compiled from leading trade trackers. Figures vary between trackers; treat these as reported estimates.
Day 1 set the tone immediately. According to Sacnilk-based trade data, Devara collected Rs 82.5 crore net in India on its opening day across all five languages — Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The worldwide gross on day one was approximately Rs 172 crore, making it one of the biggest single-day openings for any Indian film that year and the second-highest global grosser of its opening weekend internationally.
The day-wise India net run, as reported by Sacnilk, followed the familiar big-opener arc: a giant start, a sharp second-day dip, then a steady cruise. Day 1 (Friday): Rs 82.5 crore. Day 2 (Saturday): Rs 38.2 crore. Day 3 (Sunday): Rs 39.9 crore. Day 4 (Monday): Rs 12.75 crore. Day 5 (Tuesday): Rs 14 crore. Day 6 (Wednesday): Rs 21 crore — the midweek jump aided by a holiday. Day 7 (Thursday): Rs 7.25 crore. Week one closed at Rs 215.6 crore net. The second week added Rs 45.25 crore (Rs 6 cr + 9.5 cr + 12.65 cr + 5 cr + 4.65 cr + 4 cr + 3.45 cr across days 8–14), and by day 17 the India net stood at approximately Rs 274 crore.
The lifetime picture, per Pinkvilla’s closing tallies, is where Devara’s legs show. The film grossed Rs 329.25 crore in India — with Rs 215.81 crore (about 53% of the global total) coming from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Rs 31.27 crore from Karnataka, Rs 11.13 crore from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and Rs 71.04 crore from the North India belt, where the Hindi version did the heavy lifting. Overseas added Rs 74.58 crore (USD 8.96 million). The worldwide gross closed at Rs 403.83 crore, with trade trackers expecting it to touch Rs 408 crore as the run wound down. The Hindi version alone finished around Rs 59–68 crore net — a plus verdict in a market that has been unforgiving to dubbed Telugu films.
Trade verdict: SUPER HIT. What made the run notable was its resilience. The film opened to genuinely divided word of mouth — critics were split, and the second-day drop of over 50% looked ominous — but it held through the second and third weeks on the strength of Jr NTR’s stardom in the Telugu states and a surprisingly warm reception for the Hindi version. It also buried, at least for a news cycle, the much-discussed “post-Rajamouli curse” narrative around the RRR star.
The road ahead is mapped: a second installment, Devara: Part 2, has been officially announced, with the makers expected to move on it confidently after this run. We will keep updating this tracker if trade sources revise the lifetime totals.
