“NTR Jr and Janhvi Kapoor’s film tops opening collection with ₹77 Cr.”

(MENAFN – Live Mint) Devara vs Stree 2 vs Jawan Day 1 Collection: NTR Jr and Janhvi Kapoor starrer ‘Devara’ delivered a strong opening at the box office as it collected around ₹77 crore on the first day of its release. The film has surpassed the box office collections of Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘Stre 2’ and Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’.

Horror-comedy ‘Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank’ grossed ₹46 crore on the day of its release, while action thriller ‘Jawan’, which once had the biggest opening box office in the history of Hindi cinema in the country, grossed ₹75 crore on first day.

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Directed by the renowned Koratala Siva, Devara: Part 1 marks the comeback of superstar Jr NTR after his Golden Globe and Oscar success with RRR.

According to a report by Sacnilk, Devara Part 1 earned around ₹77 crore in India on the first day across all languages. The company achieved global sales of around ₹140 crore on its first day, demonstrating its strong presence in domestic and international markets. In the Telugu region, the film grossed ₹68.6 crore.

Other language contributions included ₹7 crore from the Hindi version, ₹0.3 crore from the Kannada version, ₹0.8 crore from the Tamil version and ₹0.3 crore from the Malayalam version.

Directed by the renowned Koratala Siva, Devara: Part 1 marks the comeback of superstar Jr NTR after his Golden Globe and Oscar success with RRR.

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Amar Kaushik’s directorial is a sequel to the 2018 film Stree. The horror-comedy, which received positive reviews, also features a cameo appearance by Akshay Kumar.

According to film industry tracker Sacnilk, the supernatural horror film grossed ₹46 million on the day of its release. With these figures, the total collection stands at ₹54.35 crore, including ₹8.35 crore that the film has earned since its preview.

Stree 2 is the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024.

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Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan’s fast-paced action thriller Jawan grossed ₹129.6 million worldwide and ₹75 million in India on its first day. With this, “Jawan” has become the film with the biggest opening day in the history of Hindi cinema both globally and in the country, the makers had said.

Directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee and starring superstars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles, the pan-Indian film also features Deepika Padukone in a special role. It was released worldwide on Thursday in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

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