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Jr NTR's Devara: Part 1 had a phenomenal opening. The movie, NTR's first solo outing in six years, has crossed all expectations when it came to box office numbers. 

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Directed by Koratala Siva, the movie also marks the Telugu debut of Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor. 

Devara: Part 1 Box Office

On the first day (Sept 27) of its release, the movie earned Rs 82.5 crore at the domestic box office in all languages. As per Sacnilk, on the first day, the film earned Rs 73.25 crore in Telugu, the highest numbers, followed by Hindi (Rs 7.5 crore), Kannada (Rs 0.35 crore), Tamil (Rs 1 crore), and Malayalam (Rs 0.4 crore).

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The movie continued to earn well on Saturday (Sept 28) and Sunday (Sept 29), taking the total collection of the movie to Rs 160.6 crore in India.

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The movie has earned - Rs 128.5 crore in Telugu, Rs 27 crore in Hindi; Rs 1.05 crore in Kannada, Rs 3.14 crore in Tamil and Rs 0.9 crore in Malayalam.

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NTR's film is performing well in the Hindi belt as well. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, ''Despite the low-key buzz around the #Hindi version, #Devara delivered a good score in its opening weekend... The mass circuits performed exceptionally well, while major national chains - which started slow on Friday morning - saw a significant pickup, ultimately yielding decent to strong results.''

The movie has performed well in the international market as well. As per Comscore, the movie earned $32.93 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film after The Wild Robot, which earned $44 million at the box office. 

The movie is ahead Hollywood movies such as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Transformers One.

More About Devara: Part 1

The Telugu drama is one of the most anticipated South Indian releases of the year.

The action-packed movie is set in a coastal village in Maharashtra and revolves around a fearless man, Devara, who has vowed to never let any person in his village do smuggling again. Despite being disappeared from the village, he continues to protect the village. The story moves forward, Devara's son, Vara grows up, and is opposite of his father and is living under the company of antagonist Bhairava, played by Saif Ali Khan.

Devara Review:

WION's review of the movie reads, ''Devara Part 1 is Jr NTR's 30th film and it presents him in all his glory. He plays a double role, which ably showcases all his talents. NTR flexes muscles, dances, romances, and performs action stunts with absolute ease. It is a story that revolves around him and he delivers to his part. His portrayal of Devara is larger than life- typical of films of this genre in the South Indian film industry. Complementing him is actor Saif Ali Khan, who makes his Telugu debut with the film. Khan has by now, aced the role of playing the antagonist in multiple films,'' read full review here.