Devara worldwide box office Day 1: Jr NTR follows Kalki to set new records globally 

Devara: Part One is setting the box office on fire everywhere. After nearing Rs 100 crore nett domestically, the Jr NTR-starrer collected a whopping Rs 145 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day.

In Short

• Devara: Part One opened with Rs 145 crore worldwide
• It became the second-biggest Indian opener of the year
• The film is Jr NTR's first solo release in six years

Devara: Part One, starring Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor, has made a bumper opening worldwide. After recording Rs 98.3 crore, it registered a worldwide opening of Rs 145 crore gross on Friday, reported the trade website Sacnilk. The Koratala Siva-directorial showed brilliant momentum on the first day. The initial trade expectations, considering the advance sales, suggested a worldwide opening of around Rs 125 crore gross. However, the film exceeded all the expectations and is now likely to sustain growth throughout the entire weekend.

Devara has emerged as the second-biggest Indian opener of the year, both at the domestic and worldwide box office. It is only behind Kalki 2898 AD on the list of top Indian openers of the year. The Prabhas-starrer opened at approximately Rs 177 crore gross globally, and Rs 114 crore nett in India.

The action drama, also featuring Saif Ali Khan, is Jr NTR's first solo release in six years. It is also his second film after the mega global success of RRR. However, Devara's opening has proved that the actor is really people's hero and his presence in the Telugu market is absolutely unparalleled.

Overall, the film is the sixth-biggest Indian opener at the worldwide box office, after RRR, Baahubali 2, Kalki 2898 AD, Salaar: Part I and KGF: Chapter 2.

While Devara showed the screen prowess of Jr NTR on the first day itself, the business if likely to grow tremendously on Saturday and Sunday. It will be interesting to see how it starts performing from Monday, which will determine its real win at the box office.

If the numbers drop drastically, it will be difficult for the film to sustain in the long run at the ticket window. However, considering that the film has largely received positive word-of-mouth, the drop in collections during the weekdays shouldn't affect its overall run.