NTR
Jr
and
Janhvi
Kapoor
in
Devara.
Six
weeks
after
the
release
of
Stree
2,
a
new
movie
has
become
a
success
story
at
the
box
office.
After
a
flurry
of
flops
and
disasters
—
Tumbbad
bringing
in
a
whiff
of
fresh
air
despite
being
a
re-release
—
Devara
has
managed
to
bring
audiences
back
to
theatres.
While
the
Telugu
version
is
doing
quite
well,
the
Hindi
version
has
thrown
a
pleasant
surprise.
Despite
low
key
promotions
and
with
a
trailer
that
was
just
averagely
received,
the
film
opened
well
at
Rs
7.95
crore
(Rs
79.5
million)
and
continued
to
grow
decently
for
the
rest
of
the
weekend.
As
a
result,
the
weekend
score
reads
about
Rs
28
crore
(Rs
280
million).
From
here,
the
film
starring
NTR
Jr,
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Janhvi
Kapoor
will
score
a
comfortable
half
century
and
then
some
more.
While
Prabhas
continues
to
score
well
with
most
of
his
dubbed
Hindi
releases,
Yash
has
scored
huge
with
the
KGF
franchise.
Vijay
has
been
finding
a
market
with
the
multiplex
audience,
as
seen
with
Leo
and
GOAT.
Rajinikanth
has
been
a
big
draw,
but
is
inconsistent
with
his
dubbed
Hindi
releases.
Now,
with
NTR
Jr
getting
reasonable
collections
again
after
the
major
success
of
RRR,
the
industry
may
just
have
earned
a
bonafide
pan-India
star.
It
would
be
interesting
to
see
how
it
plays
out
with
his
next
Hindi
release.
Pankaj
Kapur
with
Anjini
Dhawan
in
Binny
&
Family.
Meanwhile,
a
small
film
called
Binny
&
Family
released
as
well.
The
family
film
with
clash
of
ideology
between
a
teenager
and
her
grandparents
scored
a
weekend
of
around
Rs
1
crore
(Rs
10
million)
and
will
basically
find
a
market
for
itself
on
OTT
when
it
arrives
in
a
few
weeks.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.
