Mahesh Babu and Trivikram are both massive brands in America. Individually, both of them have several movies crossing major landmarks with great ease. So naturally, when Guntur Kaaram was announced everyone expected it to post record numbers. Unfortunately, Guntur Kaaram failed to do this and the main reason for it was the massive failure of promotional content.
Guntur Kaaram opens with $1.42M premiers in America. On the other hand, Kalki 2898 AD opened with $3.9M premiers. While it’s true that Guntur Kaaram and Kalki 2898 AD can’t be compared due to the scale and pan-India factor, the difference is still massive.
Coming to Devara, this comparison makes more sense. This NTR starter has crossed the $1.5 million mark 9 days before its release just with bookings. Devara has emerged as the 2nd biggest opener of this year already. These stats show how poorly the Mahesh-Trivikram combo film opened in America. Now Devara is heading towards a $3 Million premieres.