DC has netted Rs 16.40 crore in India across its opening three days at the box office.
The film earned Rs 4.40 crore net on its opening day, Rs 7 crore on Saturday and Rs 5 crore on Sunday.
DC marks Lokesh Kanagaraj’s acting debut, with the director playing the lead role of Devadas alongside Wamiqa Gabbi and Sanjana Krishnamoorthy.
The film is directed by Arun Matheswaran and is loosely adapted from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1917 novel Devdas, recast as a Tamil-language romantic action thriller with a darker, contemporary setting.
DC is produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures and released in theatres on August 7 in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions.
The film’s steady weekend hold, following a strong opening, suggests continued box office momentum in the days ahead.
DC is directed by Arun Matheswaran and is loosely adapted from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1917 novel Devdas, reworked as a Tamil-language romantic action thriller with a darker, contemporary setting.
The film marks Lokesh Kanagaraj’s acting debut, with the director-turned-actor playing the lead role of Devadas alongside Wamiqa Gabbi and Sanjana Krishnamoorthy.
DC is produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures and released in theatres on Friday, August 7, 2026, across Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions.
The film also picked up overseas business through its opening weekend, with North America collections trending upward from around $121,000 on Friday to roughly $150,000 by Saturday.
The story follows Devadas and his companions as they work to protect an innocent family from police brutality while confronting a ruthless cop, blending action, crime and romance in a darker, contemporary setting.
Lokesh Kanagaraj is widely known as the director behind the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, a series of interconnected Tamil action films, making DC his first major outing in front of the camera as a lead performer.
Trade analysts are watching the film’s weekday performance closely, since a steady hold through the first working week typically determines whether a theatrical release can sustain a longer box office run.
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