{"id":327702,"date":"2026-05-02T02:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327702"},"modified":"2026-05-02T02:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:06:30","slug":"kd-the-devil-box-office-day-2-early-trends-only-7-budget-recovery-for-dhruva-sarja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/kd-the-devil-box-office-day-2-early-trends-only-7-budget-recovery-for-dhruva-sarja\/","title":{"rendered":"KD The Devil Box Office Day 2 (Early Trends): Only 7% Budget Recovery For Dhruva Sarja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1275511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1275511\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1275511 size-full koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama.jpg\" alt=\"KD The Devil Box Office Day 2 (Early Trends): Only 7% Budget Recovery \" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-560x294.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-1068x561.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/04\/kd-the-devil-release-date-cast-details-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-about-dhurva-sarjas-gangster-drama-800x420.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1275511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KD The Devil Box Office Day 2 (Early Trends): Dhruva Sarja \u2013 Sanjay Dutt\u2019s Biggie Struggles! (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Kannada film industry hoped for one more pan-India miracle with KD: The Devil<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but when<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> early trends are anything to go by, the road ahead looks incredibly tough to travel for Dhruva Sarja\u2019s film. Despite starring Sanjay Dutt because the antagonist, the film is struggling to seek out its footing on the box office inside its first 48 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dhruva Sarja vs Dhruva Sarja<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhruva Sarja\u2018s last theatrical release, Martin, opened at <strong>6.3 crore<\/strong> on the box office, and in two days, the actor\u2019s latest period drama has managed to someway surpass this opening day number!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KD: The Devil Box Office Day 2 Estimates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As per the early trends for Day 2, on Friday, May 1, KD: The Devil has managed to tug in roughly <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3.5 crore<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> occupancy <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">saw a marginal jump<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">50% <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">from yesterday\u2019s 46%, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> collection remained stagnant.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The overall <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">two-day collection<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> now stands at roughly <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7 crore<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The most important concern for this Dhruva Sarja biggie <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lies within the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> budget recovery. The film <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is reportedly mounted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on an enormous budget of <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">100 crore<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. With a two-day net collection of just <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7 crore<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the film has managed a budget recovery of only <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7%<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Produced by Venkat K Narayana under the banner of KVN Productions, KD: The Devil was surely one in all the highly anticipated<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0movies of the 12 months. Starring Motion Prince Dhruva Sarja within the titular role, the movie promised to start a brand new era within the motion genre. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Reeshma Nanaiah, Shilpa Shetty, V Ravichandran, Ramesh Aravind, and Nora Fatehi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rated 8.9 on IMDb, the official synopsis of the film says, \u201cWithin the early Nineteen Seventies. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Petty criminal Kaali unwittingly <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">involves himself<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with underworld thugs, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">catalyzing<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> events beyond his control.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Will their destiny allow it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take a look at the box office collection and latest verdicts of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kannada Movies of 2026 here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> Dhurandhar 2 Box Office: Ruling The Throne In South Indian States, But Is Likely To Miss A Historic Milestone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Follow Us:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KD The Devil Box Office Day 2 (Early Trends): Dhruva Sarja \u2013 Sanjay Dutt\u2019s Biggie Struggles! (Photo Credit: Instagram) The Kannada film industry hoped for one more pan-India miracle with KD: The Devil, but when early trends are anything to go by, the road ahead looks incredibly tough to travel for Dhruva Sarja\u2019s film. 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