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KD – The Devil Sets 2026 Kannada Opening Mark, Faces Key Weekdays

Early totals near Rs 14 crore in India point to a long climb toward a reported Rs 100 crore budget.

Overview

  • Box-office tallies that updated Monday put the India net around Rs 14 crore and the worldwide gross near Rs 16 crore, with revenue so far coming only from India.
  • Collections swung through the opening weekend, with a near 40% drop on Saturday followed by a 128% Sunday jump to Rs 4.67 crore, according to Sacnilk.
  • Trackers differed on Monday, with Koimoi citing Rs 1.2 crore net for day five while BollywoodLife, also citing Sacnilk, placed the five-day India net near Rs 13.97 crore.
  • The film delivered the biggest opening-week performance of 2026 for Kannada releases within 72 hours and is expected by trackers to surpass Love Mocktail 3 as the year’s top Sandalwood grosser.
  • With mixed word-of-mouth and no overseas earnings reported yet, weekday holds will determine how much of the roughly Rs 100 crore budget can be recovered beyond the ~14% estimated so far.