{
  "id": 437671,
  "title": "DC Box Office Collection Day 3: Wamiqa Gabbi & Lokesh Kanagaraj Starrer Shows 36% Growth, Collects ₹9.55 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/dc-box-office-collection-day-3-wamiqa-gabbi-lokesh-kanagaraj-starrer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:18:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/dc-box-office-collection-day-3-wamiqa-gabbi-lokesh-kanagaraj-starrer-shows-36-growth-collects-955-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the third day of its theatrical run, Lokesh Kanagaraj and Wamiqa Gabbi's Tamil romantic action thriller DC continued to demonstrate strong box office performance. Directed by Arun Matheswaran, the film, which marks Kanagaraj's debut as a lead actor, collected an impressive ₹9.55 crore in net collections across 4,639 shows in India, according to Sacnilk. This marks a 36% increase in growth compared to the previous day, bringing the film's total India net collection to ₹20.95 crore and its India gross collection to ₹24.11 crore.\n\nThe film's overseas performance has also been notable, with DC earning approximately ₹2.25 crore on Day 3, leading to a cumulative overseas gross collection of ₹7.75 crore. Consequently, the film's worldwide gross collection has now reached ₹31.86 crore after three days.\n\nLanguage-wise, the Tamil version of DC led the box office, contributing ₹6.60 crore on Day 3 from 2,101 shows. The Telugu version of the film collected around ₹2.30 crore, while the Hindi version added about ₹65 lakh from 1,331 shows.",
  "summary": "Lokesh Kanagaraj and Wamiqa Gabbi's DC has shown strong growth at the box office on its third day. Released in theatres on August 7, the Tamil romantic action thriller, directed by Arun Matheswaran, witnessed a significant jump in collections. The film marks Kanagaraj's debut as a lead actor. Before stepping in front of the camera, he had established himself as one of Tamil cinema's prominent…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}