Kantara Chapter 1: ₹225 Crore Box Office Success Surpasses Gangubai Kathiawadi

Current Box Office Performance

In its first three days, Kantara Chapter 1 amassed an impressive ₹162.85 crores net ( ₹195.50 crores gross) domestically. On Saturday alone, the film earned around ₹55 crores net, marking a nearly 20% increase from Friday’s ₹46 crores. The film showcased a remarkable 94% occupancy for the night shows of the Kannada version on Saturday, while its Hindi variant also performed well, raking in over ₹40 crores.

Internationally, the film has made a significant impact, collecting over $3 million in just three days, elevating its worldwide gross to ₹225 crores.

By Saturday, Kantara Chapter 1 had surpassed the lifetime earnings of several major film releases, including Salman Khan’s Sikandar ( ₹176 crores), Ram Charan’s Game Changer ( ₹200 crores), and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi ( ₹210 crores). The film is on track to hit the ₹250 crore milestone by Sunday afternoon.

About Kantara Chapter 1

Kantara Chapter 1 serves as a prequel to the 2022 sleeper hit Kantara, which garnered over ₹400 crores worldwide on a mere ₹15 crore budget. This film, crafted and directed by Rishab Shetty, takes place a millennium before its predecessor. It features a talented cast, including Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, and Gulshan Devaiah.