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Kantara: Chapter 1’ Races Past ₹300 Crore Worldwide in Four Days

Trade trackers say the Rishab Shetty prequel leveraged a pan-India rollout with strong word of mouth to deliver one of the year’s biggest opening weekends.

Overview

  • Trade estimates place the worldwide gross at roughly ₹325 crore after four days, with overseas earnings crossing $6 million.
  • India net collections stand at about ₹223–224 crore over the extended opening weekend, after day-wise figures of ₹61.85 crore, ₹45–46 crore, ₹55 crore, and roughly ₹61–61.5 crore.
  • The Hindi version has emerged as a key driver, contributing around ₹70 crore by Sunday and outpacing the Kannada version on the day, according to box-office trackers.
  • The film has surpassed lifetime totals of recent big titles such as Sikandar, Game Changer and Gangubai Kathiawadi, and has overtaken KGF Chapter 1 to rank as the third-highest-grossing Kannada film worldwide.
  • The makers have urged audiences not to record or share theatre footage, and trade outlets report the film is expected to stream on Prime Video after its theatrical run.