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Kantara: Chapter 1 Races Past ₹300 Crore Worldwide, Nets About ₹223 Crore in India in 4 Days

Powered by strong Hindi traction plus near‑full houses, Rishab Shetty’s prequel now ranks No. 3 among all‑time Kannada grossers.

Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 will be screened at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Overview

  • Trade trackers estimate a ₹223–223.75 crore India net through Sunday, with a roughly ₹325 crore worldwide gross to close the extended opening weekend.
  • Daily collections rebounded after a Friday dip, with approximate India nets of ₹61.85 crore (Day 1), ₹46 crore (Day 2), ₹55–55.25 crore (Day 3) and ₹61–61.5 crore (Day 4).
  • The Hindi dubbed version contributed an estimated ₹70–74 crore over four days, and on Sunday out-earned the Kannada version, underscoring broad pan‑India pull.
  • Kantara: Chapter 1 has surpassed KGF: Chapter 1 to become the third-highest-grossing Kannada film and posted the second-biggest opening weekend for a Kannada release after KGF: Chapter 2.
  • Early demand indicators included 1.28 million tickets sold on BookMyShow in 24 hours and 90%+ occupancy for Kannada shows, as the makers also issued anti‑piracy appeals.