Kantara: Chapter 1 Roars at the Box Office, Crosses ₹100 Crore Mark in Record Time

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara: Chapter 1 Roars at the Box Office, Crosses ₹100 Crore Mark in Record Time

The much-anticipated Epic-action-drama, Kantara: Chapter 1, has made a thunderous debut at the box office, setting the cash registers ringing and cementing its status as a major pan-India success. The Rishab Shetty directorial, a prequel to the 2022 blockbuster Kantara, has reportedly crossed the ₹100 crore (net) mark in domestic collections within just two days of its worldwide release on October 2, 2025.

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The film, produced by Hombale Films, took full advantage of the extended holiday weekend coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra, opening to phenomenal numbers across all languages.

Day 1: A Record-Breaking Start

Kantara: Chapter 1 stormed the box office on its opening day with an estimated ₹60 crore to ₹61.85 crore (net) in India across all its five language versions (Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam). The film's worldwide gross collection for Day 1 is estimated to be around ₹90 crore.


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The day one breakdown highlights the film's incredible pan-India appeal:

Kannada Version: Led the collections with an estimated ₹19.60 crore.

Hindi Version: Showed remarkable strength, contributing approximately ₹18.50 crore to the Day 1 total.

This massive opening placed Kantara: Chapter 1 among the top three biggest openers of 2025 in Indian cinema, a monumental achievement for the Kannada film industry. It also shattered the Day 1 collection of the original Kantara (which earned just around ₹1.95 crore net on its first day in 2022), demonstrating the franchise's exponentially increased popularity.

Day 2: Sustained Momentum Enters ₹100 Crore Club

Despite Friday being a working day, the film maintained a strong hold, thanks to stellar reviews and powerful word-of-mouth publicity.

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The film added an impressive ₹45 crore (net) to its domestic haul.

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This brought the total domestic net collection to an estimated ₹106.85 crore, making it the fastest Kannada film of 2025 to cross the ₹100 crore milestone.

The film's performance in its home state of Karnataka was particularly outstanding, with occupancy rates soaring past 80% in afternoon and evening shows on Day 2. The Hindi-dubbed version also continued its strong run, further solidifying the film's appeal to a wider audience.

Written, directed, and starring Rishab Shetty, Kantara: Chapter 1 delves into the origin story of the folklore and the Bhuta Kola ritual from the 4th Century CE, a narrative that has resonated deeply with audiences nationwide, promising a continued dominant run over the lucrative opening weekend.

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