Kantara Chapter 1 is having a strong third weekend at the box office. The film is continuously achieving benchmarks at the box office with a strong run. It has already surpassed the trade’s initial expectations for lifetime gross
Kantara Chapter 1 Hits 700 Cr
On its 17th day, the film achieved two major milestones — it joined the 500 Cr nett club in India and the 700 Cr club worldwide. The film now stands as the 15th all-time biggest Indian grosser worldwide and the 12th Indian film to cross 500 Cr nett in India.
In South Indian cinema, Kantara Chapter 1 ranks as the 6th biggest grosser worldwide, following Baahubali 2, Pushpa 2, RRR, KGF 2, and Kalki 2898 AD. Across all five languages — Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam — the film is performing exceptionally well at the box office. In Karnataka, it has already become the biggest grosser of all time and the first film to cross 200 Cr in the state.
The film is seeing a noticeable jump this weekend and is expected to continue its strong run till Diwali. It now needs another 100 Cr to surpass Chhaava (800 Cr collections) and become 2025’s biggest grosser. However, it faces some challenges with screen count this Diwali weekend due to new releases in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
In the South versions, the film managed to come close to KGF 2’s collections. In Kannada, it performed even better than KGF 2. However, in the Hindi version, KGF 2 leads by a huge margin, which is the main reason Kantara Chapter 1 couldn’t enter the 1000 Cr club like KGF 2. The film’s weak pre-release buzz also affected its performance in a big way. Still collecting more than 700 Cr collection is a huge achievement and a jackpot for Hombale Films again.