Kantara is so far the biggest grosser in Karnataka, even KGF 2 failed to beat it. KGF 2 had strong support from other languages in Karnataka, whereas the Kantara series had relatively lower numbers from non-Kannada versions. Still, within Karnataka, with the massive dominance of the Kannada language, the Kantara series rules over the KGF series.
The Kantara franchise film, Kantara Chapter 1, itself broke records by collecting more than ₹185 crore gross in just two weeks, becoming the all-time highest grosser in Karnataka.
The film is all set to achieve the first-ever ₹200 crore mark in Karnataka and might even aim for the ₹250 crore benchmark. For audiences from other languages, KGF remains the bigger brand, but for Kannada audiences, Kantara is their proudest film. They owned Kantara far more than KGF 2. Even in overseas markets, Kantara Chapter 1 performed much better than KGF 2