Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 is making history at the box office! The movie has amassed a staggering ₹451 crore globally in its first week. It has now surpassed the lifetime earnings of hit films like Brahmastra (₹431 crore) and 3 Idiots (₹450 crore) — thereby acquiring the status of one of India’s top-grossing films. The film added ₹25 crore on Wednesday thus bringing the net domestic total to ₹316 crore (₹379 crore gross). The Hindi version has crossed the ₹100 crore mark, while the Kannada version has garnered ₹99 crore. The Telugu version has earned ₹60 crore, while the Tamil and Malayalam versions have together collected over ₹20 crore each. The film has made a total of more than $8 million (₹66 crore) globally, increasing its total to ₹451 crore. The movie is now on its way to the ₹500 crore in its second weekend with the excellent reviews and word-of-mouth going strong.
Kantara Outperforms Major Blockbusters Now, the movie has outperformed big blockbusters like 3 Idiots and Brahmastra. The key query is whether it can continue to increase and hit ₹1000 crore in the upcoming weeks.
Regarding Chapter 1 of Kantara Kantara Chapter 1, a Kannada period drama directed by Rishab Shetty, takes place 1,000 years prior to the events of the 2022 movie Kantara. Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, and Rukmini Vasanth play important parts. The film delves into the legend’s beginnings, and Kantara Chapter 2—a follow-up—is already in development.
