US EditionKantara Chapter 1 Box Office Collection Day 2: Rishab Shetty’s film earns as much as Hrithik Roshan’s War 2 in two days, mints Rs 106.85 cr
Kantara Chapter 1 earned Rs 106.85 crore in two days despite a 35% drop on day two and outperformed rival Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, industry reports say.
- Released on October 2, 2025, Kantara: Chapter 1 opened at Rs 61.85 crore and added Rs 45 crore on Day 2, taking the two-day India net to Rs 106.85 crore.
- Directed by Rishab Shetty, Kantara: Chapter 1 released pan-India in five languages, blending folklore and its prequel Kantara to heighten audience interest.
- Advance bookings and 82.31% occupancy show strong demand, with 60.03% morning, 90.73% afternoon, and $350K gross from Saturday pre-sales.
- Kantara overtook Varun Dhawan's Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, which collected Rs 9.25 crore on Day 1 and Rs 5.25 crore on Day 2 for a Rs 14.50 crore total, and ranks second to KGF Chapter 2 in the region.
- Estimates suggest it could cross Rs 200 crore soon, having already amassed $1.25 million overseas and made on a Rs 125 crore budget, the film is set to recover costs and spark Kantara: A Legend Chapter 2.
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The prequel to the film Kaantara, Kaantara Chapter One, is making waves in theaters. It earned a net of ₹61.85 crore on its opening day in India, of which ₹18.5 crore came in Hindi alone. The film also earned strong revenue in Kannada and Telugu. Now, the second day's collections have been released.
Box office [October 3, 2025]: Kantara Chapter 1 crosses Rs 100 cr; Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari struggles
Rishab Shetty’s Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 is rewriting box office history, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in just two days. On October 3, the film continued to dominate theatres across India as other new releases - Idli Kadai, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, and They Call Him OG - battled for space and audience attention. With multiple genres and star-studded casts on offer, cinema halls remain packed. But in the box office race, Kantara Chapt…
Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office Collection Day 2: Rishab Shetty’s film earns as much as Hrithik Roshan’s War 2 in two days, mints Rs 106.85 cr
Kantara Chapter 1 (Kantara 2) Box Office Collection Worldwide Day 2: Rishab Shetty's second film of the Kantara franchise has blown the first film's opening out of the water and is eyeing a successful weekend ahead.
Sunny Sanskari box office Day 2: Varun, Janhvi rom-com faces Kantara Chapter 1 clash
Varun Dhawan’s ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ earned Rs 9.25 crore on Day 1 and Rs 5.25 crore on Day 2, bringing its total to Rs 14.50 crore. However, the rom-com struggled against Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’.
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