Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office: Explodes on 2nd Saturday, Set to Cross 500cr in India Today

The total gross in Karnataka has reached Rs. 148 crore, and it will take out the lifetime number of KGF 2 today itself, in just eleven days of release.

By Jatinder Singh

Updated on Oct 12, 2025 | 12:38 PM IST | 105K

Rishab Shetty in Kantara Chapter 1 (image courtesy of Hombale Films)

Kantara Chapter 1 had a phenomenal 2nd Saturday at the Indian box office, raking in around Rs. 45 crore. The film saw a massive 85 per cent jump from its 2nd Friday, with the Hindi dubbed version leading the surge, doubling its business from the previous day. The week-on-week drop was just 30 per cent, an outstanding hold.

The ten-day running total for the Rishab Shetty starrer has now reached Rs. 453 crore approx. The film is heading towards a Rs. 120 crore second weekend, which will take it past the Rs. 500 crore mark by the end of today. After its opening day, reaching the Rs. 500 crore final in India had seemed like a challenging target, but now, the film is already on the verge of surpassing it.

The Day Wise Box Office Collections of Kantara: Chapter 1 in India are as follows:

Day	Gross
Week One (8 days)	Rs. 383.00 cr.
2nd Friday	Rs. 24.75 cr.
2nd Saturday	Rs. 45.25 cr.

Total	Rs. 453.00 cr.

The film is a juggernaut in Karnataka, continuing to destroy box office records, now at an even bigger margin. It grossed an astounding Rs. 14.50 crore approx in the state yesterday, the biggest 2nd Saturday ever, beating the previous record of KGF 2 by 95 per cent. The total gross in the state has reached Rs. 148 crore, and it will take out the lifetime number of KGF 2 today itself, in just eleven days of release. In two more days, it will become the all-time highest grosser in the state.