Kantara: Chapter 1 (Hindi) Box Office 3rd Friday: Rishab Shetty's divine saga nets Rs 3.25 crore, aims for jumps ahead

Since there was no release this weekend, Kantara: Chapter 1 should have stayed flat or recorded a jump today, but it dropped by 10 percent.

Written by Mohit Dixit , Journalist

Updated on Oct 17, 2025 | 11:54 PM IST | 111K

Kantara: Chapter 1 (Hindi) Box Office 3rd Friday: Rishab Shetty's divine saga nets Rs 3.25 crore, aims for jumps ahead (Credits: Hombale Films)

Kantara: Chapter 1 collected Rs. 3.25 crore on its third Friday, witnessing a drop of roughly 51 percent from its previous Friday. Since there was no release this weekend, Kantara: Chapter 1 should have stayed flat or recorded a jump today, but it dropped by 10 percent. The reason is probably the Pre-Diwali effect settling in. The running total of the film has reached Rs. 157 crore net at the Hindi box office. It should now aim for a good jump for the next two days and make a third weekend of at least Rs. 15 crore, taking its cume to Rs. 170 crore mark.

Anticipated movies with good reception are gaining traction lately even after the new releases. Kantara: Chapter 1 should be the one. It has chances to attract the audience even after the release of Thamma and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. However, the trends are likely to slip to lower levels. The Rishab Shetty starrer still has chances to score a double-century at the box office, depending on how it sustains post the Diwali releases.

The movie will soon surpass the lifetime earnings of Raid 2, Sitaare Zameen Par, Housefull 5, and War 2.

A section of trade was expecting Kantara: Chapter 1 to perform like other breakout sequels from South India, like Baahubali 2, KGF Chapter 2, and Pushpa 2. Nevertheless, whatever the Rishab Shetty-directed has achieved so far is praiseworthy, considering a period drama rooted in regional folklore with no star value and minimal marketing in North India.

Box-Office Collections of Kantara: Chapter 1 (Hindi) in India:

Day	Net
Week One (8 days)	Rs. 101.75 cr.
2nd Friday	Rs. 6.75 cr.
2nd Saturday	Rs. 13.75 cr.
2nd Sunday	Rs. 13.75 cr.
2nd Monday	Rs. 4.00 cr.
2nd Tuesday	Rs. 6.00 cr.
2nd Wednesday	Rs. 3.75 cr.
2nd Thursday	Rs. 3.50 cr.
3rd Friday	Rs. 3.25 cr. (est.)
Total	Rs. 157 cr.

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Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Pinkvilla does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the films in question.

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