Kantara Chapter 1: Top records that Rishab Shetty’s film has broken

By Entertainment Desk |  October 14, 2025

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 earned Rs 100 crore in just two days, setting a strong pace at the box office and creating massive buzz across India.

Record-breaking start

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Within four days, the film surpassed the lifetime collection of Ram Charan’s Game Changer, showing the immense popularity of the Kannada prequel among moviegoers nationwide.

Surpassing lifetime collections

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With Rs 61.85 crore on opening day, followed by strong earnings over the weekend, Kantara Chapter 1 becomes the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2025 so far.

Highest-grossing

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Achieving this milestone in record time, Kantara Chapter 1 became only the fourth Kannada film to cross Rs 150 crore, joining the league of industry blockbusters.

Crosses Rs 150 Cr mark

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The film surpassed the lifetime collections of Salman Khan’s Sikandar (Rs 176 crore), further cementing its place as a nationwide cinematic phenomenon.

Outdoing Sikandar

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With an opening day collection of Rs 61.85 crore, the film entered the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2025 immediately.

Top 10 opening day

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In just 11 days, Kantara Chapter 1 surpassed Saiyaara and sits comfortably at second place among 2025’s highest-grossing Indian films, trailing only behind Chhaava.

Second-highest-grosser

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The prequel has broken into the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films ever, currently ranked 17th, outperforming several Hindi originals under Rs 1,000 crore worldwide gross.

Bags spot in Top 20

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Globally, the film grossed Rs 655 crore, including Rs 191 crore from Karnataka alone, surpassing the records of 2022’s Kantara and even KGF: Chapter 2 in the state.

Box office record

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