'Kantara Chapter 1' Nears ₹300 Crore Milestone After Strong First Week

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 is turning out to be a big hit at the box office. The Kannada film, written and directed by Shetty and produced by Hombale Films, opened strongly during the Dussehra weekend and is continuing to perform well on weekdays. Here’s a look at how the film fared on its first Tuesday at the Indian box office.Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 Movie ReviewAccording to Sacnilk, Kantara Chapter 1 earned Rs 33.5 crore on Tuesday, taking its six-day total to Rs 290.25 crore. The film is expected to cross the Rs 300 crore mark by Wednesday.Although Tuesday’s collections show a weekday dip for Kantara Chapter 1, this is expected. The film had an impressive opening day of Rs 61.85 crore. Despite the usual weekday slowdown, it has maintained strong momentum, largely due to positive word-of-mouth from industry insiders.Day 1 [1st Thursday] Rs 61.85 croreDay 2 [1st Friday] Rs 45.4 crore Day 3 [1st Saturday] Rs 55 croreDay 4 [1st Sunday] Rs 63 croreDay 5 [1st Monday] Rs 31.5 crore Day 6 [1st Tuesday] Rs 33.5 crore (early estimates)Total: Rs 290.25 croreOn day 3, the film continued its record-breaking run, overtaking the lifetime collections of Salman Khan’s Sikandar (Rs 110 crore) and Ram Charan’s Game Changer (Rs 131 crore). It also crossed the Rs 150 crore mark, becoming only the fourth Kannada film to achieve this milestone.Renowned director Ram Gopal Varma praised the film highly in his X (previous Twitter) review. He wrote, "KANTAAAARRRAAA is FANTAAAASTICCCC... All FILM MAKERS in INDIA should feel ASHAMED after seeing the UNIMAGINABLE EFFORT...@Shetty_Rishab and his team put in the BGM, SOUND DESIGN, CINEMATOGRAPHY , PRODUCTION DESIGN and VFX ..Forgetting the CONTENT which is a BONUS , their EFFORT alone deserves #kantarachaoter1 to be a BLOCKBUSTER .. HATS OFF TO @HombaleFilms for uncompromisingly backing the creative team and HEY @Shetty_Rishab, I can’t decide whether you are a GREATER DIRECTOR or a GREATER ACTOR...(sic)."Kantara Chapter 1 is a prequel to the 2022 hit Kannada film Kantara. The film stars Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah, and Jayaram. Set a thousand years before the original story, it follows Berme (Rishab), a tribal man fighting for the autonomy of the people of Kantara. Prince Kulashekara (Gulshan) seeks to control the land and its people, leading Berme to rise against him.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers in this article are compiled from our proprietary sources and diverse public data. While we strive for accuracy, all figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the project's box office performance. We are open to feedback and suggestions on [email protected].