Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 7: Rishab Shetty film crosses ₹300 crore; only 2nd Kannada film to do so

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 7: Rishab Shetty's sequel to the 2022 Kannada hit Kantara is going strong at the box office.

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 7: The second-highest-grossing Kannada film of all time, Kantara Chapter 1, is going strong at the box office one week after its release. Directed by and starring Rishab Shetty in the lead role, the epic period action film has crossed the ₹300 crore threshold in its first week in India.

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 7: Rukmini Vasanth and Rishab Shetty in a still from the film.

According to Sacnilk, Kantara Chapter 1 brought in an estimated ₹25 crore net in India on Wednesday, taking its total domestic collection to ₹316 crore. The film had an opening of ₹61.45 crore in India on Thursday, bringing in ₹45.4 crore on Friday. Over the weekend, the film collected ₹55 crore on Saturday and ₹63 crore on Sunday.

While collections dipped during the weekdays, the film still held strong, bringing in ₹31.5 crore and ₹34.25 crore on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

Rishab Shetty on Kantara Chapter 1’s success

Speaking to the press in New Delhi, Rishab discussed the box office success of Kantara Chapter 1. According to PTI, he said, “We began the world of Kantara from the first film, and since then, we have explored the dynamic between nature and humans. This story is rooted in our folklore from coastal Karnataka, and we want to talk about the tribes, the folklore, and deity worship in our film.”