Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection day 5: Rishab Shetty's juggernaut beats Pushpa The Rise, makes ₹370 cr

Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection day 5: Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram headline the Kannada film.

Updated on: Oct 7, 2025, 14:08:34 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection day 5: Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 was released in theatres on 2 October amid high expectations. The film that had the biggest weekend opening in Karnataka has crossed the ₹370 crore mark worldwide and is expected to surpass the collections of the first Kantara film.

Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office

Kantara Chapter 1 had a net domestic collection of ₹255.75 crore and a gross collection of ₹307 crore in India. Adding the ₹63 crore ($7 million) from overseas, the film has registered a worldwide gross of ₹370 crore in its first five days of release.

These numbers indicate that it has surpassed the lifetime collection of Sukumar’s Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa: The Rise, which grossed ₹350.1 crore worldwide. The prequel to Kantara is also expected to surpass the collections of the first film, the second-highest-grossing Kannada film of all time, which had grossed ₹407.82 crore worldwide during its lifetime.

While that number seems reachable, it remains to be seen if Kantara Chapter 1 can beat Prashanth Neel’s Yash-starrer KGF Chapter 2’s ₹1215 crore haul.

About Kantara Chapter 1

Kantara Chapter 1 is a prequel to the 2022 hit Kantara, which was also directed by Rishab and starred him in the lead role. Hombale Films produced both the movies. Jayaram, Rukmini Vasanth, and Gulshan Devaiah also star in the film set in pre-colonial Karnataka, which delves deeper into the Bhuta Kola tradition.

The prequel tells the story of a tribal man named Berme (Rishab) who strives for autonomy for the people of Kantara. Prince Kulashekara (Gulshan) bristles at the very thought, forcing Berme to fight back. Rukmini plays Princess Kanakavathi, and Jayaram plays King Rajashekara in the film. Kantara Chapter 1 ends up teasing more stories from the world of Kantara.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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