Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection day 9: Rishab Shetty film mints ₹500 crore, beats Coolie, War lifetime

Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection has sailed past ₹500 crore in just over a week. The Rishab Shetty film is now hot on the heels of Saiyaara.

Updated on: Oct 11, 2025, 09:12:07 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection: Rishab Shetty’s juggernaut rolls on another day. After ending its first week on a strong note, Kantara Chapter 1 managed to register a marginal increase in collections on Friday, paving the way for a very strong second weekend. The film has now soared past the ₹500 crore mark worldwide, beating hits like Coolie and War along the way.

Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office collection: Rishab Shetty plays a warrior in the film he also directed.

Kantara Chapter 1 box office update

Kantara Chapter 1 earned ₹360 crore net ( ₹432 crore gross) in India over the first nine days of its run in the theatres. The film collected ₹22 crore net in India, a nearly 6% increase from its Thursday figures. Hombale Films, the makers of Kantara Chapter 1, announced on Friday that the film earned ₹509 crore gross worldwide in its first eight days. By that metric, the film’s collection after day 9 should be over ₹540 crore. Industry trackers, however, say it may be closer to ₹520 crore.

Either way, Kantara Chapter 1 has beaten the lifetime collections of big hits like War ( ₹475 crore) and Coolie ( ₹518 crore). It is now steadily climbing towards the top 25 highest-grossing films in India. It should enter the list over its second weekend, and look to cross ₹600 crore before Sunday ends. Since the word of mouth is good for Kantara Chapter 1, the film can register a huge jump in collections on Saturday, which will help its lifetime collections. Judging by the current pace, ₹1000 crore looks tough for the film, but a more-than-healthy ₹800 crore is certainly not out of reach.

All about Kantara Chapter 1

Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, Kantara Chapter also stars him in the lead. A prequel to the 2022 blockbuster Kantara, the second film is set a thousand years earlier and focuses on folk legends and tales, weaving them into a fictional narrative. Kantara Chapter 1 also stars Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah, and Jayaram in the lead roles. A third film, Kantara Chapter 2, has been announced.

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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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