Rishab Shetty’s Kantara 2025 continues to grow in popularity. After a remarkable debut, the box office for Kantara Chapter 1 soared over the weekend, with Sunday alone setting record numbers. Following an impressive first weekend, the action film is positioning itself as one of the year’s major blockbusters. The weekend box office collections reached new heights, as Kantara generated a remarkable net of ₹162.85 crore in its first three days in India. On Saturday, it significantly outperformed Friday’s earnings by bringing in approximately ₹55 crore, an increase of around 20% (Friday’s total was ₹46 crore). On Sunday, the film’s revenues peaked, marking its strongest single-day performance to date.
According to tracking platform Sacnilk, Kantara Chapter 1 earned ₹61 crore on Sunday, pushing its total to an impressive ₹223.25 crore by the weekend’s conclusion. Audience enthusiasm for Kantara Chapter 1 has been extraordinary. With its action-filled sequences and captivating performances, the film has kept viewers engaged, maintaining high theater occupancy rates, with the Kannada version reporting 98% to 99% occupancy during afternoon and evening shows across various regions in Karnataka. While the film has already found substantial success in India, it has also made waves internationally, with its domestic collection exceeding $4 million in the first three days—an outstanding achievement for a regional film.
In terms of lifetime earnings, Kantara Chapter 1 has already surpassed the total business of several major recent releases by the end of its first Sunday, including Sitaare Zameen Par (₹167 crore), They Call Him OG (₹179 crore), Lokah Chapter 1 (₹153 crore), and most notably, the domestic collection of ₹185 crore for Kantara vs KGF, making it the third-highest-grossing Kannada film in India after KGF Chapter 2 (₹860 crore) and the original Kantara (₹310 crore). With an overwhelmingly positive response from both audiences and industry insiders, Kantara Chapter 1 is poised for a historic run in the upcoming weeks.