Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 5: Rishab Shetty film becomes third all-time highest grosser in Kannada
Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 5 - The film now trails Kantara (408 crores) and KGF Chapter 2 (1215 crores). The movie's dubbed versions are also driving large crowds to theatres.
Last Updated: 11.56 AM, Oct 06, 2025
Within a week of its theatrical debut, Rishab Shetty's most recent film, Kantara Chapter 1, has already achieved some of the main box office benchmarks. The film is continuing its successful theatrical run with excellent reviews from both audiences and celebrities from various industries. Here's a look at the movie's earnings in the five days since its big-screen premiere on October 2.
Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office Collection Day 5
This historical drama has already earned over 235 crores worldwide, more than the all time collections earned by Yash's KGF Chapter 1. At number three, it now trails Kantara (408 crores) and KGF Chapter 2 (1215 crores). The movie's dubbed versions are also driving large crowds to theatres.
The film maintained steady on Friday with a gross of about 65 crores after an opening collection of about 88 crores. Kantara Chapter 1 has made about 195 crores at the domestic box office and about 40 crores abroad after three days of release. The movie is anticipated to make around 300 crores by the next weekend and will also be on pace for a box office run of Rs 1,000 cr if it continues on its current upward trend. It was disclosed that Kantara Chapter 1 was produced on a budget of about Rs 120 crore, following the huge success of its first instalment, which brought in over Rs 400 crore worldwide.
Kantara plot and other details
An unjust monarch named Vijayendra besieges Kantara centuries ago in an attempt to claim "Eashwarana hootota," but the divine presence, Guliga's prompt resistance ends this. His grandson, Kulashekara, initiates a sequence of undesirable events that will ultimately result in their destruction, despite Vijayendra's son Rajashekara's unwavering avoidance of Kantara over the years. The main focus of the movie is how these incidents would impact everyone, particularly Berme, as he discovers the truth about himself. Alongside Rishab Shetty, the main cast of Kantara Chapter 1 includes Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, Pramod Shetty, and Prakash Thuminad. Rishab is the writer and director of the movie.
FAQs
Q. Are Kantara and Kantara: Chapter 1 the same?
A. No, they are separate films in the same franchise, both written and directed by Rishab Shetty. Kantara released in 2022, while Kantara: Chapter 1 is expected to hit theatres on October 2, 2025. Chapter 1 is the prequel of the original film and is supposedly an exploration of the origin of the Panjurli Daiva, among others.
Q. What is the run-time of Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter is 2 hours and 47 minutes in total run-time.
Q. Where can one watch Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter 1 will be in theatres across the world from October 2, 2025. Subsequently, it will head to Amazon Prime Video on October 30, 2025, in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
Q. Whose avatar is Panjurli Daiva?
A. Panjurli Daiva is considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu in his Varaha incarnation. Panjurli, according to folklore, was a wild boar, who was slain by Lord Shiva and then revived to become a divine protector.