KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 (Hindi) was sustained very well on Wednesday as it collected 7.50 crore nett which is around 10% down from the Monday and this has come after the discounted Tuesday. This is a solid trend and the film is now set for a good run until Diwali the very least and it could collect post Diwali as well.

The collection till date is 96.50 crore nett which is a good collection for the first seven days comfortably beating RAID, SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR and the recent, Jolly LLB 3. The first KANTARA in 2022 finished a little short of 80 crore nett and that has been beaten comfortably here with plenty more to come.

The film has also crossed the 300 crore nett mark on all versions as collections are around 310 crore nett after 7 days. Mysore/Karnataka collected apprx 100 crore nett including the Hindi version in seven days. Despite the circuit being dominated by the original Kannada version of the film, the Hindi version is also scoring very well in Mysore.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx 

Wednesday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

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KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 (Hindi) had a good extended first of 103.50 crore nett and the film has held well over the weekdays to emerge a HIT film in Hindi. The expectations for the film to emerge more than HIT were based on how some of the other South films, which broke out in part one, did in the second part.

Those films had gone 5 or more time the first part while it may just be double but if we take that aside then this film getting over 150 crore nett is a positive as it does not look that mass juggernaut film. It has done well in Maharashtra for cultural appeal while in the most of the circuits, its behaved more like a film for the classes.

Mumbai circuit is outstanding as its almost 50 crore nett over the first eight days. Its no match for CHHAAVA but the first week numbers are very similar to SAIYAARA and it could actually have higher numbers in the final run in Mumbai circuit. Delhi/UP and East Punjab are the let downs but there is always a chance of that with a South film. The film is excellent in its South Indian languages in the South and those collections will be updated later.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx 

Wednesday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 (Hindi) did very well on Tuesday as it went back into double digits collecting around 10.75 crore nett which is around 30% up from the previous day. The film got solid benefit of the discounted Tuesday and now the collections stand at 89 crore nett which is a good collection for this film and more importantly, it is sustaining well.

If we take the first seven days, the film will be ahead of films like RAID 2 and SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR and it will be the fifth best first week (7 Days) of the year after CHHAAVA, SAIYAARA, WAR 2 and HOUSEFULL 5. The second Friday should confirm the HIT status of the film and it is about Maharashtra holding as other main areas are on the lower side and you cant have Maharashtra showing drops and joining them.

The film continues its huge run down in the South with all markets doing better than Hindi areas especially Mysore/Karnataka. Basically, the film has found appreciation in Maharashtra, South and Odisha while others have not taken to the film as well. But the film has a landing cost of around 175 crore plus and the business across India is huge for that budget.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx 

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 (Hindi) is set to emerge a HIT as collections hold up well on Monday dropping around 25% from the Friday. The film collected around 8.25 crore nett which takes the film to 78.25 crore nett and it can get a good jump on Tuesday due to the cheap rates.

The week is probably heading for a 100 crore nett plus total which is a good number and then it remains to be seen how it goes from there. The 200 crore nett mark is probably tough but the film can have a shot at 175 crore nett.

When the year began, WAR 2 and KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 were probably expected to be the big films of the year and both look like heading for similar totals while CHHAAVA and SAIYAARA emerged as the biggest films of 2015.

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 will get away with it as compared to WAR 2 as it may not have done as expected but eventually for its budget, these numbers in Hindi are very good and it has sustained. The film has seen strong holds in the South also especially its home market of Mysore/Karnataka which looks on a huge run.

The all India collections on all versions were around 30 crore nett which is a drop of under 50% from the first day. The collections on all versions are 244 crore nett.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 (Hindi) has scored a good extended weekend of almost 70 crore nett and the trend is also good with Saturday and Sunday being ahead of the first day. The business is a little lopsided with Maharashtra and other pockets where south dubbed films being excellent while others range from good to average.

The film is has collected over 31 crore nett in Mumbai circuit over the four days but business in Delhi/UP is just average at 11 crore nett. It is no surprise that NCR is less but UP side has also not given the performance it should since KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 is a mass film. The film had some hype mainly within the industry and trade as KANTARA (2022) was a much appreciated film but this did not really materialize with the public outside Maharashtra.

The comparisons were films like BAAHUBALI, KGF and PUSHPA but those films really broke out across the country be at the box office or on satellite post release which led to the second parts breaking records. This has not been the case for KANTARA and its reflected in the box office results. The film has done much better in Maharashtra and South (regional versions) which sort of tells about its appeal. The figures from South will be updated later though collections look set to be in around 215 crore nett on all versions.

Now its about the Monday and after and KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 should do well enough especially in Maharashtra, CP Berar and Odisha for the film to be a HIT but collections can be lacking in many circuits.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

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KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 collected 214 crore nett plus across the country in all versions with South India and Maharashtra doing fantastic business. North India was on the weaker side while East and Central were good. These numbers are crazy for a Kannada film and only second to KGF - CHAPTER 2 for that film industry.

KGF - CHAPTER 2 had a 190 crore nett apprx in Hindi alone in four days. So, that film is at a different level and this the main difference. KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 has worked at the box office but its probably not worked at a level that was expected outside Maharashtra and South India. The craze of the other big South films was not there in the core Hindi circuits and that is reflected in the collections.

The film picked up $6.25 million overseas which is also excellent but various distributors picked up the film at very high prices despite Kannada films not having much of a market in Overseas. Again, here the film would have been dependent on Hindi to go on a run to if the distributors were to reach the levels needed but Hindi has not performed at all in Overseas. Telugu and Kannada have scored but these don't run long and fizzle out quick barring some rare exceptions. KGF - CHAPTER 2 scored very well in Hindi in Overseas with $9 million. KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 is unlikely to even reach $2 million in Hindi going by the initial numbers.

The worldwide figures for four days in all versions are around 312 crore with a 55 crore GROSS contribution from overseas and 257 crore GROSS from India.

The numbers across India are as follows.

Hindi - 70,00,00,000

Regional Versions (Hindi Circuits) - 3,00,00,00

Nizam/Andhra - 43,00,00,000

Karnataka/Mysore - 60,00,00,000

Tamil Nadu - 19,50,00,000

Kerala - 19,00,00,000

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 did very well on its third day as collections jumped 70% from the previous day and collected in the 19 crore nett range. The film has a total of 48 crore nett so far in three days and can comfortably target a 70 crore nett plus weekend. The target was to reach the day one number but it managed to go past the first day number.

The film is doing excellent business in the Maharashtra belt as the film opened to strong numbers here and even  the third day has gone past the first day. The jump was huge in Mumbai circuit as the film almost doubled its collections. CP Berar and Odisha also are doing fantastic business with the latter on course to be the best of 2025. Basically the out performance is in areas where traditionally the dubbed South films have always done best.

The business is weaker in the North but the film can get away with that if the Mumbai area can sustain. The film has a shot at good growth on Sunday as mass pockets can jump and if they do, then the film can set itself up for the weekdays. It will have a good run till Diwali and is potentially a HIT film in Hindi.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 in Hindi till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 saw a drop in business on the second day much on the similar line to SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI as it collected 11.25 crore nett. This takes the two day number to 29 crore nett which is good and the film is sure to come out for a good weekend as long as the expected weekend growth comes.

The film will make huge gains on Saturday which can take the film back up to its day one figure but Sunday is more important because if the film can get some good growth on Sunday it would set it self for the weekdays. These South dubbed films, which collec,t have appeal in areas which tend to jump on Sunday. So, the potential is there.

The film remains strong in Maharashtra and is good in most other parts expect North India which is on the lower side and also showed falls which are higher than the other circuits. The look of the film is probably coming in the way in Delhi/UP and East Punjab and its not commercial like a PUSHPA or KGF. Still, the film has chances of emerging a winner in the Hindi belts and there are solid green shots on day two in markets like CP Berar and CI with minimal drops.

Odisha is outstanding and it can become the top film of 2025 if it holds well on Monday in this circuit. The all India collections in all versions were around 58-59 crore nett on day 1 as the film has done well in all southern markets especially Mysore/Karnataka and Nizam/Andhra. The second day will be around 42-43 crore for a two day total of over 100 crore nett.

The collections of KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 till date are as follows.

Thursday - 17,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 11,25,00,000 apprx