kannada movie Kantaras It is turning out to be the kind of sleeper hit which is hard to come by in the age of OTT. At a time when movies get out of theaters within a few days of their release, Kantara continues to grow stronger with each passing day. The Hindi version of the film was released on 14 October, and Rishabh ShettyRigid earned around Rs 1.27 crore on the first day. Now on the eighth day, it has earned around Rs 2 crore, which is almost two times its opening day collection. With the upcoming Diwali holidays, the film is expected to continue its run at the box office.
The Hindi version of the film is said to have collected more than Rs 15 crore and will soon cross the Rs 20 crore mark. This commendable performance in the Hindi belt has come despite facing competition from Ayushmann Khurrana’s Doctor Ji (which collected around Rs 21 crore in its opening weekend) and Hollywood release Black Adam, which collected around Rs 11 crore in two days. has done.
Meanwhile, the Kannada version of the film entered the Rs 100 crore club on October 15. After the release of Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions, the film easily crossed the Rs 150 crore mark. It is now inching towards the Rs 200 mark, and is expected to cross the new milestone in the Diwali holidays.
Directed by Rishabh Shetty and starring Kishore and Sathami Gowda, Kantara was made on a budget of around Rs 15 crore. It has now become the third highest-grossing Kannada film, next only to KGF films.