Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 (Hindi) Early Box Office Trends: Exceeds Expectations

Mumbai, October 2 - Hombale Films' period folk action thriller Kantara Chapter 1 is heading for a very good opening at the Hindi box office. The advance booking, which picked up well on the last day, indicated a 13-15 crores net start, but the movie has exceeded those expectations after a solid response in walk-ins.

According to early estimates, the Kantara prequel is heading for a 19-21 crores net opening in the dubbed Hindi version, which can go higher depending on the single screens. The Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti holidays have propelled spot bookings, aided by positive reviews.

Kantara 2 has easily taken the second-largest opening ever for a Kannada film in Hindi, after KGF Chapter 2, which exploded in 2022 with almost 54 crores net. Among the South Indian films, it will be in the top 10 biggest openers in the dubbed versions, setting itself up for a big run.

The opening of the film is quite contrasting to the initial booking response, which was quite lukewarm. At that time, even a double-digit opening looked like a far cry, but the tide started to turn a day before the release when pre-sales witnessed a much-needed positive turnaround, followed by a solid spot booking response.

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