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Kantara Chapter 1 Roars to 45 Crore Opening, Shatters Occupancy Records

Summary

  • Kantara Chapter 1 registers 354% higher occupancy than its predecessor
  • Film earns 43 crore by 6 PM on opening day, challenging top Bollywood releases
  • Rishab Shetty's film sells 696K tickets on BookMyShow, peaking at 76K in an hour
Kantara Chapter 1 Roars to 45 Crore Opening, Shatters Occupancy Records

On October 2, 2025, Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 has opened to a roaring start at the box office. The Kannada film has already earned an estimated 45 crore by 6 PM on its opening day, challenging some of the biggest releases in Indian cinema.

Kantara Chapter 1 has registered an occupancy that is 354% higher than its predecessor's day 1 numbers. The film saw a 73.5% occupancy in the morning shows and a staggering 96.14% occupancy in the afternoon. Industry experts predict the evening and night shows will be even bigger hits.

The film's ticket sales on BookMyShow have also been exceptional. Kantara Chapter 1 sold a total of 696K tickets from 6 AM to 6 PM on its opening day, averaging 58K tickets per hour. At one point, the film's peak ticket sales reached 76K in a single hour, the second-best performance of the year 2025, trailing only the highly anticipated L2: Empuraan.

With these record-breaking numbers, Kantara Chapter 1 is poised to become one of the biggest Kannada film releases in recent memory, potentially challenging some of the top Bollywood releases as well.

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Kantara Chapter 1, the Kannada film directed by Rishab Shetty, has earned an estimated 45 crore at the box office on its opening day, October 2, 2025.
Kantara Chapter 1 has registered an occupancy that is 354% higher than its predecessor's day 1 occupancy, with 73.5% occupancy in the morning shows and 96.14% in the afternoon.
Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 has sold a total of 696K tickets on BookMyShow from 6 AM to 6 PM on its opening day, with a peak of 76K tickets sold in a single hour.

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