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