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Kantara Overtakes KGF 2 To Become Highest-Grossing Film In Kannada Language; Also Crosses 300 Crores Net

Bengaluru, November 19 - Hombale Films' latest mega-blockbuster Kantara has outgrossed its own recent sensation KGF: Chapter 2 in the original Kannada language at the domestic box office.## The Rishab Shetty-starrer adventure action drama film has scored approx. 158 crores net in 49 days, beating "KGF 2's" approx. 154 crores net to become the biggest grosser ever in the Kannada language. "Kantara" has seen a much better trend than "KGF 2" at the box office, thanks to the never-ending social media buzz for the film.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, "Kantara" has also crossed 300 crores net mark with today's collection (8th Saturday), becomes the third Indian movie in 2022 to reach the milestone, and joins the big boys "KGF 2" and "RRR". Overall, it is the 16th Indian movie ever to reach 300 crores net collection. ## The original Kannada version has been the best-performing language in the "Kantara" collection, followed by Hindi with approx. 80 crores net (36 days), and Telugu with approx. 41.50 crores net (35 days). Malayalam and Tamil versions have contributed around 21 crores net. ## The 16-crore budgeted film has also done well at the overseas box office, grossing approx. 31 crores so far, helping the worldwide total to reach around 385 crores gross. The movie has an outside chance to reach 400 crores in its lifetime run.## Stay tuned...

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Digital Release Date of Pan India Box Office Blockbuster 'Kantara' Revealed

Bengaluru, November 17 - Rishab Shetty's mega-blockbuster Kantara is slowing down at the box office after setting new benchmarks for low-budget Indian films. The adventure-action thriller film has grossed approx. 380 crores so far and likely to add a few more crores to its worldwide tally. ## Now, according to the latest reports, "Kantara" is getting ready to release digitally via Amazon Prime Video. It is said that the streamer is likely to premiere the movie on November 24, after 8 weeks of its theatrical run in all languages.## Initially, the makers were reportedly tempting to follow 6 weeks window for the movie but due to its blockbuster run at the box office, the makers postponed "Kantara's" digital release by two more weeks. However, there is no official confirmation yet from Prime Video or producer Hombale Films regarding its November 24th release. ## "Kantara" was having a shot at 400 crores worldwide, but due to the new releases every week, the pace of the movie got a bit slow and now, it is looking difficult for it to reach the milestone. However, it is not done yet and still has an off-side chance to get there if new releases fail to perform well.## Stay tuned...

1360 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara Sets Eyes On 400 Crores Worldwide

Bengaluru, November 11 - Rishab Shetty's mega-blockbuster Kantara is on a record-breaking spree at the box office and setting new benchmarks for low-budget films with each passing day. ## Who had thought that a film, which opened to below 2 crore net, would cross 100 crores, probably on one? But such has been the response to the film that even 100 crores have become a thing of the past as "Kantara" is now looking to reach 4X of 100 crores. ## As of today (November 11), the adventure action thriller film has grossed approx. 360 crores worldwide in 42 days. The movie has proved to be a horse of the long race and going by the current trend, it is not going to stop anytime soon. ## Despite new releases every week, "Kantara" continues to score over 2 crores net every day for all languages. While the movie will get slow at the box office from today onwards due to the challenge from notable releases, the movie still has an outside chance to breach 400 crores gross mark globally. ## Apart from reaching the milestone at the global box office, "Kantara" also has a chance to create history at the Karnataka box office by becoming the highest-grossing film ever in the state. Currently, Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 is the number 1 movie in the state with approx. 182 crores whereas "Kantara" is not far behind with approx. 173 crores. ## The Hombale Films production is also in the race to breach 100 crores net in the dubbed Hindi version. It has netted approx. 70 crores in 28 days of its Hindi release and remains of the possible contenders to reach the milestone in its full run. It will, however, need strong legs to reach there as it will have strong competition from Ajay Devgn's "Drishyam 2" from the next week and then Varun Dhawan's "Bhediya" from November 25. ## Stay tuned...

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Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' Crosses 300 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Bengaluru, November 1 - On the day of Karnataka Formation Day, one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time, Kantara crossed the 300 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office, becoming only the second Kannada film ever to achieve the milestone after "KGF: Chapter 2". ## The Kannada film industry has delivered big in 2022 and "Kantara" takes things a notch higher with its phenomenal trading at the box office, not only just in Kannada but also in other languages including Hindi and Telugu. Overseas, "Kantara" is super strong with over 26 crores gross.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role in the film, "Kantara" crossed the 300 crores mark on its 33rd day, and to think that it took the opening of just approx. 2.25 crores gross, this 300 crores milestone is nothing short of a dream come true moment. ## "Kantara" is produced by Hombale Films which earlier delivered the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 in the form of Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2". The studio now has two 300 crore grossers in addition to "KGF: Chapter 1", which grossed over 230 crores worldwide in 2018. ## The film stars Rishab Shetty as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer, Murali (played by Kishore). Sapthami Gowda was signed to feature in a supporting role.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara Set To Cross 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Bengaluru, October 31 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller film Kantara is turning out to be the biggest Indian blockbuster of 2022. Made in a budget of just approx. 16 crores, the Rishab Shetty-starrer film has broken many myths in the post-covid era and has turned into a rage at the box office. ## Before the release of the film on September 30, everyone was talking about how "Kantara" will stand amid the biggies as trade pundits were predicting that it might wrap up under 50 crores lifetime gross collection. ## It took the opening of under 3 crores gross at the domestic box office and it looked like it may not make much with such an opening, however, everyone had little idea that it was going to conquer the box office like no one else.## The movie got huge appreciation from the audience and critics alike which transformed into a massive box office result and now, after its 5th weekend, "Kantara" stands near 300 crores gross at the worldwide box office, which is nothing short of a dream for the makers. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty himself, "Kantara" was released in other languages after two weeks of the Kannada version, and the response from other dubbed versions, especially from Hindi and Telugu has been unprecedented. Both Hindi and Telugu versions are nearing 100 crores gross within 3 weeks. ## The Hindi version of "Kantara" is a rampage mode as it scored 42.95 crores net in just 17 days. It will cross "KGF's" lifetime Hindi total today or tomorrow and will become the 8th biggest South Indian movie in Hindi version. The lifetime collection of "Kantara" Hindi is looking to finish over 65 crores net. ## Overall, "Kantara" has grossed approx. 290 crores worldwide in 31 days of its release and may breach the 300 crores mark by tomorrow or a day after to become the second consecutive film for Hombale to reach the milestone after "KGF 2", which is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022. ## Stay tuned...

1376 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara Enters Top 10 Highest-Grossing South Indian Films In Hindi

Mumbai, October 28 - Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller Kantara continues its heroic run at the box office, making people go wow with each passing day. At one point, the movie was not even expected to reach even 50 crores, but now, even 300 crores gross looking within the reach. ## While the original Kannada version is going berserk, the "Kantara" Hindi version is also performing strongly along with the Telugu language. It has been a great year for South Indian movies at the Hindi box office, and "Kantara" is continuing that trend, entering the list of the top 10 highest-grossing South Indian films in Hindi. ## Distributed by AA Films, the Hindi version of "Kantara" has scored 31.70 crores net in 14 days, making it the 9th biggest South Indian film in Hindi. It beats Nikhil Siddharth's "Karthikeya 2" which scored approx. 11.35 crores net in August this year and was a superhit outing in theaters. ## "Kantara" Hindi has a shot to reach 50 crores net in its lifetime run which will take it to the 8th position in the all time list. Currently, Yash's "KGF" is at number 8 with approx. 45 crores net collection. It has already become a superhit outing in Hindi. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has also crossed 250 crores gross at the worldwide box office, including approx. 234 crores domestically and approx. 16 crores overseas. ## Stay tuned...

1379 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara Overtakes KGF 1 To Become Second Highest-Grossing Kannada Movie

Bengaluru, October 27 - Kannada production house, Hombale Films is in competition with itself at the box office. The top three Kannada movies of all time now belong to Hombale Films which first produced a movie in 2014. The three films are - KGF: Chapter 2, Kantara, and KGF: Chapter 1. ## "KGF: Chapter 1" was the first Kannada movie to cross 200 crores mark at the worldwide box office before Chapter 2 came and outdid its predecessor to not only become the biggest Kannada film of all time but also 3rd highest-grossing Indian movie with over 1200 crores worldwide. ## Now, Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller "Kantara" which no one had expected to reach even 100 crores, has crossed "KGF: Chapter 1" to become the second highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. It has grossed approx. 240 crores worldwide in 27 days, crossing KGF's approx. 237 crores worldwide. ## "Kantara" has had a far lower opening than "KGF" but thanks to unprecedented audience word of mouth, it has been trending extraordinarily at the box office and this makes it one of the biggest Indian blockbusters in terms of the return. It is made on a budget of just around 15 crores. ## Stay tuned...

1381 days ago

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Kantara Races Past 200 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Bengaluru, October 25 - The Diwali festival of 2022 for Hombale Films gets better as its Kantara races past Rs. 200 crores at the global box office, making it the second film for the studio to do so in 2022 after KGF: Chapter 2.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role in the film, "Kantara" has grossed approx. 210 crores worldwide in 25 days of its box office run in all languages. At the domestic box office, it has grossed approx. 196 crores and approx. 14 crores came from overseas markets.## The original Kannada version is leading the pack with approx. 145 crores gross in India, followed by the Hindi version with 26 crores gross, and the Telugu version with approx. 25 crores gross.## "Kantara" is only the 3rd Kannada movie of all time to storm past 200 crores worldwide, after two "KGF" films. The year 2022 has been the best ever with 4 films grossing over 100 crores worldwide and at the same time, 23 Indian films have achieved this milestone in 2022. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" is also the most-watched film in Karnataka state with approx. 77 lakh turned to watch the movie in theaters. It is likely to reach 10 million footfalls in the state by the end of its run and this will be nothing short of a historic achievement for a film that was made on a budget of approx. 15 crores. ## Stay tuned...

1383 days ago

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'Kantara' Creates A Historic Record At The Karnataka Box Office

Bengaluru, October 24 - Rishab Shetty's blockbuster Kantara has created a huge record in Karnataka state as it has become the most-watched film ever in the state in theaters. This is indeed a huge record considering it wasn't expected to be this strong. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer film has grossed approx. 130 crores in Karnataka state with approx. 7.7 million footfalls. It beat the footfalls of both the "KGF" films which scored 7.5 million and 7.2 million footfalls respectively. "KGF 2", however, is currently the highest-grossing film in the state. ## Interestingly, the top four films, also including "Raajakumara", in Karnataka are produced by Hombale Films, a studio that has become the synonym for blockbuster films. "Kantara" is on course to score 1 crore or 10 million footfalls in Karnataka and it will be a massive achievement to think of. ## Stay tuned...

1383 days ago

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Kantara Crosses $1 Million At The USA Box Office; Becomes 2nd Kannada Movie To Do So

Los Angeles, October 23 - Sensational Kannada blockbuster Kantara continues its golden run at the domestic as well as the overseas box office and nears the Rs. 200 crores mark. Made on a cheap budget of approx. 15 crores, the Rishab Shetty-starrer truly has a journey at the box office so far.## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has reached a massive milestone at the USA box office as well. It has become only the second Kannada movie ever to reach the $1 million mark, after the recent global blockbuster KGF: Chapter 2. ## "Kantara" has had a slow start in the USA, grossing just $25K on an opening day. But just like its domestic run, the movie witnessed remarkable growth over the weekdays at the USA box office and crossed $1 million in 23 days, thanks to extraordinary word of mouth.## Having said that, "Kantara" is not only going all guns blazing at the box office but it is also ruling the rating charts. It is the highest-rated Indian movie on IMDb, and also the highest-rated film on ticketing site Book My Show. ## Stay tuned...

1385 days ago

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Kantara Becomes Highest-Rated Film On Book My Show With 100K Votes

Bengaluru, October 21 - Rishab Shetty's sensational blockbuster Kantara is creating records in different forms every passing day. The movie has been one of the highest-rated films worldwide on rating sites and now, it has set one more rating record. ## On the ticketing platform, Book My Show, the "Kantara" Kannada version has hit a 9.9 rating from 100K votes which is an all-time record on the platform. The Kannada version of the movie never dropped from 9.9 since its release and was the first film already with 15K+ votes and 9.9 ratings on BMS.## "Kantara", as reported earlier, is the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb with 9.5 ratings, beating the likes of "Soorarai Pottru", "Jai Bhim", "RRR", and many others on the list. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty himself, "Kantara" has taken full advantage of the blockbuster reviews and has already become the 3rd highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. It is marching towards 200 crores club, which is now looking inevitable.## The Hombale Films production currently stands at approx. 178 crores gross worldwide, and with long Diwali weekend ahead, it should easily breach box office milestone of 200 crores, which was once looking a far cry. ## Stay tuned...

1386 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara On Course For 200 Crores Gross Worldwide

Bengaluru, October 20 - Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller film Kantara is holding phenomenally well over the weekdays at the domestic box office. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" is on course to enter Rs. 200 crores club at the worldwide box office. At the time of its release, even Rs. 100 crores was looking like a far cry but such has been the response to the movie from audiences across the country, Rs. 200 crores now looks well within reach. ## The movie has grossed approx. 170 crores worldwide in 20 days and by the end of its week, it is expected to reach about 175 crores. With the Diwali holidays upfront, "Kantara" should reach the milestone despite the fact that there are many films releasing this weekend across languages. ## "Kantara" has grossed approx. 120 crores in the original Kannada version, followed by Telugu with approx. 18 crores (5 days), and Hindi with approx. 15 crores (6 days). The Tamil version has been decent with around 2 crores gross in 5 days. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" is also scripting history at the USA box office and has already become the second highest-grossing Kannada movie after "KGF: Chapter 2" with approx. $700K. The film is now moving toward the $1 million mark, which will truly be a sensational achievement for its size of release. ## Stay tuned...

1388 days ago

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Low Budget 'Kantara' Scores 4th Biggest 3rd Sunday For An Indian Movie; Crosses 100 Crores In Karnataka Box Office

Bengaluru, October 17 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller, Kantara was made on a budget of approx. 16 crores but the movie is outperforming most of the big-budget Indian biggies at the box office. In other words, the Rishab Shetty-starrer is setting new benchmarks for mid-range films. ## In one of Kantara's biggest achievements of its box office run so far, it has scored the 4th biggest 3rd Sunday at the Indian box office of all time. It scored 18.15 crores net on its 17th day (3rd Sunday) for all languages, including itself some of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time. ## The highest 3rd Sunday box office collection belongs to SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster "Baahubali: The Conclusion" with 32 crores net in all languages, followed by "KGF: Chapter 2" (the highest Indian grosser of 2022) with 21.5 crores net, and Rajamouli "RRR" (2nd highest of 2022) with 20.5 crores net. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" has also crossed the 100 crores gross mark in the home state, Karnataka, and becomes only the 4th movie ever to do so after two "KGF" films and "Baahubali 2". It has achieved this milestone in just 17 days.## The humongous success of "Kantara" is fast establishing Hombale Films as one of the biggest and most successful production companies in the country. "KGF" is a Hombale Films franchise that gave it nationwide recognition and now with "Kantara", the studio has taken a giant step towards becoming the most trusted and respectable brand in film production. ## Stay tuned...

1390 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara And PS-1 Third Sunday Early Estimates

Bengaluru, October 16 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller Kantara has had the biggest day of its box office run so far on its 3rd Sunday. The movie went overdrive to clock the mammoth as the early estimates suggest 23 crores gross on its 17th day for all languages. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer has already become the non-KGF highest-grossing Kannada movie at the worldwide box office and with 3rd Sunday's collection has reached about 140 crores gross, including 100 approx. 100 crores in Karnataka state. ## The Hindi version of the movie was released on October 14 after the huge demand and it performed well in the opening weekend by clocking 9.50 crores gross, including an estimated 4.70 crores on Sunday. The Telugu version was released a day later to Hindi and has grossed approx. 9.70 crores in just two days.## Meanwhile, Mani Ratnam's mega-blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 has had another big day at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated 8.75-9 crores gross on its 3rd Sunday. The total worldwide gross collection of the movie now reached about 435 crores in 17 days. ## In Tamil Nadu, "PS-1" is nearing the untouched 200 crores mark. It has so far grossed approx. 195 crores in 17 days, and will most probably breach the landmark box office milestone before the end of the 3rd week to become the first ever film to achieve the feat. ## Stay tuned...

1391 days ago

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Prithviraj Sukumaran Opens Up On His Role And Reveals Reasons To Do Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar'

Bengaluru, October 16 - On the day of Prithviraj Sukumaran's 40th birthday (October 16), Hombale Films unveiled the first look poster of his character and officially announced the actor onboard Salaar, fronted by Prabhas. ## Prithviraj Sukumaran was approached for "Salaar" in early 2021, but things didn't work out as he was busy with Jordan and Algeria shoots for Blessy's pandemic-delayed epic survival thriller "Aadu Jeevitham". However, luck was with him as the "Salaar" shoot was delayed due to the covid and the makers finally managed to get his dates before he officially came on board. ## The "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" actor, however, was always interested in this Prashanth Neel's directorial and there are multiple reasons for him to say yes to this high-octane action thriller film. During an interview with Variety, the actor revealed what made to sign the movie. ## "There are multiple reasons why 'Salaar' would be a no-brainer for anybody to say yes to – it's a Prashanth Neel film, a Hombale Films production and it is Prabhas' film. It is Prabhas' return to mainstream mass commercial cinema after a while. His films post 'Saaho' have been slightly away from the mass action genre", he said.## Prabhas plays the title role in the movie, and according to Prithviraj, most part of the film revolves around Prabhas and his own character, named Vardharaja Mannaar. With this, he has also confirmed his full-fledged role, contrary to the reports of an extended cameo. ## "I deem it a privilege that somebody like Prashanth Neel, post 'K.G.F: Chapter 2' thought it was worth waiting for me to be able to join the film. And I'm glad I made that decision to finally say yes to it, because having shot for a few days, I think it might just be one of those epic cinematic experiences. So, I'm really looking forward to the film as much as an actor, as I'm as a film lover", the actor added.## "Salaar", which also stars Shruti Haasan and Jagapthi Babu in prominent roles, is scheduled to release on September 28, 2023, in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

1391 days ago

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Rishab Shetty's Blockbuster 'Kantara' Storms IMDb, Book My Show, And Google Ratings

Bengaluru, October 16 - The latest talk of the tow, Kantara is having a blockbuster run at the box office. Produced by Hombale Films, Kantara is not only minting huge money but also setting the review ratings on fire on multiple platforms. ## As announced earlier, Kantara is the highest-rated Indian film of all time on Book My Show. The BMS rating for the film's original Kannada version is 99% from 84.5K votes at the time of writing this piece. Not just the original Kannada language, the dubbed Hindi version is also currently rated 95% from 16K+ votes, which is one of the highest ever in Hindi. ## The Telugu and Tamil versions of the film are rated 95% (11.7K+) and 90% (3K+), respectively, which is again one of the highest in these languages. On IMDb, Kantara is the highest-rated Indian movie with a 9.5 rating out of 10 from over 20,000 users. ## On IMDb, over 89% of total users have rated the movie with a perfect 10 while around 5% of total users have given 9 ratings. Among the total users of Kantara on IMDb, 5% are from the USA and have given an average of 9.2 ratings to the movie. The Google ratings are also super solid for the movie with 98% from over 15K Google users.## Produced by Hombale Films, the movie involves the culture of Kambla and Bhootha Kola. A human and nature conflict where Shiva is the rebellion who works against nature. A loop leads to war between villagers and evil forces. It stars Rishab Shetty as a Kambala champion, who comes to loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer, Murali (Kishore). Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda feature in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

1392 days ago

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Hombale Films Unveils First Look Poster of Prithviraj Sukumaran From Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar'

Bengaluru, October 16 - Supermrly talented and versatile actor, Prithviraj Sukumaran has been confirmed to star in Prabhas-fronted Salaar. On his birthday today (October 16), Hombale Films unveiled the first look poster of the actor. ## Prithviraj Sukumaran plays the role of 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫 in the movie and the first look poster gives the glimpse into his rustic look in the movie. Further details about his role are yet to be revealed but it seems he is playing one of the antagonists in this action thriller film. ## "Salaar" is directed by Prashanth Neel and this marks his third collaboration with Hombale Films after two "KGF" movies and the first with Prabhas who plays the title role that has been described as the most violent man. The movie also stars Shruti Haasan and Jagapathi Babu in prominent roles.## Produced by Vijay Kiragandur of Hombale Films, "Salaar" is scheduled to release on September 28, 2023, in multiple languages. Prithviraj Sukumaran will also headline Hombale Films' pan India movie "Tyson".## Presenting '𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫’ from #Salaar.Parallel or mainstream, Arthouse or commercial, he has always made sure to strike a balance n delivered stupendously with an entertaining n engaging act. To the most versatile @PrithviOfficial a very Happy Birthday. pic.twitter.com/LlCBuc6Tkd— Hombale Films (@hombalefilms) October 16, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

1392 days ago

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Kantara Becomes Non-KGF Kannada Industry Hit

Bengaluru, October 16 - After becoming a rare 100 crore grosser at the worldwide box office, the latest Kannada sensation Kantara is now behind only Yash-fronted KGF film franchise to emerge as the Non-KGF Kannada industry hit. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer has scored approx. 115 crores so far in 16 days, making it the third highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time, after "KGF: Chapter 2", and "KGF: Chapter 1". The adventure action thriller film has overtaken Rakshit Shetty's "777 Charlie" (approx. 103 crores) to become a new non-KGF industry hit.## Interestingly, four out of the top 5 highest-grossing Kannada films of all time have released in 2022 as only KGF-1 was released in 2018. Kichcha Sudeepa's "Vikrant Rona" is the fifth biggest movie in the list with approx. 100 crores worldwide. ## Hombale Films has been churning out some critically acclaimed films that are equally successful at the box office. In a proud moment for the studio, the top three biggest Kannada movies belong to Hombale, headed by Vijay Kirgandur, and this is just the beginning (will bring a report on Hombale's potential blockbuster movies from its announced line-up). ## "Kantara", which is written and directed by Rishab Shetty himself, has an outside chance to beat "KGF: Chapter 1" which grossed approx. 238 crores in its lifetime run. However, the movie will need to show a similar trend for the next couple of weeks and will also need to see through Diwali releases, especially for non-Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

1392 days ago

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Box Office: Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' Roars Past 100 Crores Worldwide

Bengaluru, October 14 - Hombale Films scores another century at the box office as the studio's latest action-adventure thriller Kantara has crossed the 100 crores mark globally. This is the 3rd hundred crores grosser for Hombale Films from its last 4 movies. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty who also plays the lead role in the movie, "Kantara" roars past this major box office milestone in just 15 days, after grossing an estimated 7 crores on its 3rd domestic Friday. It will take the movie a little over 100 crores, making it the first ever film for Rishab to do so. The official today's data may vary which remains to see. ## "Kantara" has been unstoppable at the box office after getting some high appreciation from critics and equally supported by the audience as the word of mouth is one of the best for an Indian movie in recent times. As said before, the movie is competing with Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 at the Karnataka box office and has been leading it after the 5th day itself. ## In 2022, the Kannada cinema has put itself on the global map with some serious success at the box office, and "Kantara" is another shining star in this fast-growing Indian entertainment industry. It s the 4th Kannada movie of 2022 to gross over 100 crores after "KGF 2", "Vikrant Rona", and "777 Charlie", and there are a couple more films that might join this list.## Stay tuned...

1393 days ago

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Box Office: Kantara Hits All-Time Record In Karnataka For The Second Week

Bengaluru, October 14 - Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller film, Kantara has had an excellent second week at the domestic box office. The sensational blockbuster movie grossed approx. 50 crores in India during the second week, helping itself reach 85.6 crores gross in just two weeks while the worldwide total stands at 93.6 crores. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has been competing with the biggest Kannada blockbuster of all time, KGF: Chapter 2 in the home state, Karnataka, and is leading the Yash-starrer after 5th day at the box office. Thanks to the blockbuster trending at the box office so far, "Kantara" has set an all-time record in Karnataka for the second week. ## "Kantara" has grossed 46.42 crores in the state in the second week, which is the biggest ever. Previously, "KGF 2" had this record with 34.2 crores though it had grossed over 100 crores in the opening week against 34.05 crores of "Kantara". ## "KGF 2", which was also produced by Hombale Films, finished its lifetime run in Karnataka with approx. 183 crores. "Kantara" is unlikely to reach there but it definitely has a shot to gross well over 100 crores which it will achieve in the 3rd week. ## "Kantara" has also been released in Hindi version on October 14 and it is expected to do well considering the fact that the original Kannada version is witnessing Housefull boards outside many theaters in Mumbai and other North Indian cities. ## Stay tuned...

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Day Wise Box Office Comparison of Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie In The Kannada Language And Karnataka State

Bengaluru, October 9 - Actor and filmmaker, Rishab Shetty's Kantara is a bonafide blockbuster. The adventure-action thriller film has been doing exceptionally well at the box office and has emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters ever in Kannada cinema. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" is one of the rare films ever in any industry that is showing an upward trend in the second week after the very good first week. It met with exceptional critics' reviews along with audience word of mouth and has been hailed as one of the finest films ever in Indian cinema. ## The year 2022 has been great for the Kannada/Sandalwood film industry with films likes "KGF: Chapter 2", "777 Charlie", "James", and "Vikrant Rona" which became big success stories at the box office. "Kantara", meanwhile, is on track to become the second-biggest Kannada movie of the year and one of the biggest of all time. ## It is directly competing with "KGF 2" and "777 Charlie" in the original language. In what could be a huge surprise for the fans, "Kantara" started taking lead over "KGF 2" after the first five days in the Kannada language, though "KGF 2" may still end up as the biggest movie because of the huge first few days.## Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie Day Wise Box Office Comparision In Karnataka StateDayKantaraKGF 2777 CharlieDay 1₹ 2.01 Cr₹ 26.50 Cr₹ 6.35 CrDay 2₹ 3.05 Cr₹ 16.80 Cr₹ 7.85 CrDay 3₹ 5.06 Cr₹ 14.10 Cr₹ 9.85 CrDay 4₹ 4.02 Cr₹ 16.00 Cr₹ 4.10 CrDay 5₹ 5 Cr₹ 9.50 Cr₹ 3.60 CrDay 6₹ 7.9 Cr₹ 7.20 Cr₹ 3.10 CrDay 7₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 2.82 CrDay 8₹ 6.30 Cr₹ 4.65 Cr₹ 3.30 CrDay 9₹ 8.80 Cr₹ 5.00 Cr₹ 6.33 CrDay 10₹ 10.37 Cr₹ 7.50 Cr₹ 7.10 CrDay 11₹ 5.70 Cr₹ 10.10 Cr₹ 1.67 CrDay 12₹ 5.65 Cr₹ 3.50 Cr₹ 1.41 CrDay 13₹ 5.20 Cr₹ 3.20 Cr₹ 1.20 CrDay 14₹ 4.40 Cr₹ 2.60 Cr₹ 1.02 Cr## Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie Day Wise Kannada Language Box Office ComparisionDayKantaraKGF 2777 CharlieDay 1₹ 1.95 Cr₹ 22.85 Cr₹ 5.51 CrDay 2₹ 2.60 Cr₹ 14.41 Cr₹ 6.75 CrDay 3₹ 4.90 Cr₹ 11.70 Cr₹ 8.48 CrDay 4₹ 3.70 Cr₹ 13.50 Cr₹ 3.54 CrDay 5₹ 5 Cr₹ 8.23 Cr₹ 3.14 CrDay 6₹ 7.1 Cr₹ 6.06 Cr₹ 2.76 CrDay 7₹ 5 Cr₹ 4.75 Cr₹ 2.42 CrDay 8₹ 5.80 Cr₹ 3.97 Cr₹ 2.78 CrDay 9₹ 8.15 Cr₹ 4.34 Cr₹ 5.48 CrDay 10₹ 9.64 Cr₹ 6.25 Cr₹ 6.6 CrDay 11₹ 5.13 Cr₹ 8.47 Cr₹ 1.59 CrDay 12₹ 5.08 Cr₹ 3.12 Cr₹ 1.34 CrDay 13₹ 4.64 Cr₹ 2.77 Cr₹ 1.12 CrDay 14₹ 3.86 Cr₹ 2.15 Cr₹ 0.95 Cr## As you can in this table, "Kantara" started taking lead over "KGF 2" after the fifth day while against "777 Charlie", the Rishab Shetty-starrer started dominating the movie after just 3rd day. Going by this trend, "Kantara" is looking to finish over "777 Charlie" in terms of the next collection and might touch 100 crores net in the Kannada language in the long term. "KGF 2" did the same by having a long steady run and "Kantara" is very much on track. ## Stay tuned...

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Kantara - A Sandalwood Gem Making Its Strong Presence Felt Among The Hindi Audience

Mumbai, October 8 - It is SS Rajamouli who popularized the Pan India concept with his barrier-breaking Baahubali - The Beginning in 2015 before its sequel shattered all the records for an Indian movie. The success of Baahubali also indicated the Pan-India acceptance of South Indian films which is now slowly and steadily becoming a new normal. ## In the last couple of years, it has been seen that South Indian films got dubbed into Hindi and have had success. This year, a number of South Indian films have been dubbed in the Hindi language and also tested success in the form of "KGF 2" and "RRR", both became massive hits along with good successful films like "777 Charlie", "Karthikeya 2", "Sita Ramam", and the latest in theaters "Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1".## Amid this dubbed culture to woo the Hindi audience, the Kannada movie Kantara is making waves in its original language. The Rishab Shetty-starrer opened to rave reviews in the home state, Karnataka, and the super positive audience word of mouth didn't take much time to spread in the other regions, especially in the Hindi-speaking states. ## "Kantara" is turning out to be a rare Sandlewood film that is making its presence felt among the Hindi audience that too in the original language. It is the only Kannada movie of all time that is being played in Iconic Gaiety Galaxy theaters in the original language, and on top of that, the movie is witnessing Housefull shows, which is truly incredible. ## To understand the "Kantara" hype in the Hindi belt, the advance booking in Mumbai for the first day was just 30K, and coming to the 9th day, the advance sales were approx. 12 lakh for the original Kannada language. The movie has been hailed as one of the finest ever in Indian cinema and it is already the highest-rated Indian movie on the ticketing platform Book My Show. ## The excellent response from the Hindi audience to the original Kannada version could turn things riot for the movie as the dubbed Hindi release of "Kantara" has been announced. If the initial response has anything to go by, the "Kantara" Hindi version can make things big for the movie. The movie is produced by Hombale Films, which is already a popular name among the movie-lovers, thanks to the mega-blockbuster "KGF" films. ## Stay tuned...

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Rishab Shetty's Blockbuster 'Kantara' Announced To Release In Hindi In Theaters

Bengaluru, October 7 - Hombale Films' latest sensation Kantara is having a dream run at the box office and heading towards one of the biggest blockbusters of all time in Kannada cinema.## The Rishab Shetty-fronted is not only making waves in Karnataka but also getting the huge attention of Hindi audiences. The iconic Gaiety Galaxy theater in Mumbai is reporting Housefull shows, and this is the first time when a Kannada movie is being played in the original language in it. ## Hombale Films, after looking at the blockbuster response among the Hindi audience, has decided to release the dubbed Hindi version in theaters. The Hindi version will be distributed by AA Films which also distributed the KGF Hindi version. ## The trailer of "Kantara" Hindi was launched on October 9 at 9:10 AM and the Hindi version of the movie will be hitting theaters on October 14, and one day later, the Telugu version will also be released in theaters.## ## Stay tuned...

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BY Sacnilk Team ✍️ Article

Kantara Eighth-Day Advance Booking Report

Bengaluru, 6 Oct 2022: Kantara is not going to stop so soon as it is scoring excellent numbers on a working day too. On its first Thursday, its scores and more than 6 Cr gross in Karnataka. Tomorrow, it will enter its second week and there is no big movie releasing and which will be an advantage for this movie. The advance booking for day 8 is good and better than day 7. It will collect good numbers on the second Friday too. Kantara 8th Day Advance Booking Gross Kannada: 1.42 Cr [63736 tickets sold] Day Wise Advance Booking Gross: Day 1: 32L [14401 tickets sold] Day 2: 92L [41543 tickets sold] Day 3: 1.98 Cr [95377 tickets sold] Day 4: 1.09 Cr [51157 tickets sold] Day 5: 1.60 Cr [71659 tickets sold] Day 6: 2.44 Cr [106176 tickets sold] Day 7: 1.24 Cr [56584 tickets sold] Day 8: 1.42 Cr [63736 tickets sold] Note: Data without block seats. Kantara (Kannada) (2D) Eighth Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastBengaluru79.43 Lac [1.07 Cr]36%36094106Hubballi (Hubli)82.03 K [2.22 Lac]14%2200Mangaluru (Mangalore)20.94 Lac [24.21 Lac]62%612529Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)27.93 K [2.4 Lac]39%1905Belagavi (Belgaum)34.82 K [53.57 K]4%1400Mumbai2.7 Lac [4.28 Lac]24%4004Mysuru (Mysore)15.69 Lac [17.46 Lac]53%472716Shivamogga4.61 Lac [4.81 Lac]81%1495Kundapura6.49 Lac [6.59 Lac]90%23221Tumakuru (Tumkur)2.13 Lac [3.18 Lac]24%1516Manipal8.57 Lac [8.68 Lac]89%26240Raichur50.2 K [54.45 K]13%703 About This Movie This film is directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films. Kantara stars Rishab Shetty, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, Sapthami Gowda, Suchan Shetty, and Kishore Kumar G. in key roles. Stay tuned.

1401 days ago

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