The anticipation is sky-high for the prequel, Kantara Chapter 1. Rishab Shetty’s film is confirmed to score the biggest opening for Sandalwood in 2025. Along with that, the period-mythological action drama has made a smashing entry into the top 10 advance booking sales of 2025. Scroll below for the day 1 box office update!
Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office Day 1 Advance Booking (24 hours to go)
According to Sacnilk, Kantara Chapter 1 has registered advance booking sales worth 13.07 crore gross (excluding blocked seats) for day 1. A staggering 4.75 lakh tickets have been sold nationwide. Hombale Films production is releasing in as many as 5 languages – Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam.
As one would expect, Kantara Chapter 1 is witnessing the best pre-sales in Kannada (7.85 crores), followed by Hindi (2.10 crores) and Telugu (1.31 crores). The remaining sum is from the Tamil and Malayalam versions.
There are still the last crucial 24 hours for the big release, and one can expect a huge jump! But even before that, Kantara Chapter 1 has surpassed the final advance booking collection of Sankranthiki Vasthunam(12.40 crores). It has registered the 10th highest pre-sales of 2025 in Indian cinema.
The next target is to surpass Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava, which garnered 13.85 crores in final pre-sales. Rishab Shetty’s film should comfortably cross that mark and gain the 8th spot.
Take a look at the top 5 advance booking sales of 2025 in Indian cinema:
