Rishab Shetty's film Kantara Chapter 1 refuses to slow down at the box office. The prequel to the 2022 film Kantara, which had scripted a string of records, has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark at the domestic box office over the weekend.

After registering a drop in its earnings in the last week, the film notched up double-digit numbers in the last three days, taking the total to Rs 535.25 crore.

On the third Monday, the film minted Rs 11.75 crore, in tally with the impressive numbers registered on Saturday (Rs 12.75 crore) and Sunday (Rs 17 crore) respectively, as per Sacnilk. 

In the second week, Kantara 1 minted Rs 147 crore in all languages with Hindi contributing Rs 54.25 crore to the total.

In week one, the film smashed the box office with Rs 337.4 crore in collection. The Hindi version minted Rs 108.75 crore and the Kannda Rs 106.95 crore in the opening week.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that Kantara will face stiff competitions with Diwali releases hitting the theatres. He wrote, "#KantaraChapter1 crosses the ₹ 175 cr milestone...

However, with the #Diwali releases arriving tomorrow [Tuesday], the number of screens and shows will be reduced... It will be interesting to see how it performs amidst fresh competition."

Source:Ndtv