Kantara Chapter One Box Office Performance Update
On the occasion of Diwali, the adventure drama thriller film Kantara Chapter One continues its impressive run at the Indian box office. Directed by Rishab Shetty, the film was initially made in Kannada but released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi on October 2nd. With a budget of only ₹125 crore, the film has earned many times more than its budget. The film’s first-week collections were tremendous, and its earnings remained explosive in the second week. Although Kantara Chapter One’s screen count has reduced, it continues to make amazing earnings day by day even on fewer screens.
Kantara Chapter One: 20-Day Worldwide Box Office Collection
Kantara Chapter One recorded a Hindi net collection of ₹183 crore 24 lakh within its initial 19 days. During the same period, the film earned ₹370 crore 11 lakh net from the South Indian markets. This brought the film’s initial 19-day all-India net collection to ₹553 crore 35 lakh. On its 20th day, Kantara Chapter One is earning approximately ₹6 crore 70 lakh from all languages in India.
With this, Kantara Chapter One’s initial 20-day all-India net collection has reached ₹560 crore 5 lakh. The India gross collection stands at ₹670 crore 54 lakh. Additionally, the film’s overseas gross collection has reached ₹119 crore 46 lakh. Cumulatively, Kantara Chapter One’s initial 20-day worldwide collection is ₹790 crore. This film has already made a splendid earning of ₹790 crore worldwide and is projected to exceed ₹800 crore in the coming days. Kantara Chapter One has already achieved mega blockbuster status at the box office.
Thaama Takes Explosive First Day Box Office Opening
The horror-comedy film Thaama, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna, has taken an explosive opening at the box office upon its release. The film has recorded the biggest opening of Ayushmann Khurrana’s career on its first day in the box office. Thaama is part of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, which includes blockbuster films like Bhediya, Stree, and Munjia.
Thaama: First Day Worldwide Box Office Collections & Financials
Thaama has been released on approximately 4000 screens in India and on more than 1500 screens abroad, totaling a worldwide release on 55000 screens. The film’s cost of production is ₹125 crore, with an additional ₹20 crore spent on promotion and marketing, bringing the total budget to ₹145 crore.
Before its release, the film’s makers had already made significant recoveries: digital rights were sold for ₹52 crore, satellite rights for ₹27 crore, and music rights for ₹15 crore, totaling ₹94 crore in pre-release recovery.
On its first day, Thaama is making an India net collection of ₹28 crore 50 lakh, with an India gross collection of ₹34 crore 12 lakh. The film also earned approximately ₹6 crore 225 lakh in the overseas market. This brings Thaama’s first-day worldwide box office collection into the range of ₹40 crore 37 lakh. The film’s first-day worldwide collection is thus more than ₹40 crore.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Delivers Strong First Day Box Office
Harshvardhan Rane’s romantic drama thriller film, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, has also taken a better-than-expected opening at the box office. The film, which features Sonam Bajwa opposite Harshvardhan Rane, has secured the biggest opening of Harshvardhan Rane’s career in the Indian market. His previous film, Sanam Teri Kasam, had earned more than ₹50 crore at the box office in its re-release. Despite receiving fewer screens, the film delivered explosive earnings on its first day.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat: Day 1 Collections, Budget & Recovery
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat was released on only 1600 screens in India and approximately 650 to 700 screens abroad, summing up to 2300 screens worldwide. The film’s cost of production is ₹30 crore, with ₹5 crore spent on promotion, making the total budget ₹35 crore.
The producers of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat had already recovered a significant portion of the budget before its release. The digital rights were sold for ₹16 crore, satellite rights for ₹12 crore, and music rights were valued at approximately ₹10 crore. This totals an approximate value of ₹38 crore from digital, satellite, and music rights.
On its first day, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is making an India net collection of approximately ₹9.5 crore. The film’s India gross collection is approximately ₹11 crore 36 lakh. In the overseas market, the film is earning in the range of ₹1 crore 25 lakh. The first-day worldwide box office collection for Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is ₹12 crore 61 lakh. With a budget of ₹35 crore, the film is earning more than ₹12.5 crore worldwide on its first day. It is anticipated that the film might earn much more than its budget in its first weekend.