Kantara, a movie by Rishab Shetty, set a record at the box office. It is now only the third Kannada movie in history to earn more than $250 million worldwide. It has also eclipsed KGF: Chapter 1 to rank as the second-highest-grossing Kannada movie ever in the process. With only KGF: Chapter 2 remaining, the movie may not be able to overcome that obstacle.
Kantara started slowly but over time, it has generated quite a buzz through word of mouth, minting money week after week. As per trade sources, it crossed The ₹250-crore mark in global earnings on Thursday. Trade tracker Sacnilk puts its worldwide earnings at ₹251 crore now. This is slightly higher than Yash-starrer KGF: Chapter 1’s lifetime earning of ₹250 crore. In the list of highest-grossing Kannada films of all time, KGF: Chapter 2 sits pretty at the top with a massive haul of ₹1207 crore.
No matter how successful Kantara becomes going forward, that number is one too high even for this movie. This is nevertheless a significant accomplishment for the movie, which reportedly cost only 15 crores to produce and was not even anticipated to break the 100 crore barrier. Kantara is also one of the top-grossing Indian movies of 2022 across all genres. Behind KGF 2, RRR, Ponniyin Selvan I, Vikram, Brahmastra Part One Shiva, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, it occupies the sixth position on that list.