Rishab Shetty’s highly anticipated film, Kantara Chapter 1, is set for a massive opening, with its advance booking going at a breakneck pace just days before its theatrical release. The film, a prequel to the 2021 blockbuster Kantara, is slated to hit theaters this Thursday (October 2) to celebrate the occasion of Dussehra.
The original Kantara was a sensational hit across India, and its prequel seems poised to be an even bigger phenomenon.
Record-Breaking Advance Booking
The pre-sales for Kantara Chapter 1 kicked off on Sunday, four days ahead of the film’s release, and the numbers are already staggering:
- Day 1 Pre-Sales: In a little over 24 hours, the gross advance booking collection for the opening day has touched ₹5.7 crore.
- Tickets Sold: A massive 1.7 lakh tickets have already been sold.
- Bigger Than the Original: This furious pace ensures a bigger opening than the first Kantara, which had opened with a modest ₹2 crore across India in 2022.
The film’s pre-sales are comfortably outpacing recent major releases, showcasing its immense hype:
- Beating Blockbusters: With three days left for the release, Kantara: Chapter 1 has already surpassed the advance booking collections of big-budget films like Pawan Kalyan’s OG and Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s War 2, neither of which crossed the ₹5 crore mark three days prior to release.
- Surpassing a Legend: It is also outperforming Yash’s KGF: Chapter 1 in pre-sales. KGF: Chapter 1 was the highest-grossing Kannada film for three years and the first from the language to cross ₹250 crore worldwide gross.
While the majority of the current sales are for the Kannada version, the all-India momentum is expected to accelerate. As of now, the film has collected ₹36 lakh in Hindi advance bookings and just over ₹5 lakh combined from Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam pre-sales.
All About the Prequel
Kantara Chapter 1 is expected to leverage its huge scale and widespread hype to not just surpass but comfortably beat the ₹400-crore gross worldwide collection of the first film.
- Story: Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, the film explores the origins of the mythology and story established in Kantara. It is set ten centuries before the original narrative.
- Cast: The film stars Rishab Shetty in the lead role, alongside Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, and Gulshan Devaiah.
- Release: The film is set for a pan-India release on October 2.
Suggested Title: Bumper Opening Guaranteed: Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ Advance Booking Outpaces Major Films
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