Box Office: 'Kantara', 'Ponniyin Selvan-1', 'Doctor G' Jump Big On Saturday

Mumbai, October 15 - It was a blockbuster day at the domestic box office as Kannada's sensational blockbuster Kantara witnessed a massive jump, scoring the biggest day of its box office run so far.

The Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie got released today, and as per the early estimates, the two languages grossed approx. 2.70 crores. However, it was the original Kannada version that sees a near 100% jump from yesterday, for an estimated 9.50 crores gross, followed by an estimated 3 crores gross in the Hindi version today, which was its second day. The dubbed Hindi version also scores a near 100% jump from the opening day.



The 3rd Saturday (1st Saturday for Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil) gross collection of "Kantara" is approx. 15 crores, which pushes its total domestic gross collection to over 100 crores to approx. 107 crores in 16 days. The worldwide collection of the movie is around 115 crores.

Meanwhile, Mani Ratnam's mega-blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 continues to score big as it grossed an estimated 7-7.50 crores gross (+80% vs 3rd Friday) on its 3rd Saturday for all languages.

The total domestic gross collection of "PS-1" is now around 280 crores while the worldwide total is approx. 425 crores. In the home state, Tamil Nadu, the movie is expected to breach the 200 crores mark by the end of the 3rd week. The current gross total in the state stands at approx. 186 crores after 16 days.

On the other hand, there are some relief for mid-sized Bollywood movies as Ayushmann Khurrana's social comedy-drama Doctor G witnesses a healthy jump on its second day. The movie surprisingly has had a decent opening day with 3.87 crores net, with a jump of approx. 30%, the movie scored an estimated 5 crores net on Saturday. It is expected to finish the opening weekend around 15 crores.

Stay tuned...