Kantara Races Past 200 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Bengaluru, October 25 - The Diwali festival of 2022 for Hombale Films gets better as its Kantara races past Rs. 200 crores at the global box office, making it the second film for the studio to do so in 2022 after KGF: Chapter 2.

Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role in the film, "Kantara" has grossed approx. 210 crores worldwide in 25 days of its box office run in all languages. At the domestic box office, it has grossed approx. 196 crores and approx. 14 crores came from overseas markets.



The original Kannada version is leading the pack with approx. 145 crores gross in India, followed by the Hindi version with 26 crores gross, and the Telugu version with approx. 25 crores gross.

"Kantara" is only the 3rd Kannada movie of all time to storm past 200 crores worldwide, after two "KGF" films. The year 2022 has been the best ever with 4 films grossing over 100 crores worldwide and at the same time, 23 Indian films have achieved this milestone in 2022.

Meanwhile, "Kantara" is also the most-watched film in Karnataka state with approx. 77 lakh turned to watch the movie in theaters. It is likely to reach 10 million footfalls in the state by the end of its run and this will be nothing short of a historic achievement for a film that was made on a budget of approx. 15 crores.

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