Kantara: Chapter 1 earned Rs 17.50 crore on its opening day in Hindi, becoming the eighth largest South Indian dubbed movie opening. The Rishab Shetty-led divine saga was initially expected to open much higher; however, those hopes were dismissed when advance bookings were slow. Still, the movie has had a strong start, especially considering it was in direct competition with Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.
Bankrolled by Hombale Films, Kantara: Chapter 1 surpassed Game Changer and Devara on the opening day but remained far behind other big pan-Indian releases. Comparatively, KGF Chapter 2 still holds the record of the biggest Kannada film opening day record in Hindi, while the overall list is topped by Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2. This is because both gravity-defying action dramas carved cult fan bases among the masses.
Interestingly, the latest Rishab Shetty outing saw a surge of nearly 1500 percent over the opening day collection of its original part, Kantara: A Legend (2022). For the record, the original film had an opening of Rs 1.20 crore net in Hindi. Let’s see how the movie performs over the weekend.
Top South Indian Dubbed Movies Opening Day in Hindi
| Sr. No. | Movie Name | Year | Opening Day Net Hindi Collection |
| 1 | Pushpa 2 | 2024 | Rs 63.75 crore |
| 2 | KGF Chapter 2 | 2022 | Rs 52.40 crore |
| 3 | Baahubali 2 | 2017 | Rs 40.75 crore |
| 4 | Saaho | 2019 | Rs 25.80 crore |
| 5 | Salaar | 2023 | Rs 15.75 crore |
| 6 | 2.0 | 2018 | Rs 19.75 Crore |
| 7 | RRR | 2022 | Rs 19.00 crore |
| 8 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | 2025 | Rs 17.50 crore |
| 9 | Devara | 2024 | Rs 7.50 crore |
| 10 | Game Changer* | 2024 | Rs 7.25 crore |
It must be noted that Adipurush opened with Rs 31.75 crore net in Hindi. Since it was backed by a Bollywood production house, it is not considered in the above-mentioned list of South-Indian dubbed movies.
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Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Pinkvilla does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the films in question.
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