Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office: Nears ₹600 Crore Worldwide, Crosses $10 Million Overseas

Rishab Shetty's Kantara: Chapter 1 continues its roaring global box office with grosses cumulatively approaching the ₹600-crore mark. It has now crossed $10.6 million (₹94 crore) overseas, its unstoppable momentum continuing even into its second weekend.

Kannada Cinema Has a Global Winner

Kantara: Chapter 1 managed to collect $2.25 million (₹19.9 crore) overseas during its second weekend and has attained a worldwide gross collection of ₹593.50 crore-family, with ₹499.50 crore coming from India and $10.6 million from international markets. Just a few crores to go, the film could cross the ₹600 crore milestone today.

The Money Left Has Come from Foreign Markets

The Middle East has become the highest-grossing extra-territorial region, earning the bulk of the overseas money. Australia, although slow to start, seemed to pick up momentum as time passed and displayed the best hold in all markets. Modalities such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Europe are working fine, with North America being the least satisfactory — with the US market just average and distribution issues nerfing Canada.

Despite not having as much reach as Tamil or Telugu blockbusters, ignoring Kantara: Chapter 1 would indeed be unfair. Since the Kannada diaspora is quite small, the overseas success behind this film surely defines a pan-India and multilinguistic appeal, especially in the Telugu and Hindi dubbed versions.

Box Office Forecasts

Industry forecasters expected the film to end its overseas run close to $14 million, a massive achievement for a Kannada production. Going all the way to $15 million might have been a bit too much to ask, with even $10 million once thought impossible, but Kantara temporarily changed the rules of the game.

Benchmark for Regional Films

These results make Kantara: Chapter 1 one of the top-most grossing Kannada films internationally alongside big names like KGF 2 and Pushpa 2. Films like these had a bigger North Indian base; however, Kantara has been able to threaten global success through organic growth, strong storytelling, and cultural loyalty.

Territorial Breakdown — Kantara: Chapter 1 Overseas Box Office

Region Gross (USD)

United States $3,825,000

Canada $220,000

Australia–New Zealand $1,040,000

Middle East $3,550,000

Malaysia $350,000

Singapore $190,000

United Kingdom $775,000

Germany $200,000

Rest of World $450,000

Total Overseas $10,600,000 (₹ 94 crore)

By having its breathtaking visuals, robust storyline, and Rishab Shetty's utterly dominating performance, Kantara: Chapter 1 still manages to stretch across local confines and retain worldwide audiences-the very reason it finds a place among the biggest cinematic triumphs from India for the year 2025.