Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara 2’ is a phenomenal success, surpassing Rs 506 crore in just 17 days and poised to challenge top box office records. This sequel has already secured its place as the year’s second-highest grossing film, joining an elite club of Indian movies that have crossed the Rs 500 crore mark. Its impressive run continues amidst new releases.
As the film crossed Rs 500 crore, it became only the 12th film to do so and the difference between 12th and 13th film is about Rs 85 crore, Baahubali – The Beginning had minted Rs 421 crore from its theatrical run.
Sukumar and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: The Rule: Rs 1234.1 crore
SS Rajamouli, Prabhas and rana Dagubbati’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion : Rs 1030.42 crore
Prashanth Neel and Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2 – Rs 859.7 crore
SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan and Jr NTR’s RRR – Rs 782.2 crore
Nag Ashwin, Amitabh Bachchan and Prabhas’s Kalki 2898 AD – Rs 646.31 crore
Atlee and Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan – Rs 640.25 crore
Laxman Utekar and Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava – Rs 601.54 crore
Amar Kaushik, Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2 – Rs 597.99 crore
Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal – Rs 553.87 crore
Siddharth Anand and Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan – Rs 543.09 crore
Anil Sharma and Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 – Rs 525.7 crore
It would be interesting to see how far would Kantara 2 go on from here as this Tuesday sees release of Thamma starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna along with Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat with Hardhvardan Rane and Sonam Bajwa and on the other side it is already battling Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dude, Dhurav Vikram’s Bison Kaalamaadan and many other films in Southern India.
