arun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s romantic comedy ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, which also stars Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf, hit theatres on October 2 — the same day as Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’. The box office clash was always expected to be one-sided, given that ‘Kantara’ is part of a blockbuster franchise with a much bigger scale and pan-India appeal. While the 2022 original became a cultural phenomenon, the new prequel has gone even further, smashing all previous records. Adding to the advantage, ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ released in five languages — Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam — ensuring a far wider reach compared to ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’.‘SSKTK’ took off with a respectable ₹9.25 crore on its opening day but dropped to ₹5.5 crore on Friday. Over the weekend, the film regained some momentum, earning ₹7.5 crore each on Saturday and Sunday. However, from Monday onwards, the numbers began to slide, settling into the ₹2–3 crore range through the week. On Tuesday, thanks to discounted ticket prices, it managed ₹3.25 crore, followed by ₹2.25 crore on Wednesday and ₹2 crore on Thursday, bringing its first-week total to ₹41.1 crore.The second weekend saw marginal improvement ₹2.25 crore on Friday, ₹3.25 crore on Saturday (day 10), and around ₹3 crore on Sunday (day 11). Monday (day 12) witnessed the expected dip, with the film earning ₹1.15 crore. Interestingly, ‘Kantara’ too experienced a sharp decline on the same day, though at a much higher scale. On second Tuesday, which is day 13, it has made Rs 1.40 crore. As per Sacnilk, the total collection of ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ now stands at ₹52.60 crore, while ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ has soared past ₹450 crore by its 12th day. Day 1 [1st Thursday]₹ 9.25 Cr-Day 2 [1st Friday]₹ 5.5 CrDay 3 [1st Saturday]₹ 7.5 CrDay 4 [1st Sunday]₹ 7.75 CrDay 5 [1st Monday]₹ 3.25 CrDay 6 [1st Tuesday]₹ 3.25 CrDay 7 [1st Wednesday]₹ 2.35 CrDay 8 [2nd Thursday]₹ 2.25 CrWeek 1 Collection₹ 41.1 CrDay 9 [2nd Friday]₹ 2.25 CrDay 10 [2nd Saturday]₹ 3.25 CrDay 11 [2nd Sunday]₹ 3.25 CrDay 12 [2nd Monday]₹ 1.25 CrDay 13 [2nd Tuesday]₹ 1.40 Cr * early estimates-Total₹ 52.60 Cr Go to Source
