‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ faced off at the box office against ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, but the clash was clearly one-sided — ‘Kantara’ has outperformed the latter by a massive margin. The Kannada blockbuster also enjoyed a much wider release, hitting theatres in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, unlike ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, which had a more limited rollout.‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ opened decently with ₹9.25 crore on day one but witnessed a steep drop to ₹5.5 crore on Friday. The film managed a brief rebound over the weekend, earning ₹7.5 crore each on Saturday and Sunday. However, the weekday trend was disappointing, with collections slipping into the ₹2–3 crore range. Benefiting slightly from discounted tickets, the film collected ₹3.25 crore on Tuesday, ₹2.25 crore on Wednesday, and ₹2 crore on Thursday, closing its first week at ₹41.1 crore.In its second weekend, ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ showed only a mild uptick — ₹2.25 crore on Friday, ₹3.25 crore on Saturday (day 10), and around ₹3 crore on Sunday (day 11). Monday (day 12) saw the usual post-weekend drop with ₹1.15 crore, followed by ₹1.40 crore on Tuesday and ₹1 crore on Thursday (day 14). According to Sacnilk, the film’s total collection now stands at ₹54.10 crore.In sharp contrast, ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ continues to dominate the box office, having already crossed the staggering ₹450 crore mark by its 12th day in theatres.
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]₹ 1.5 Cr Day 14 [2nd Wednesday]₹ 1.00 Cr * early estimates-Total₹ 54.10 Cr
