'Kaantha' Box Office Collection Day 7: Dulquer Salmaan’s Film Sees Huge Drop In Numbers, Earns ₹19 Crore In India

Dulquer Salmaan’s much-anticipated period drama Kaantha closed its opening weekend with an estimated domestic total of ₹19 crore. While the film saw a strong uptick in collections on Saturday, Sunday brought a noticeable dip, indicating that the early wave of positive critical buzz may not have fully translated into sustained mass appeal through the weekend.

Kaantha Box Office Collection Day 7

According to the Sacnilk report, ‘Kaantha’ collected ₹0.06 crore at the box office on Thursday, November 20, 2025. In Tamil Nadu, the film registered an overall occupancy of 14.69% on Wednesday, with the morning shows starting modestly at 11.55%. The afternoon shows saw a slight improvement, reaching 17.47%, before dipping to 13.28% in the evening. However, the film rebounded strongly with 16.45% occupancy during the night shows, suggesting that there is still solid interest in the movie despite the overall slowdown in numbers. Here’s a breakdown of the box office collection:

Kaantha Day-Wise Box Office Collection In All Languages

• Day 1 (1st Friday): ₹4.35 crore

• Day 2 (1st Saturday): ₹5 crore

• Day 3 (1st Sunday): ₹4.5 crore 

• Day 4 (1st Monday): ₹1.8 crore

• Day 5 (1st Tuesday): ₹1.85 crore

• Day 6 (1st Wednesday): ₹1.64 crore 

• Day 7 (1st Thursday): ₹0.06 crore

• Total box office collection (7 days): ₹19.2 crore

Kaantha Plot

According to IMDb, the movie's gist reads, “In 1950s Madras, lives intertwine against a backdrop of social transformation during India's post-independence era.”

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Kaantha Cast

Kaantha, the latest Tamil film, features Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Rana Daggubati, and Bhagyashri Borse in the lead roles. Debutant filmmaker Selvamani Selvaraj directs the film. It has also been released in Telugu today, along with the Tamil version.

Image credits: IMDb/YouTube 

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