Kantara: Chapter 1 is showcasing an insane hold in Karnataka on Monday. The film has already cleared the Rs. 10 crore mark and is headed for  Rs. 13 crore plus day. There is a holiday tomorrow, which is probably helping the hold here a bit, but it is still a working day and for such collections to come on a working day is… insane. 

For perspective, Baahubali 2 has held the record for the biggest Monday in the state for eight years with Rs. 11.50 crore, which was on Labour Day holiday. The next best is Rs. 8.75 crore of KGF 2. Kantara is going to beat both of them by leaps and bounds. A great Monday hold was always on cards as the film already had phenomenal advances for the day. However, the walk-up business in itself is tremendous; it would not be far off from the final Monday number of KGF 2. 

The five-day collections in the state will be nearing Rs. 90 crore. It will be hitting Rs. 100 crore tomorrow, at a record six-day pace. The question is no longer if it will set a new all-time record for lifetime numbers, but how high it will go. Can it push past the Rs. 200 crore milestone in the state? All eyes are now on where the film lands on Wednesday, which will give clarity on the eventual final number for the film.

The film is also holding well in other areas. Outside Karnataka, the hold is best in Kerala. At mid-day, Rs. 30 crore plus Monday nationally is a lock; could very well touch Rs. 35 crore by the end of the day.

Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra has emerged as the highest grossing film of all time in Kerala. The Kalyani Priyadarshan led superhero film grossed Rs. 1.80 crore in its sixth weekend, taking its total gross to Rs. 119 crore approx. With that, it overtook Thudarum, which took the record earlier this year.

Lokah was already the highest grossing Malayalam film in both India and Worldwide, now hitting the trifecta of record grosser in key territories. Since then, it has consolidated its lead with Rs. 178.50 crore in India and nearly Rs. 298 crore worldwide. The film is on course to become the first Malayalam film ever to gross Rs. 300 crore. 

Coming back to Kerala, one factor that helped Lokah take the record is the longer theatrical window. The shorter digital release window does hurt the business by eroding the potential theatrical audience base, but in Kerala, it also has an instant impact as films are discontinued from several screens as soon as they release digitally. Thudarum maintained a lead over Lokah for much of its run, but its early digital debut after the fifth week effectively ended its box office run. Lokah used that extra week to claim the all-time record. 

The Highest Grossing Films in Kerala are as follows: