India, Oct. 7 -- The first Monday after the release of Rishab Shetty's much-awaited Kantara prequel, Kantara Chapter 1, saw the film retain a good hold, but still register an almost 50% slump from, say, its Day 1 or Day 4 collections. This was to be expected, given that it was the first working day after a long weekend for many. Even then, the film is said to have made in around Rs 31 cr net, taking it to a total of Rs 265 cr at the end of 5 days, and the trend is expected to hold through the week, what with no major film releasing on October 10.

Kantara Chapter 1 will have an uninterrupted box office stint until the 17th at least, when Thamma hits theatres and will dig into the film's Hindi market. The Ayushmann Khurrana film is part of...