Kantara surpasses Varun Dhawan's film on the first day: 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari' earned ₹9 crore

Digital Desk

Varun Dhawan-starrer film 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari' collected ₹9.25 crore at the Indian box office on its first day, while 'Kantara: Chapter 1', released on the same day, earned ₹60 crore.

According to Sacnilk, 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari' received a good response from the audience on Thursday. Morning shows had 14.77% occupancy. This figure increased to 38.93% in afternoon shows. In the evening, the highest occupancy of 43.65% was recorded. While night shows had an occupancy of 38.95%.

Although 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari' had a better start among Hindi romantic films, in terms of total earnings, this film lagged significantly behind 'Kantara: Chapter 1'.

With the first part setting global benchmarks, the pre-release excitement has soared for 'Kantara Chapter 1'. Within a day, the film sold over 1.7 lakh tickets, raking in Rs 5.7 crore in pre-sales. While the first Kantara collected just Rs 2 crore on its opening day back in 2022.

'Kantara Chapter 1', released on the same day, earned ₹60 crore.

A look at Varun Dhawan's previous film records..

· Dilwale - ₹148.42 Crore

· Judwaa 2 - ₹138.55 Crore

· Badrinath Ki Dulhania - ₹117.89 Crore

· ABCD 2 - ₹106.12 Crore

First-day earnings of romantic films released in 2025

· Saiyaara: ₹21.50 crore

· Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari: ₹9.25 crore

· Param Sundari: ₹7.25 crore

· Mistakes Forgiven: ₹7.00 crore

· Metro In Dino: ₹3.50 crore

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04 Oct 2025 By Nitin Trivedi