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The year 2024 saw its first Indian blockbuster in the form of a content-driven film like HanuMan. Despite a high-voltage box office clash, the Teja Sajja starrer emerged as a big winner and surprised everyone with its collection. Globally, it almost touched the milestone of 300 crore gross, and in India, it managed to cross the mark of 200 crore net collection. But if compared with Rishab Shetty’s Kantara, it’s far behind. Keep reading to know more!
Directed by Prasanth Varma, the film saw highly positive reactions from critics upon its release. Even word-of-mouth among audiences was positive, which helped in displaying legs in the theatrical run. As a result, even with a clash with Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram, the film managed to hit a double century in India.
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Ever since the film’s release, there has been a constant comparison between HanuMan and Kantara, and there have been some valid reasons behind it. To start with, these two films are rooted in a subject related to Indian culture and share a connection with Indian gods, directly or indirectly. Both fit in a similar zone and carry a very controlled budget.
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HanuMan is on the verge of ending its run. So far, it has garnered 201 crores net at the Indian box office, which equals 237.18 crores gross. In the overseas market, the film did a business of 57 crores gross, thus taking the worldwide box office collection up to 294.18 crores gross.
Coming to Kantara, it did a business of 311 crores net at the Indian box office, which equals a gross of 366.98 crores. Internationally, the film amassed 44.10 crores gross. Combining both Indian and overseas gross, the worldwide box office collection stands at 411.08 crores gross.
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The Teja Sajja starrer was initially planned with a very low cost, but due to the VFX work, the budget was increased, and it went up to 55 crores. Including the advertising expenses, it goes up to 60 crores. So, the overall cost isn’t that low, but it’s definitely controlled. On the other hand, Rishab Shetty‘s thriller had an extremely low budget of 16 crores.
If compared to the domestic collection of 201 crores, HanuMan raked in returns of 141 crores against its 60 crores budget. It equals 235% ROI (return on investment). Speaking about Kantara, it enjoyed staggering returns of 295 crores against a budget of 16 crores, making an ROI of a mammoth 1843.75%.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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