India, Oct. 17 -- Kantara Chapter 1 worldwide box office: Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 continues to draw in audiences at the box office as it completes its second week of release. The Kannada period drama opened to strong positive reviews and had a massive opening domestically. The film has also achieved a breakthrough improvement in overseas collections, surpassing the Rs.700 crore mark worldwide. (Also read: Amitabh Bachchan hails Kantara Chapter 1 on KBC 17, praises Rishab Shetty for its success: 'Bada kathin kaam hai')

On Friday, the makers released a poster of a film to announce on their X account that the film has raced past the Rs.700 crore mark. Kantara Chapter 1 has collected Rs.717.50 crore worldwide by the end of two week...