From The Streets Of Mumbai...To The Bloody Gold Mines Of Kolar

K.G.F: Chapter 1

Name: K.G.F: Chapter 1
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2018-12-20
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Ramachandra Raju, Archana Jois, Anant Nag

Sandalwood20182h 36mKannadaTop 8% of Sandalwood budgets

88Standing

5th of 97 in Sandalwood

Reported gross: 96
Return on budget: 65
Momentum: 92

Out-grossed 96% of Sandalwood releases with reported figures ($37M).
Returned 3.1× its budget, against an industry median of 2.1×.
Momentum in the 92nd percentile.
Audience rating 7.5 from 309 votes, the 100th percentile.

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Cost: $12M
Took: $37M

Against a Sandalwood median of 2.1×, so this one returned 1.5 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.

Released: 20 December 2018
Runtime: 2h 36m
Language: Kannada
Industry: Sandalwood

Top billedAll 20 credits

YashRocky / Raja Krishnappa Bairya
Srinidhi ShettyReena
Ramachandra RajuGaruda
Archana JoisShanthamma / Rocky's Mother
Anant NagAnand Ingalagi
Vasishta N. SimhaKamal

Made by

Director: Prashanth Neel
Screenplay: Prashanth Neel
Original Music Composer: Ravi Basrur
Director of Photography: Bhuvan Gowda
Producer: Vijay Kiragandur

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ActionAdventureThrillerCrime

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