1 November 2019, coinciding with the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, the filmmakers re-released the film at 25–30 centres across Karnataka, with a week run during its release. The film's Hindi version was re-released in PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis theatres, on 23–29 October 2020. Reception Box office On the first day of its release, KGF: Chapter 1 collected worldwide, which was the highest opening in the Kannada film industry. In Karnataka's capital Bengaluru alone, the film earned about on the first day. The film registered a gross of at the worldwide box office on its first three days, becoming the fastest Kannada film to gross . The film grossed around worldwide in the first week of its release, becoming the first Kannada film to gross . On 9 January 2019, trade analysts announced that the film entered the mark, thus becoming the first Kannada film to do so. It went on to gross around and completed a theatrical run of over 100 days in a couple of centres in Karnataka. India On the first day of release, KGF: Chapter 1 collected net at the domestic box office. The Hindi version raked in more than at the box office on the first day. On the second day, the film outdid its first day totals, with a worldwide total of . First weekend totals stood at around worldwide from all versions, whereas the Hindi-dubbed version collected over . On the fourth day, the film collected approximately while the Hindi version saw a jump of 45% on Monday. On 25 December 2018, the film saw a steep incline on the box office due to the Christmas holidays, collecting more than upon release. The fifth day totals stood at up to . The film collected more than at the domestic box office in the first week of release. After ten days, the film had collected from Karnataka, from Kerala, from Tamil Nadu, and from Telugu-speaking states. The film entered the mark in Karnataka on the fifteenth day of box office, thus becoming the first film in Karnataka to do so. It collected over in Karnataka, becoming the highest-grossing film in that state, and beating the previous record set by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The film collected in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in Kerala, and in Tamil Nadu; the film earned more than across theatres across South India. Its Hindi version earned more than ; it