Riteish Deshmukh starrer historical drama ‘Raja Shivaji’ has been doing well at the box office. The film, which released on May 1, features Riteish in three main roles: writer, director and actor; and has been able to subtly balance between them all. Coming to its box office numbers, the latest trade reports show that the film took off in its second weekend. Earning over 6 crores, the film’s total Indian gross has risen to 81 crores after its successful 10-day run. For more details on ‘Raja Shivaji’ box office performance, scroll down.
10 on the day of collection at ‘Raja Shivaji’ counter
According to Sacnilk, on its 10th day i.e. second Sunday, the film added 6.80 crore nett to the tally. This number comes from 4,063 shows, and represents a 21.4% increase from Saturday’s 5.60 million net. This takes the net collection of ‘Raja Shivaji’ in India to 68.25 crore till now. Also, the gross collection in India has increased to 81.00 crores.
Daily collection (India net)
Based on the valor of Maratha warrior Chattarpati Shivaji, the film was released in two languages - Hindi and Marathi. While the Hindi version fetched decent numbers, the Marathi version of the film broke records.Day 1 (Hindi): 3.35 crore; (Marathi): 8 millionDay 2 (Hindi): 3.40 crore; (Marathi): 7.15 millionDay 3 (Hindi): 4.25 crore; (Marathi): 7.75 millionDay 4 (Hindi): 1.35 crore; (Marathi): 4.25 millionDay 5 (Hindi): 1.55 crore; (Marathi): 3.35 millionDay 6 (Hindi): 1.25 crore; (Marathi): 3 million eurosDay 7 (Hindi): 1.25 crore; (Marathi): 2.75 millionDay 8 (Hindi): 0.70 crore; (Marathi): 2.50 millionDay 9 (Hindi): 1.32 crore; (Marathi): 4.25 millionDay 10 (Hindi): 1.80 crore; (Marathi): 5 millionTotal: 68.25 million
Riteish Deshmukh in Rs 100 crore budget chatter
The overwhelming response of the film made Ritiesh Deshmukh appreciate all the love and appreciation. However, amid the success, there has been much talk about the film’s supposed budget of 100 million euros. Deshmukh did not think twice before addressing the issue. He told Hindustan Times, “Regarding the figures floating around about Raja Shivaji’s budget, only the producers know the actual budget. The last thing we filmmakers need to do is discuss the budget of a film, because it doesn’t affect anything.“NOTE: The box office numbers and data in this article are collected from various public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly stated, providing a fair representation of the film’s box office performance. These totals are subject to change as official studio figures are updated or additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided for information and entertainment purposes only.
