Riteish DeshmukhThe historical drama of ‘Raja Shivaji’ was appreciated from all quarters. Despite the initial skepticism of the actor playing the role, the film has surprised the audience. As the title suggests, it is based on life Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajMaratha warrior king and founder of Swarajya. Although the arrival of new films has affected its box office, the period drama is showing constant growth.
Collection at ‘Raja Shivaji’ counter on day 16
The Riteish Deshmukh starrer ended its first week at 52.65 crores. In the second week, the film earned 24.30 crores. As per Sacnilk report, on 16th day, ‘Raja Shivaji’ made Rs 2.70 crore from 2172 shows. Of this, the Marathi version collected 2.30 crores, while the Hindi version collected 0.40 crores.With this, the total gross collection in India has reached 96 crores, while the net collection in India stands at 81.10 crores.
Daily collection (India net)
Week 1 (Hindi): 16.40 crore; (Marathi): 36.25 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 millionDay 11 (Hindi): 0.50 crore; (Marathi): 1.90 millionDay 12 (Hindi): 0.65 crore; (Marathi): 1.85 millionDay 13 (Hindi): 0.50 crore; (Marathi): 1.40 millionDay 14 (Hindi): 0.50 crore; (Marathi): 1.40 millionDay 15 (Hindi): 0.20 crore; (Marathi): 1.25 millionTotal: 81.10 million
‘More about Raja Shivaji
The film is written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh. It also has features Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek BachchanSachin Khedekar, Vidya BalanFardeen Khan, Bhagyashree, Genelia Deshmukh and Amole Gupte.Salman Khan as Maharaj’s bodyguard, Jiva Mahala, during the Battle of Pratapgad, received a lot of love from his fans.A section of people also commented on the movie’s poor VFX in some scenes. Responding to the same, Abhishek Bachchan told News18, “Riteish and Genelia (Deshmukh) have made a Marathi film within a very tight budget. A film with a budget of Rs 1,000 crore will look different than a film with a much smaller budget.”He asked not to compare Indian films with Hollywood VFX. He added, “They have budgets. To scale, they probably spend over 5 billion on VFX alone. We can’t compete with that. We probably work on a percentage of that for our BFX.”The film opened in theaters on May 1, 2026.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article have been collected from 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. We provide this data for informational and entertainment purposes only.
