Raja Shivaji box office collection day 13: Riteish Deshmukh film remains steady, makes over ₹75 crore

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 13: Raja Shivaji is co-written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh, produced by Genelia D’Souza and Jyoti Deshpande.

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 13: Riteish Deshmukh’s historical drama released in theatres on May 1 and opened to a strong response at the box office. The Marathi film managed a steady run through its first week, but after witnessing a boost over the weekend, the film saw an expected slowdown during its second week. Based on the life and legacy of the legendary Maratha warrior king, the film has performed considerably better in the Marathi belt compared to its Hindi version. Here’s a look at how Raja Shivaji has fared at the box office so far.

Raja Shivaji box office update

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 13: Riteish Deshmukh's historical drama also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, and Sanjay Dutt.

The latest report from Sacnilk states that Raja Shivaji has collected ₹1.90 crore on its second Wednesday. This takes its domestic collection to ₹75.05 crore net so far. The film, which had an opening of ₹11.35 crore and collected ₹10.55 crore on its first Saturday and ₹12 crore on its first Sunday, ended its first week with a ₹52.65 crore haul. On its second Sunday, the film picked up a little, managing to collect ₹6.80 crore.

About Raja Shivaji

Raja Shivaji is co-written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh, produced by Genelia D’Souza and Jyoti Deshpande under Mumbai Film Company and Jio Studios. Apart from Riteish and Genelia, it also features Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, and Amole Gupte. Raja Shivaji is a historical action drama film based on the life of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.

A few days ago, Riteish spoke to HT’s The Right Angle, in conversation with Sonal Kalra, Chief Managing Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle about the film. He went on to talk about the film’s budget and said, “About the figures floating around about Raja Shivaji’s budget, only the producers know the real budget. The last thing we need to do as filmmakers is to discuss the budget of a film because it doesn’t affect anything.”

He also opined about actors’ fees and budgets becoming part of the regular film culture and asked, “Budget se kya lena dena hai? (Why does the budget matter?) If someone asks me about the budget, I ask them, how much are you paying for a ticket to watch it? They say ₹100 or ₹250-300. I reply that’s the budget. One should stop talking about it. Let it be magical, you just go and experience the film.”