Raja Shivaji box office collection day 2: Riteish Deshmukh film on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj makes over ₹21 crore

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 2: Riteish Deshmukh's Raja Shivaji clashed with Ek Din at the box office, but it did not affect the film's performance.

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 2: Riteish Deshmukh’s much-anticipated historical drama Raja Shivaji finally hit theatres to strong buzz, and it didn’t disappoint on day one, setting a new benchmark with the biggest opening ever for a Marathi film. After such a powerful start, all eyes are now on its second-day performance. Has the film managed to build on its momentum, or is there a shift in audience turnout? Here’s a closer look at how Raja Shivaji is faring at the box office. (Also read: Emotional Riteish Deshmukh thanks fans for positive response to Raja Shivaji, requests them not to post spoilers)

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 2: Riteish Deshmukh essays the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in this biopic drama.

Raja Shivaji box office update

The latest update on Sacnilk states that Raja Shivaji has collected ₹10.55 crore so far on Saturday. The film collected ₹11.35 crore on its opening day, which means that the film has shown a dip in collections on its second day. This brings the total India gross collections to over ₹23.77 crore and total India net to ₹21.90 crore.

Raja Shivaji clashed with Ek Din at the box office, but it did not affect the film's performance. Ek Din, starring Junaid Khan, son of Aamir Khan, and Sai Pallavi, underperformed at the box office. Raja Shivaji collected ₹2.97 crore from its Hindi shows, and ₹5.73 crore from its Marathi shows. It remains to be seen if Raja Shivaji can show growth on Sunday.

About Raja Shivaji

The Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company film, directed by Riteish Deshmukh, was released in theatres on Friday in Marathi and Hindi. The film is produced by Genelia D’Souza and Jyoti Deshpande. Riteish and Genelia star in it as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Saibai. Their sons, Rahyl and Riaan, played young Sivaji. Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, and Amole Gupte also play key roles.

Ram Gopal Varma took to X to congratulate Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh, who also stars in the film and is one of the producers. He wrote, "Hey @geneliad, CONGRATS on the way your #RajaShivaji is both SLASHING and SMASHING the BOXOFFICE. @Riteishd both as DIRECTOR and ACTOR is creating MAYHEM in the THEATRES and he literally looks #ShivajiMaharaj REINCARNATED."

At the trailer launch of the film, Riteish spoke about the long, difficult journey behind the film. "It's been 10 years... I first wanted to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 2016, but it didn't happen. Then I tried again, and COVID happened," he said, fighting back tears. "It felt like Shivaji Maharaj was telling me, 'Wait, my child... it's not the right time.'"