Raja Shivaji box office collection day 7: Riteish Deshmukh film surpasses ₹50 crore mark in 1st week

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 7: Riteish Deshmukh recently shut down speculation of a follow-up film.

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 7: Riteish Deshmukh’s Marathi-Hindi film Raja Shivaji hit theatres on May 1 and has now crossed the ₹50 crore mark within a week of its release. Produced, written, and directed by Riteish himself, the film based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj has been witnessing a stronger response in the Marathi market compared to its Hindi version.

Raja Shivaji box office collection day 7: Riteish Deshmukh produced, wrote, directed and starred in the film based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj.

Raja Shivaji box office collection

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Raja Shivaji collected ₹4 crore net in India on Thursday, taking its domestic total to ₹52.65 crore. The film collected ₹11.35 crore on its opening day, last Friday, and brought in ₹10.55 crore on Saturday and ₹12 crore on Sunday.

The film saw an expected dip during the weekdays, collecting ₹5.60 crore on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Raja Shivaji collected ₹4.90 crore and ₹4.25 crore, respectively. Despite the dip on Thursday, it has crossed the ₹50 crore mark. It remains to be seen if collections pick up again on Friday and the weekend.

About Raja Shivaji

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

Riteish told PTI that the film was a decade in the making. “Had it started in 2016, this would not be the film, it would be a different film, a different star cast. The fact that it started in 2023, the vision changed a bit, perspectives changed and then we just thought why not make it slightly bigger and more ambitious,” he said, adding, “The journey changed course over time, and now that the film is out and the way it's received, I'm just truly humbled and I just want to thank God and the people of Maharashtra for receiving this film so well.”

The actor also shut down speculation of a follow-up. While initially conceived as a trilogy, there are no plans for them yet. “We haven't planned it as a second part. If you're talking about the last title of the film where it goes Raja Shiv Chhatrapati, it was just a tribute from our part,” he said.