Riteish Deshmukh’s Raja Shivaji continued its steady performance at the Indian box office during its second weekend. The film collected around Rs. 8 crore on its second Sunday, showing a strong 20 per cent jump compared to Saturday. The drop from the first Sunday was also controlled at around 45 per cent, which is considered a healthy trend for a film entering its second week.
The film earned close to Rs. 19 crore during its second weekend. With this, the total box office collection of Raja Shivaji now stands at approximately Rs. 80.25 crore across India. Out of this, the Marathi version has contributed around Rs. 56.25 crore, while the Hindi dubbed version has added nearly Rs. 24 crore gross, including around Rs. 20 crore nett.
The film is now moving towards the important Rs. 100 crore mark and is expected to achieve it sometime during the third week. If it reaches the milestone, Raja Shivaji will become the first Marathi film to touch Rs. 100 crore at the Indian box office. The current top Marathi grossers are Sairat and Baipan Bhari Deva, both of which earned close to Rs. 90 crore.
Unlike those films, Raja Shivaji has also benefited from its Hindi dubbed release and has managed to attract audiences outside Maharashtra. Because of this, the film has seen a wider reach compared to many Marathi releases in the past.
At the same time, there was also hope that Raja Shivaji could aim for even bigger numbers. Films like Tanhaji and Chhaava, which were also based on figures connected to the Maratha Empire, collected much higher numbers in Maharashtra. Tanhaji earned around Rs. 175 crore in Maharashtra in 2020, which would be more than Rs. 250 crore today after inflation adjustment. Chhaava later crossed Rs. 300 crore. While Raja Shivaji has performed well, it is currently not expected to reach the same level as those films.
The Box Office Collections for Raja Shivaji in India are as follows:
Friday: Rs. 13.25 cr.
Saturday: Rs. 12.25 cr.
Sunday: Rs. 14.75 cr.
Monday: Rs. 6.50 cr.
Tuesday: Rs. 5.50 cr.
Wednesday: Rs. 5.00 cr.
Thursday: Rs. 4.25 cr.
2nd Friday: Rs. 4.00 cr.
2nd Saturday: Rs. 6.75 cr.
2nd Sunday: Rs. 8.00 cr.
Total: Rs. 80.25 cr.