Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection: Can Riteish Deshmukh’s Historic Marathi Epic Finally Crack the ₹100 Crore Barrier?

Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious Marathi epic Raja Shivaji is showing solid legs at the box office, and the numbers are telling a very interesting story. As of Day 9 (2nd Saturday), the film has grossed ₹72.25 crore in India — and the momentum is pointing upward.

Raja Shivaji: Day-by-Day Box Office Breakdown

What’s Working for Raja Shivaji?

On its 2nd Saturday, the film collected ₹6.75 crore — a strong 75% spike from the previous day, with a week-on-week drop of only around 45% compared to the opening Saturday. That kind of hold signals genuine audience word-of-mouth doing the heavy lifting.

The Marathi-Hindi language split stands at ₹50.50 crore and ₹21.75 crore (₹18 crore nett) respectively, showing the film’s core Marathi audience driving the bulk of collections.

The film is based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — the founder of the Maratha Empire — making it one of the most culturally significant Marathi films ever attempted.

Can It Hit ₹100 Crore?

The second weekend is projected to add around ₹18 crore, pushing the total to ₹79–80 crore by Sunday, keeping the ₹100 crore milestone firmly within reach.

If achieved, it would become the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time, surpassing both Sairat and Baipan Bhari Deva, each pegged around ₹90 crore.

However, comparisons with Tanhaji (₹175 crore+ in Maharashtra in 2020) and Chhaava (₹300 crore+) — both films rooted in the Maratha Empire — show that Raja Shivaji, despite its cultural significance as a story told in the empire’s own language, is unlikely to match those pan-India heights.

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