Marathi cinema has its newest box office giant, and it arrived with the force of an event film built for the big screen. In just seven days, Raja Shivaji turned sustained audience turnout into a historic theatrical feat, closing its first week at ₹57.70 crore nett in India. The Riteish Deshmukh directorial has now delivered the highest first-week total ever for a Marathi film, adding another milestone to its already explosive opening.
What makes the run especially striking is the film’s hold beyond the initial rush. After opening to ₹12.40 crore on Friday, Raja Shivaji followed it with ₹11.50 crore on Saturday and an even bigger ₹13.10 crore on Sunday. The weekday trajectory remained solid with ₹6.20 crore on Monday, ₹5.40 crore on Tuesday, ₹4.70 crore on Wednesday and ₹4.40 crore on Thursday, bringing the seven-day total to ₹57.70 crore nett.
Raja Shivaji Turns Strong Opening Into Historic Week One
The first-week figure underlines more than just a front-loaded debut. It shows that Raja Shivaji converted opening weekend excitement into steady weekday business, a crucial marker for large-scale historical dramas. Its day-wise trend reflects sustained public interest and strong footfalls after release, helping the film lock in a new week-one benchmark for Marathi cinema.
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection:
Day 1: 12.40 crore
Day 2: 11.50 crore
Day 3: 13.10 crore
Day 4: 6.20 crore
Day 5: 5.40 crore
Day 6: 4.70 crore
Day 7: 4.40 crore
Total: 57.70 crore nett
Riteish Deshmukh also spoke about the audience response while speaking to ANI, highlighting the emotional reach of the film across generations. He said, “When I see people taking their families, making groups, taking their grandparents, there are a lot of people who have never seen a film, they are taking their grandchildren. New parents, a one-year-old child, and a two-year-old child feel that the first film of their life should be Raja Shivaji, especially the film on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.”
A Big Screen Historical Mounted On An Expansive Scale
That audience connection is rooted in the film’s ambition as much as its subject. Raja Shivaji is a 2026 historical action drama directed by Riteish Deshmukh and backed by Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company. Produced by Genelia Deshmukh and Jyoti Deshpande, the film casts Riteish as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and brings together a large ensemble that includes Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Amole Gupte and Genelia Deshmukh.
Released in theatres on May 1, 2026, in Marathi and Hindi, the film follows the rise and journey of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. Positioned as a grand historical spectacle with a wide appeal across family audiences, Raja Shivaji has matched that scale with commercial heft in its opening week.
With the ₹50 crore mark already crossed and the film entering its second week on a strong footing, Raja Shivaji has given Marathi cinema a theatrical success story of rare magnitude.
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