'RAJA SHIVAJI' BOX OFFICE COLLECTION DAY 10: RITEISH DESHMUKH'S EPIC DRAMA CLOSES SECOND WEEKEND WITH OVER RS 80 CR EARNINGS

Riteish Deshmukh starrer historical drama ‘Raja Shivaji’ has been keeping the cash registers ringing at the box office. Released on May 1, the film has Riteish in three key roles - writer, director and actor; and he has been able to subtly balance among all of them. Coming to its box office numbers, the latest trade reports show that the movie soared high during its second weekend. With over 6 crore of earnings, the movie’s India gross total has been pushed to Rs 81 crore after a successful run of 10 days. For more details of ‘Raja Shivaji’ box office performance, scroll down.

'Raja Shivaji' box office collection day 10

According to Sacnilk, on its day 10, i.e. second Sunday, the movie added Rs 6.80 crore net to the tally. This number comes from 4,063 shows, and represents a 21.4 per cent growth from Saturday's net earnings of Rs 5.60 crore. This brings India's net collection of ‘Raja Shivaji’ to Rs 68.25 crore so far. Further, the India gross collection has been pushed to Rs 81.00 crore.

Day-wise collection (India net)

The movie based on the valour of Maratha warrior Chattarpati Shivaji was released in two languages - Hindi and Marathi. While the Hindi version brought in decent numbers, the Marathi version of the movie broke records.

Day 1 (Hindi): Rs 3.35 crore; (Marathi): Rs 8 crore

Day 2 (Hindi): Rs 3.40 crore; (Marathi): Rs 7.15 crore

Day 3 (Hindi): Rs 4.25 crore; (Marathi): Rs 7.75 crore

Day 4 (Hindi): Rs 1.35 crore; (Marathi): Rs 4.25 crore

Day 5 (Hindi): Rs 1.55 crore; (Marathi): Rs 3.35 crore

Day 6 (Hindi): Rs 1.25 crore; (Marathi): Rs 3 crore

Day 7 (Hindi): Rs 1.25 crore; (Marathi): Rs 2.75 crore

Day 8 (Hindi): Rs 0.70 crore; (Marathi): Rs 2.50 crore

Day 9 (Hindi): Rs 1.32 crore; (Marathi): Rs 4.25 crore

Day 10 (Hindi): Rs 1.80 crore; (Marathi): Rs 5 crore

Total: Rs 68.25 crore

Riteish Deshmukh on the Rs 100 crore budget chatter

The overwhelming response to the movie left Ritiesh Deshmukh grateful for all the love and appreciation. However, amid the success, there has been a lot of chatter around the movie's alleged Rs 100 crore budget. Deshmukh didn’t think twice before addressing the matter. He told Hindustan Times, "About the figures floating around about Raja Shivaji's budget, only the producers know the real budget. The last thing we need to do as filmmakers is to discuss the budget of a film because it doesn't affect anything."

DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie's box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data are updated or as additional international market reports are finalised. This data is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.