Riteish Deshmukh’s much awaited film ‘Raja Shivaji’ was released in theaters on May 1 in Marathi and Hindi languages. Ritesh not only played the lead role in this film but also directed it. Starring powerful actors like Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree and Genelia D’Souza, this film is a perfect blend of grandeur and star power. Superstar Salman Khan’s cameo in this film is also quite impressive.
For all these reasons, audiences are being drawn to theaters to watch this film. Although after the spectacular opening, there was a slight decline in its earnings on the second day i.e. Saturday, but it got the benefit of the third day i.e. Sunday holiday. Do you know how much collection ‘Raja Shivaji’ has made on the third day of its release i.e. Sunday?
‘Raja Shivaji’ How much did he earn on the third day?
‘Raja Shivaji’ has become the first choice of the audience among all the new and a few weeks old films present in the theatres. This film had created a lot of buzz even before its release and after hitting the theaters, it received excellent reviews from critics and audiences and with this, it collected Rs 11.35 crore on the first day. On the second day i.e. Saturday, the film earned Rs 10.55 crore.
- According to the early trend report of Saknilk, this film has earned Rs. 12 crores on the third day of its release i.e. Sunday.
- With this, the total earning of ‘Raja Shivaji’ in three days has now become Rs 33.90 crore.
‘Raja Shivaji’ in three days How much of the budget was recovered?
‘Raja Shivaji’ has collected a total of more than 33 crores in three days of its release in India and has already overtaken the domestic lifetime collection of Mukta Barve and Namrata Sambharao’s film ‘Nach Ga Ghuma’ (23.55 crores). Now it has reached the 7th position in the list of all time top 10 highest grossing Marathi films in India by defeating the film Krantijyoti Vidyalaya Marathi ‘Madhyam’ (28 crores), Timepass (30 crores) and Thackeray (31.6 crores). In just three days this is a historic achievement for Marathi language films.
Top 10 Highest Grossing Marathi Movies in India (Data from Koimoi)
- Sairat- 80.98 crores
- Bapan Bhari Deva – 76.28 crores
- Veda- 61.20 crores
- Natsamrat- 42 crores
- Pawankhind – 37.72 crores
- Lai Bhari – 37 crores
- Katyar Kaljat Ghusali – 35 crores
- Raja Shivaji- 33.90 crores (three days collection)
- Thackeray- 31.6 crores
- Timepass- 30 crores