King Shivaji collected Rs. Around 13.75-14 crores on its opening day in India. This includes Rs. Around Rs 9.75-10 crore from the original Marathi version. Around ₹4 crore (₹3.25 crore) from the Hindi version. Home state Maharashtra’s contribution is Rs. Around 10.75–11 crores, mainly driven by the Marathi version, though the Hindi version also did well, benefiting from spillover demand wherever the original version was running at capacity.
Raja Shivaji is the biggest opening ever for any Marathi film, the previous best opening for the industry was Rs. Sairat earned Rs 3.60 crore in 2016. This was always on trend, as the film was not only targeting Marathi industry standards but was also aiming for the biggest opening in Maharashtra overall.
The biggest opening day in Maharashtra is of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which grossed around Rs. 22 crores, next best Pushpa Rs 2. 18 crores and Chava Rs. 17 crores. Whereas Dhurandhar: The Revenge was always out of reach because that film had immense potential, due to the extremely high ticket prices. Pushpa 2 and Chhaava probably could have been made, but even there, not having single releases like those two and comparatively low ticket prices prevented it. The total box office of the state yesterday was Rs. 16 crores, close to both of them. The decline was mainly in Mumbai city, with the rest of the state being on par with the opening day of Pushpa 2 and Chhaava. Marathi films traditionally perform stronger in the interior of Maharashtra, as Mumbai has a large Hindi and Gujarati-speaking population, weakening the dominance of Marathi films.
Films like Chhaava and Tanhaji displayed strong trends over time, and Marathi films generally show long legs. Chhava currently Rs. It is the highest grossing film in the state with over Rs. Gross box office collection of 300 crores. Raja Shivaji has the potential to repeat this trend; It will be interesting to follow in the coming weeks. The highest grossing Marathi film is Sairat which earned around Rs. 100 crores. Raja Shivaji seems to be very much in favor of keeping it at the top.
