Riteish Deshmukh's 'Raja Shivaji' crosses ₹50cr in 5 days
What's the story
Riteish Deshmukh's period drama Raja Shivaji has crossed the ₹50 crore mark at the Indian box office within five days of its release. The film, which was released on May 1, 2026, earned a net of ₹4.9 crore on Tuesday (Day 5), taking its total net collection to ₹44.4 crore and gross collection to ₹52.68 crore.
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'Raja Shivaji's performance in numbers
On its fifth day, Raja Shivaji was screened across 5,485 shows with an overall occupancy of 19.4%. The film's Marathi version outperformed the Hindi version, earning ₹3.35 crore compared to just ₹1.55 crore from the latter. Regionally, the film had the highest number of shows in Delhi NCR (210 screenings) and Ahmedabad (195 shows).
Competition
Meanwhile, here's how other films have fared
Despite its strong performance, Raja Shivaji is facing stiff competition from earlier releases like Bhooth Bangla. The horror comedy continues to do well at the box office and has raked in a total India net of ₹145.9 crore. Dhurandhar 2, in its seventh week, is also attracting audiences even now. Produced by Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company, Raja Shivaji also stars Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, and Jitendra Joshi among others.