Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh looks like Shivaji Maharaj reincarnated,’ says RGV; film earns Rs 11.35 cr

Raja Shivaji Movie Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh's historical action drama earns Rs 11.35 crore on its first day.

Raja Shivaji Movie Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh’s historical drama Raja Shivaji finally hit the theatres on the occasion of Maharashtra Day. As per trade tracker Sacnilk, the film has earned Rs 11.35 crore in India on its opening day, in Hindi and Marathi. The film had around 6000 shows on its release day. The film had around 6000 shows on its release day. The 1900 Marathi shows saw an occupancy of 68 percent, and the 4200 Hindi shows saw an occupancy of around 16 percent.

In Marathi, the film had its maximum number of shows, 600, in the Mumbai region, which witnessed an occupancy of around 73 percent. In Hindi, the Delhi-NCR region saw around 400 shows with an occupancy of around 13 percent.

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Produced by Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company, Raja Shivaji stars Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Boman Irani, Amol Gupte and Genelia Deshmukh. Superstar Salman Khan also has a cameo appearance in the film, which has created a lot of buzz on social media.

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May 2, 2026 12:37 PM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh’s film opens strongly in the Marathi version

On day 1, Riteish Deshmukh’s film earned Rs 11.35 crore, with the majority of the earnings coming from the Marathi version, which collected Rs 8 crore, while the Hindi version opened at Rs 3.35 crore.

May 2, 2026 12:00 PM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh’s period drama trails behind Housefull 5

While Raja Shivaji has opened well, earning as much as Rs 11.35 crore, it has lagged behind Riteish Deshmukh’s major multi-starrer franchise Housefull 5, which earned ₹24 crore net, last year, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. However, it has outperformed his last release Masti 4, which earned just Rs 2.75 crore.

May 2, 2026 11:33 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Vicky Kaushal was left awestruck by the action in Raja Shivaji

Recently, Jio Studios released a video of Vicky Kaushal watching Raja Shivaji and being left awestruck, telling Riteish Deshmukh, “I don’t think Marathi cinema has seen an action sequence like this.”

May 2, 2026 11:02 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh felt much pride after watching Chhaava

Genelia Deshmukh had recently told Bollywood Hungama about how full of pride Riteish was when he watched Chhaava: “When he watched Tanhaji and Chhaava, he felt so much pride. Riteish is someone who generally feels as happy as the makers when a film works. He is not one of those in the industry who will sit and dissect a film.”

May 2, 2026 10:33 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Ram Gopal Varma says the film is creating mayhem at the box office

While the film has opened very well at the box office, Ram Gopal Varma praised both Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh for its success. He wrote on X: “Hey @geneliad, congrats on the way your #rajashivaji is both slashing and smashing the box office. @Riteishd, both as director and actor, is creating mayhem in theatres and he literally looks like #shivajimaharaj reincarnated.”

May 2, 2026 10:00 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Riteish Deshmukh lauds Dhurandhar

Riteish Deshmukh recently lauded Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge, telling Bollywood Hungama, “I think one has to be really cognisant of the changes happening around you. You cannot blind yourself to these changes. And when something really works, something as fantastic as Dhurandhar or Dhurandhar: The Revenge, you see a different narrative, different stories, a new storytelling style, a fresh approach, and a new kind of hero.”

May 2, 2026 09:30 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: The films opens better than Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par

Riteish Deshmukh’s period drama, which clashed with Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan’s film Ek Din, performed better, as the latter earned only Rs 1 crore. Not only this, but Raja Shivaji has also outperformed Aamir Khan’s last outing Sitaare Zameen Par, which earned just Rs 10.7 crore.

May 2, 2026 08:52 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Raja Shivaji earns 1/3rd of Chhaava on release day

Raj Shivaji has earned one-third of Chhaava's opening day. The Riteish Deshmukh-starrer made around Rs 11 crore on release day, while Chhaava had earned Rs 33 crore on release day. It is to be noted that Raja Shivaji released with only 6000 shows, but Chhaava released with around 16,000 shows.

May 2, 2026 08:40 AM IST
Raja Shivaji Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Updates: Raja Shivaji earns Rs 11.35 crore on opening day

Riteish Deshmukh-starrer Raja Shivaji earned Rs 11.35 crore across 6100 shows in India on Friday, May 1, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. The film made Rs 8 crore in Marathi, and Rs 3.35 crore in Hindi.

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