King Shivaji collected Rs. Earned around Rs 13.50 crore on its opening day in India. This includes Rs. Approximately Rs 9.50 crore from the original Marathi version. Around ₹4 crore (₹3.25 crore) from the Hindi version. Home state Maharashtra’s contribution is Rs. Around 10.50 crores, driven mainly 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 2 and KGF 2 around Rs. 18 crores. While Dhurandhar: The Revenge was always out of reach because that film had immense potential, Pushpa 2 and KGF 2 could be targeted due to extremely high ticket prices. However it was kept short due to no single releases and comparatively low ticket prices.
The total box office of the state yesterday was Rs. Was more than. 15 crores, close to both of them. The decline was mainly in Mumbai city, with the rest of the state being at par with the opening day of Pushpa 2 and KGF 2. Marathi films perform strongly in the interiors of Maharashtra, while Mumbai has a large Hindi and Gujarati speaking population, therefore weakening the dominance of Marathi films.
Films like Chhaava and Tanhaji displayed strong trends over time, and Marathi films generally show long legs. Chhaava grossed almost 20 times on the first day, while Tanhaji was close to 25 times. 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.
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