Overview
- Raja Shivaji, which jumped again on Sunday in its third week, crossed Rs 100.07 crore in India gross and overtook Sairat’s decade-long benchmark, according to Sacnilk and trade reports.
- Hindustan Times and Mid-day reported a worldwide gross of about Rs 114.8 crore, above Sairat’s roughly Rs 110 crore lifetime, with Jio Studios publicly marking the milestone.
- The film opened on May 1 with Rs 13.5 crore day one and a Rs 40.3 crore opening weekend, closed week one near Rs 58–60 crore net, added about Rs 27 crore in week two, and rose to Rs 3.45 crore on the third Sunday.
- The Mumbai Film Company production presented by Jio Studios released in Marathi and Hindi, was written, directed, and led by Riteish Deshmukh, and features Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, and others; Riteish said in interviews that top actors waived their fees out of respect for Shivaji Maharaj.
- Trade voices said the result could unlock bigger budgets and pan-India plans for Marathi cinema, with the film still drawing family audiences and expected to build on its lifetime total.