The Raja Saab Box Office Collection Day 8: Prabhas' horror-comedy earnings hit new low, check details

The Raja Saab Box Office Collection Day 8: Actor Prabhas's horror-comedy, The Raja Saab, has remained muted at the box office during the festive season. The film completed its first-week run at the ticket window and entered its second weekend. However, the second weekend did not bring much relief for the film.

The Raja Saab Box Office Collection Day 8

According to the industry tracker Sacnilk, The Raja Saab minted ₹3.50 crore net on day 8. It marks the film's lowest single-day earnings so far, bringing the total India business to ₹133.75 crore net.

The Raja Saab Box Office Collection Day Wise

The Raja Saab opened on a strong note at the box office, although it was low compared to Prabhas' previous releases. The film earned ₹53.75 crore on Day 1, led majorly by the Telugu version. However, the film witnessed its first drop on Day 2. The trend continued over the weekend, with collections falling to ₹26 crore on Saturday and ₹19.10 crore on Sunday. The collection dipped to ₹6.60 crore on Monday and further went down on Tuesday, before showing a minor improvement on Wednesday and Thursday. The film wrapped up its first week with ₹130.25 crore net business. The original, Telugu version alone contributed ₹106.8 crore, while the Hindi version added ₹21.8 crore to the overall collection.

On Day 8, the film saw yet another dip across all languages.

The Raja Saab occupancy rates

The Raja Saab recorded an overall 34.88% occupancy on Friday among the Telugu audience. Morning shows opened at 21.57%, while occupancies climbed sharply in the afternoon to 37.57%. The evening shows were at 43.54% while the night shows registered 36.85% occupancy.

In comparison, the Hindi-dubbed version of The Raja Saab witnessed a lesser footfall. On day 8, the film witnessed 7.45% Hindi occupancy in theatres. The Hindi occupancy was: Morning Shows at 4.56%, Afternoon Shows at 8.16%, Evening Shows at 7.96% and Night Shows at 9.10%.

The Raja Saab shows

In terms of screen presence, Hyderabad recorded the highest number of screenings for the Prabhas-starrer with 163 shows. It was followed by Bengaluru with 71 shows, Vizag-Visakhapatnam with 69 shows and Vijayawada with 40 shows.

The Hindi version of the horror-comedy maintained its highest show count in the Delhi NCR region (182 shows). While the traditional market, Mumbai had 66 shows for The Raja Saab, Surat (105 shows), and Ahmedabad (139 shows) emerged as key regions for the film's Hindi collection.

The Raja Saab director reacts to criticism

The Raja Saab is directed by Maruthi. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics and viewers.

Reacting to the lukewarm response of the film, Maruthi responded, as per a report by Indian Express.

On social media, The Raja Saab director said, “Audiences watch a film for about three hours on screen, but it is the result of nearly three years of relentless effort, stress, learning, and creative struggle. When such work is mocked or dismissed so easily, it does hurt, even if we choose to stay silent.”

“Viewers watched The Raja Saab in a festive mood, expecting light entertainment. This may have stopped them from fully connecting with the deeper layers of the narrative,” he added. Previously, he addressed the use of the word “flop” for his film during a press conference.