Marathi cinema Marathi cinema is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film ind ...

is the filmmaking industry based in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. The 1988 film '' Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi'' was the first Marathi film to cross ₹1 crore. The 1992 film ''

Maherchi Sadi ''Maherchi Sadi'' () is a 1991 Indian Marathi cinema, Marathi-language family drama film produced and directed by Vijay Kondke (Nephew of the late Marathi film legend, Dada Kondke). The film stars Alka Kubal, Usha Nadkarni, Ramesh Bhatkar, Vija ...

'' was the first Marathi film to cross ₹10 crores. ''

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy ''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' ( I'm Shivajiraje Bhosale Speaking) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog who fig ...

'' is a first Marathi film grossed over at the box office. ''

Natsamrat ''Natasamrat'' ( ''The King of Theater'' or ''The Emperor of Actors'') is a 2016 Indian cinema, Indian Marathi-language drama film starring Nana Patekar in the leading role. Based on a play of the same name written by playwright Kusumagraj, the ...

'' was the first Marathi film to cross ₹48–50 crores. ''

Sairat ''Sairat'' () is a 2016 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Romance film, social romantic tragedy film directed and co-produced by Nagraj Manjule under his banner Aatpat Production, along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Visi ...

'' was the first Marathi film to cross ₹75 crores and ₹100 crores. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Marathi films produced by Marathi cinema, based on conservative global

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estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures, and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates.

Key

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films by opening day

Highest-grossing films by opening weekend

Highest-grossing films by opening week

Highest-grossing films by month

Highest-grossing milestone films

Highest-grossing single-day films

Highest-grossing films by year

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