Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has made a strong opening at the global box office, coming close to the ₹100 crore mark on its first day. The final chapter of the popular thriller franchise collected an estimated ₹95.10 crore worldwide on Day 1, according to figures cited by The Times of India.
According to Sacnilk, as reported by The Times of India, the film earned ₹66.75 crore net in India across 15,759 shows on its opening day. Its India gross collection stood at ₹80.10 crore, while the film added approximately ₹15 crore gross from overseas markets, taking its estimated worldwide total to ₹95.10 crore.
The film recorded an overall 67.08% occupancy for its Hindi 2D shows. The Times of India reported that the thriller began relatively slowly during the morning shows but gained momentum as the day progressed. The highest occupancy was recorded during the night shows, when it reached 76.46%.
Drishyam 3 surpasses the opening of Drishyam and Drishyam 2
Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has delivered a substantially larger opening than the previous two films in the franchise. The Times of India reported that Drishyam 2 collected ₹15.38 crore net and ₹18.15 crore gross in India on its opening day.
The first Hindi Drishyam, released in 2015, had opened with approximately ₹5.85 crore net at the domestic box office. The latest instalment has therefore recorded a significantly higher first-day collection than both earlier films.
The latest film has also emerged as the biggest opening-day release of Ajay Devgn’s career, according to box-office figures reported by The Times of India. Drishyam 3 has been reported to have collected around ₹66.75 crore net in India on Day 1, putting it ahead of several of Devgn’s previous major releases.
For comparison, Singham Again opened at ₹43.70 crore, while Singham Returns collected ₹32.09 crore and Golmaal Again earned ₹30.14 crore on their respective opening days, as cited by The Times of India.
Strong advance bookings fuelled opening-day numbers
The film had already generated considerable demand before arriving in cinemas. According to The Times of India, Drishyam 3 recorded advance ticket sales worth ₹79.71 crore across eight show dates, including block seats.
Without the block seats, the advance booking figure stood at ₹67.79 crore. The strong pre-release ticket sales provided an early indication of the audience interest surrounding the final chapter.
The film's release on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, also gave it access to a national holiday audience. The Times of India’s earlier live box-office coverage had reported strong advance bookings even before the film opened in theatres.
What is Drishyam 3: The Conclusion about?
Set years after Vijay Salgaonkar successfully managed to evade the law, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion brings the family back under renewed pressure as investigators revisit the case.
Meera Deshmukh returns to the story, this time driven by revenge, while a powerful new Crime Branch officer attempts to break through Vijay’s carefully constructed alibis and psychological defences.
The concluding chapter once again centres on Vijay’s efforts to protect his family while staying ahead of investigators. The mystery surrounding the case remains at the heart of the thriller as the story moves towards its final chapter.
Drishyam 3 closes in on ₹100 crore worldwide
With an estimated ₹95.10 crore worldwide on its opening day, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion is only a few crores away from the ₹100 crore milestone. The Times of India noted that the film has also moved within reach of the lifetime worldwide collection of the 2015 Hindi Drishyam.
The 2015 film earned approximately ₹110.40 crore worldwide during its theatrical run, including around ₹90.63 crore gross in India and ₹19.77 crore from overseas markets.
The latest instalment has therefore covered a substantial portion of that figure in just one day. Its ₹95.10 crore worldwide opening also marks the biggest first-day performance for the franchise and Ajay Devgn’s highest opening to date, according to the box-office figures reported by The Times of India.
With the film now entering its first weekend, its theatrical performance will determine how quickly it moves beyond the ₹100 crore worldwide milestone and how the final chapter ultimately compares with the earlier films in the franchise.
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