Drishyam 3 crosses Rs 193 crore on first Monday as actor Ali Fazal urges fans to support theatres

Box Office Numbers

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion crossed the Rs 170 crore mark in just three days after releasing on October 2 during a long weekend. On its first Monday, the film earned Rs 17.03 crore net in India according to the trade website Sacnilk. It ran across 16,254 shows with 24 percent occupancy, taking its total domestic collection to Rs 193.53 crore. The film opened with Rs 62 crore, dropped to Rs 53.50 crore on Saturday, and recovered to Rs 61 crore on Sunday. It has already beaten the lifetime collections of Awarapan 2 and outpaced the first weekend numbers of War and Tiger 3.

Cast and Competition

The film is co-written, produced, and directed by Abhishek Pathak and produced by Panorama Studios and Star Studio18. It stars Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Ishita Dutta, and Mrunal Jadhav. It features an ending different from the Malayalam version directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal. It now faces box office competition from Mirzapur : The Movie, Hanuman Ansh, Border 2, and Dhurandhar: The Revenge.

Actor's Message

Meanwhile, actor Ali Fazal celebrated the one-month release anniversary of Mirzapur : The Movie, which has collected Rs 229.95 crore net in India. He urged fans on social media to keep theatres alive and go watch Drishyam 3 and other films. Ali starred in Mirzapur alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Divyenndu, Jitendra Kumar, and Ravi Kishan.

Context

Sequels and franchise films often rely heavily on extended holiday weekends to build early momentum at the box office. Major Indian film releases regularly track weekday drops after festive openings, making a strong Monday hold an important indicator of a film's long-term theatrical run.