Ajay Devgn Starrer Drishyam 3 Crosses ₹245 Crore in First Week

Box Office Numbers

Ajay Devgn's crime thriller Drishyam 3 is nearing the ₹250 crore mark after seven days in theatres, already beating the lifetime collection of Drishyam 2. The advance bookings opened on September 27 and earned ₹27 crore before the release. On its opening day, the film collected ₹66.75 crore net across India, making it the biggest opening of Ajay Devgn's career and the third biggest opening ever for a Hindi film. Collections grew over the weekend with ₹53.50 crore on Saturday and ₹61 crore on Sunday.

Daily Collections

The film saw an expected drop on Monday with ₹21 crore, followed by ₹19.50 crore on Tuesday and ₹15.50 crore on Wednesday. According to Sacnilk, the film added ₹13 crore on its seventh day, taking its total net collection in India to ₹245.50 crore. This beats the ₹239.67 crore net lifetime haul of the second film in the franchise. Drishyam 3 is now chasing the record of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, which holds the top spot for Ajay Devgn with ₹279.59 crore.

Cast and Crew

Abhishek Pathak directed the third instalment and co-wrote it with Aamil Keeyan Khan and Parveez Shaikh. The film is produced by Alok Jain, Ajit Andhare, Kumar Mangat Pathak, and Abhishek Pathak under Star Studio18 and Panorama Studios. The cast features Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar alongside Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, and Kamlesh Sawant, with Saurabh Shukla making a cameo appearance.

Context

The Hindi Drishyam series is a remake of the original Malayalam thrillers starring Mohanlal. The first Hindi film released in 2015 and earned around ₹110 crore worldwide, while the second part arrived in 2022 and grew further to gross nearly ₹342 crore globally.