Drishyam 3 hits ₹309.50 crore in ten days, topping Ajay Devgn's career earnings

UPDATE - follow-up to Drishyam 3 box office collection day 10: Ajay Devgn film refuses to slow down, crosses ₹300 crore mark: Drishyam 3 has now reached a domestic total of ₹309.50 crore after ten days, becoming the highest‑earning film of Ajay Devgn’s career.

Box Office

The thriller opened with advance bookings of ₹27 crore and a first‑day net of ₹66.75 crore across India, the third‑biggest Hindi opening ever and the biggest for Devgn. Saturday added ₹53.50 crore, Sunday ₹61 crore. A dip began on Monday with ₹21 crore, 65.6% lower than Sunday, followed by ₹19.50 crore on Tuesday and ₹15.50 crore on Wednesday, leaving the first‑week total at ₹245.50 crore. Momentum returned in the second weekend, with a second‑Saturday haul of ₹26.50 crore and a later day adding ₹23 crore, pushing the ten‑day tally to ₹309.50 crore.

Career Milestone

Crossing the ₹300 crore mark makes Drishyam 3 the top‑grossing film of Devgn’s career, overtaking the lifetime collections of his earlier hits, including Drishyam 2 and the action drama Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.

Production & Cast

The film stars Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, with Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Kamlesh Sawant and a cameo by Saurabh Shukla. It is produced by Star Studio18 and Panorama Studios, directed by Abhishek Pathak who co‑wrote the script with Aamil Keeyan Khan and Parveez Shaikh. Producers include Alok Jain, Ajit Andhare, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Pathak himself.

Context

The Hindi Drishyam franchise began in 2015 as a remake of a Malayalam thriller and quickly became a fan favourite, with the first film earning around ₹110 crore worldwide. Its sequel in 2022, Drishyam 2, grossed nearly ₹342 crore globally, setting a high benchmark that the new installment has now eclipsed in the domestic market.