Drishyam 3 box office Day 3: Ajay Devgn sets franchise record with opening weekend

Actor Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3: The Conclusion marked a strong opening weekend at the box office. The film has outpaced earlier Drishyam films and is heading towards a bigger worldwide milestone.

In Short

• Drishyam 3 collected Rs 176.50 crore nett in India in three days
• Worldwide gross reached Rs 272.80 crore quickly
• It outperformed previous films in opening weekend collections

Actor Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has continued its strong run at the box office, collecting Rs 176.50 crore in India nett collections and taking its worldwide gross to Rs 272.80 crore in just three days. The crime thriller’s strong run underlines the enduring appeal of the Drishyam franchise, with audiences turning up to watch Ajay Devgn reprise his role as Vijay Salgaonkar.

The film’s India gross collection has now reached Rs 211.80 crore, putting it on course to cross the Rs 300-crore mark worldwide if its momentum continues. The third instalment benefitted from a strong opening on Gandhi Jayanti and the franchise’s loyal fan base.

As per trade website Sacnilk, Drishyam 3 collected Rs 61 crore nett across 17,323 shows on Day 3. Its cumulative India nett collection now stands at Rs 176.50 crore, while its worldwide gross has climbed to Rs 272.80 crore.

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has outperformed its predecessors by a wide margin, with its opening weekend India nett collection of Rs 176.50 crore surpassing the Rs 23.05 crore earned by Drishyam (2015) and the Rs 64.14 crore collected by Drishyam 2 (2022) in their respective opening weekends.

Directed by Abhishek Pathak, who also helmed Drishyam 2, the film marks the third chapter in the crime thriller franchise. It follows Vijay Salgaonkar and his family as a fresh mystery puts them under renewed pressure.

Ajay Devgn returns as Vijay, with Shriya Saran as Nandini Salgaonkar, Tabu as Meera Deshmukh and Ishita Dutta as Anju Salgaonkar. The cast also features Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat in new roles, alongside Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla and Kamlesh Sawant.

The film continues the franchise’s blend of family drama, crime and psychological cat-and-mouse tension.

Drishyam 3 released in theatres on October 2.

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