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Drishyam 3 advance booking crosses ₹10 crore three days before release; Ajay Devgn film on course for a record start

Drishyam The Conclusion brings back Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar in the popular franchise's final instalment.

Updated on: Sep 29, 2026, 11:22:50 IST
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Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam saga is set to come to an end with its third instalment, Drishyam: The Conclusion. The film arrives in theatres on October 2, a date with great significance to the franchise. Given the success of the previous two films, Drishyam The Conclusion was always expected to do well at the box office. But if early advance-booking trends are any indication, the film seems on course for a record-breaking start.

Drishyam 3 advance bookings

Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar in a still from Drishyam The Conclusion.
Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar in a still from Drishyam The Conclusion.

The advance bookings for Drishyam The Conclusion opened on September 27, five days before the film hits the screens. In the two days since, the film has shown great pace at the ticket window, selling 1.6 lakh tickets on its opening day alone and adding over a lakh on day 2 (Saturday). Overall, in just 48 hours, Drishyam 3 has sold over 4 lakh tickets across India for its opening weekend. According to trade estimates, the film minted over ₹10 crore gross in advance bookings by Tuesday morning (September 29).

The first-day advance booking leads the momentum, with gross sales already at ₹6.65 crore. With three full days to go, it has already surpassed the final advance booking figures of Drishyam 2 ( ₹5.09 crore). If the momentum continues, which is likely, Drishyam The Conclusion could very well register one of the best advance booking collections for a Bollywood film this year, behind only Dhurandhar 2.

Drishyam 3 on course for a record start

All about Drishyam The Conclusion

Officially titled Drishyam: The Conclusion, the third part of the franchise brings back Ajay Devgn’s Vijay Salgaonkar, along with Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, and Kamlesh Sawant. The new entrants in the cast are Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj and Saurabh Shukla. Written and directed by Abhishek Pathak, Drishyam The Conclusion is a fresh story that deviates from the Malayalam franchise's third part. The film releases in theatres on October 2, 2026.

 
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Abhimanyu Mathur

Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.

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