Drishyam 3 box office collection day 1: Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam saga is set to come to an end with its third instalment, Drishyam: The Conclusion. The film arrived in theatres on October 2 after creating mayhem with pre-sales. The final instalment in the Drishyam franchise has received largely positive reviews, leading to strong word-of-mouth, which has propelled the film to a massive opening day at the box office.
Drishyam 3 box office update
The advance bookings for Drishyam The Conclusion opened on September 27, five days before the film hits the screens. The film registered the fourth-highest advance booking collection for opening day by a Hindi film, minting ₹27 crore before its release. The overall advance booking for the film by release day was in excess of ₹50 crore. Drishyam 3 sold 13 lakh tickets before it released. This converted into a strong opening day.
The morning shows saw around 40% occupancy across India, with some tier-2 and tier-3 centres reporting even higher occupancy. On its opening day, Drishyam The Conclusion earned staggering ₹66.75 crore net across India. This is the third biggest opening by a Hindi film ever and the biggest in Ajay Devgn’s career.
Drishyam 3 beat Pathaan, Animal, Dhurandhar
Trade was always bullish about Drishyam: The Conclusion. Early estimates indicated a ₹25-30-crore start for the third part. But with the advance bookings taking on record pace, most trade insiders revised their estimates upwards. On Friday, Drishyam 3 outpaced even Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. On BookMyShow, Drishyam 3 peaked at 70K tickets sold per hour on Friday afternoon, quicker than Pathaan’s 68K tickets per hour in 2023.
{{/usCountry}}Trade was always bullish about Drishyam: The Conclusion. Early estimates indicated a ₹25-30-crore start for the third part. But with the advance bookings taking on record pace, most trade insiders revised their estimates upwards. On Friday, Drishyam 3 outpaced even Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. On BookMyShow, Drishyam 3 peaked at 70K tickets sold per hour on Friday afternoon, quicker than Pathaan’s 68K tickets per hour in 2023.
{{/usCountry}}The film has the second-biggest opening by a Hindi film this year, behind only Dhurandhar The Revenge. It also has the third-biggest opening in Bollywood history, behind only Dhurandhar 2 and Jawan.
It surpassed Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar ( ₹30 crore) Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan ( ₹57 crore), and Ranbir Kapoor's Animal ( ₹63 crore) to reach the milestone.
All about 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, the film releases in theatres on October 2, 2026.
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