Ajay Devgn film shatters records on Day 1.Ajay Devgn is back as Vijay Salgaonkar for the third and final film in the Hindi Drishyam franchise. The concluding chapter, Drishyam The Conclusion, opened to positive reviews on Friday and also surpassed the opening-day collections of its previous instalments.
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Drishyam 3, which ran across 15,759 shows on Day 1, collected Rs 66.75 crore net and Rs 80.10 crore gross in India. The film grossed another Rs 15 crore overseas, taking its worldwide opening-day collection to Rs 95.10 crore.
With an opening-day collection of Rs 66.75 crore in India, Drishyam The Conclusion has emerged as the biggest opener of Ajay Devgn’s career. The film has comfortably surpassed his previous record-holder, Singham Again, which opened at around Rs 43.5 crore. Singham Returns (Rs 32.1 crore), Golmaal Again (Rs 30.15 crore) and Raid 2 (Rs 19.25 crore) round out the top five biggest openers of the actor’s career.
On Friday, the thriller recorded an overall occupancy of 67.08 per cent. Morning shows registered 46.38 per cent occupancy, which rose to 70.15 per cent in the afternoon, 75.31 per cent in the evening and 76.46 per cent at night.
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Drishyam 3 is the third instalment in Ajay Devgn’s Hindi Drishyam franchise, following Drishyam (2015) and Drishyam 2 (2022). The latest film has comfortably surpassed the opening-day collections of both its predecessors. While Drishyam earned Rs 5.85 crore on Day 1 and went on to gross Rs 110 crore worldwide, Drishyam 2 opened at Rs 15.38 crore and ended its theatrical run with a worldwide collection of Rs 342 crore.
As per Sacnilk, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has collected Rs 33.45 crore net in India so far today. This takes its total India gross collection to Rs 113.87 crore, while its India net stands at Rs 95.45 crore.
The final Day 2 India collections are yet to be reported, so the figures could change once the day's final numbers are available.
A Malayalam content creator has praised Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion, particularly its writing and the way the makers brought the Hindi franchise to an end.
In a video shared on social media, the content creator admitted that he had previously not been particularly interested in the Hindi adaptation of Drishyam and had not even watched its first two instalments. However, the third film left him impressed enough to applaud the makers.
“Those Hindi guys gave such a good conclusion to Drishyam. Just think about it, I hadn’t watched the first and the second part of the Hindi version. We used to look down on it like, ‘Whatever, who has the time to watch Hindi films?’ I had that contempt, but in the end, I had to clap after watching part three of Drishyam in Hindi. Unbelievable,” he said.
As per Sacnilk, Drishyam has collected Rs 29.65 crore net in India so far today. This takes its total India gross collection to Rs 109.39 crore, while its India net collection stands at Rs 91.65 crore.
The final Day 2 India collections are yet to be reported, so the numbers could change once the day's final figures are available.
Content creator Ashish Chanchlani has praised Jaideep Ahlawat’s performance in Drishyam 3: The Conclusion, calling the actor “so so soo good” in the recently released film.
Taking to X, Chanchlani wrote, “Jaideep Ahlawat was so so soo good in Drishyam. It was a sort of reunion with AD after Aakrosh 🔥 Great to see his growth.”
Tabu shared a special note for her Drishyam 3 co-stars Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj a day after the film’s release. Tabu shared a picture with the two actors on social media and tagged both Ahlawat and Raj. Alongside the photo, she wrote, “Thank you for being part of this world!”
Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj have joined the Drishyam franchise with its recently released third instalment. Tabu, who has been an integral part of the franchise, has reprised her role in the latest chapter.
As of 5pm, Drishyam 3 has collected Rs 21.72 crore net, taking its total India gross to Rs 100.03 crore and India net to Rs 83.72 crore.
The final Day 2 figures are yet to be reported and are expected to change once the day’s collections are updated.
Abhishek Pathak spoke about his film Drishyam 3 and said, "It is a very complex and nuanced film because there is so much history behind every character. You are not introducing these people for the first time. The audience already knows them, they know what has happened in Part 1 and Part 2, so every little thing has a meaning. Even while writing, we would keep going back and checking the earlier films, looking at a small dialogue or a visual detail and seeing how we can bring that into this story. We had me, my writers and the creative team constantly fighting over the screenplay, if something felt predictable, we would say anyone can guess this, anyone can figure this out. That process helped us keep the story complicated without losing the audience."
One of the fans shared their take on Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 on Twitter and wrote, "Drishyam 3, as expected does things quite differently, when compared with the Malayalam Drishyam 3. There is a lot of posturing by the main characters (except the protagonist). Only in the last half an hour does the movie come into its own and finishes with a flourish. This franchise, like the skeletons in it, will be better off if laid to rest now."
As of 2 pm on Saturday, Drishyam 3 has earned Rs 91.26 crore gross in India, based on data shared by trade tracker Sacnilk. The film's overseas colletions after the opening day stood at Rs 18.50 crore. This means that the film has easily done a business of Rs 109.76 crore.
Tabu took to Instagram to share a few behind the scenes images from the set of Drishyam 3 and thanked Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj for joing the cast. Jaideep became a part of the film after Akshaye Khanna dropped out of the film just a week before the shoot.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on X that Drishyam 3 could earn more than Rs 190 crore during the weekend. He also shared that film surpassed the opening day collections of war, which earned Rs 51.60 crore. He shared the film's opening day net collections as Rs 62 crore.
Drishyam 3 has earned Rs 6.16 crore as of 12 PM on its second day, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. The film has had over 4600 shows so far, and its India gross collection currently stands at Rs 87.37 crore. The film's net collection currently stands at Rs 72.91 crore.
Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan, which collected Rs 75 crore net in India on opening day back in 2023, collected Rs 65.50 crore from its Hindi version, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 has surpassed that record, earning Rs 66.75 crore net in India on its first day. Jawan earned Rs 129.13 crore worldwide on opening day.
Karan Johar took to Instagram to congratulate the team of Drishyam 3. He shared, "Mazedar, lajawab. Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat are outstanding! Abhishek Pathak is such a brilliant director. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew."
Fans of the Malayalam Drishyam franchise are appreciating the Ajay Devgn film and one of the fans shared the same on X. They wrote, "Saw Drishyam 3. Much better than the previous part, and for me, even better than the Malayalam one. Glad they changed the climax. It comes close to the intensity of Nishikant Kamat’s first Drishyam. A fitting conclusion that finally puts a full stop to the franchise, hopefully."
Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3, which earned Rs 95 crore worldwide on opening day, has now become the second-biggest Bollywood opener of 2026, after Dhurandhar 2. Dhurandhar 2 earned Rs 226.6 crore worldwide on opening day, with India net collections of Rs 145.55 crore.
An X user stated that they really enjoyed Mohnalal's Drishyam 3, which released this year, but now, after watching the Hindi version, they said they liked this one better. "Never thought I would like the Hindi Drishyam better but Hindi part 3 is definitely better than the Malayalam one," they wrote. The third part of Drishyam Hindi is not an adaptation of the Malayalam film.
Drishyam, which released back in 2015, earned Rs 5.8 crore on opening day in India. The film earned Rs 110.40 crore gross during its lifetime. It seems like Drishyam 3 will surpass that number on the second day itself. The film has already earned Rs 95 crore on Day 1.
The prequel to Drishyam 3, Drishyam 2, released in 2022, and earned Rs 15.38 crore net in India on opening day. In comparison, Drishyam 3 has earned Rs 66.75 crore net on opening day. This means that the new film has earned over four times that of Drishyam 2 on the opening day.
Before Drishyam 3, Ajay's biggest ever opener was 2024's Singham Again, directed by Rohit Shetty. The film, which was promoted as the 'Avengers of the Cop Universe', also starred Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, among others. Singham Againe arned Rs 64.50 crore worldwide on opening day.
As per trade tracker Sacnilk, Drishyam 3 has earned Rs 95.10 crore worldwide on opening day, making it the biggest ever opener for Ajay Devgn. The film collected Rs 66.75 crore net in India, and the gross collections stood at Rs 80.10 crore. The overseas collection of the film were Rs 15 crore.
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