Drishyam 3 becomes the second-highest opening Bollywood film of 2026, earns Rs 176 crores in three days of release
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Drishyam 3 continues to dominate the box office. The film has crossed Rs 100 crore mark in just two days and is also now Ajay Devgn's career's biggest opener.
Ajay Devgn’s latest release, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion, is doing well at the box office. The film got a strong opening on its October 2 release and has now emerged as the second-highest weekend opener of 2026, after Dhurandhar 2. The film has collected Rs 176.50 crore at the box office in just three days of its release. The film’s earnings have surpassed the weekend collections of Border 2, Toxic (Hindi) and Mirzapur: The Movie.
Drishyam 3 has created multiple records in three days of its release. Here, take a look.
Ajay Devgn's biggest opener
With Drishyam 3 earning big at the box office, the film has now become Ajay Devgn’s biggest opening of his career at the Indian box office. The film collected Rs 66.75 crore nett on its first day, surpassing Singham Again, which previously held the record with an opening of around Rs 43.5 crore net in India.
Other big openers of Ajay Devgn's filmography include Singham Returns, which opened at Rs 32.1 crore, Golmaal Again at Rs 30.15 crore and Raid 2 at Rs 19.25 crore.
Drishyam 3 is Bollywood’s second-biggest opener of 2026
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Drshyam 3 is now the second-biggest opener in Bollywood for the year 2026. The film earned Rs 95.10 crore worldwide on Day 1, including Rs 66.75 crore nett in India.
Dhurandhar 2 currently holds the record of being the biggest opener of the year, earning Rs 226.6 crore worldwide on its opening day, including Rs 145.55 crore nett in India.
Crosses Rs 100 Crore in India in two days
Devgn’s film has been directed by Abhishek Pathak. The third and final film of the Drishyam franchise also crossed Rs 100 crore in just two days at the domestic box office. Its worldwide gross collection stood at Rs 177.10 crore after two days.
The film has also become the second second-highest weekend opener of 2026, behind Dhurandhar 2 by earning Rs 176.50 crore net in its opening weekend,
Drishyam 3 outperforms its predecessor films, Border 2, and Mirzapur: The Movie
Drishyam 3 has also surpassed the weekend collections of Border 2, Toxic (Hindi) and Mirzapur: The Movie, emerging as one of the biggest theatrical successes of 2026.
Incidentally, the third film of the franchise has outperformed the previous two films as well. The first Drishyam, released in 2015, collected Rs 5.85 crore net in India on its opening day and eventually earned around Rs 110.40 crore gross worldwide.
Drishyam 2 (2022) had a strong Rs 15.38 crore net domestic opening and earned Rs 342 crore worldwide overall.
Drishyam 3 delivered a staggering opening day, netting Rs 66.75 crore in India—more than four times the opening performance of the second instalment—while its Rs 95.10 crore day-one global tally nearly equalled the total lifetime collection of the original Drishyam.
About Drishyam 3
Directed by Abhishek Pathak, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion is the third and final instalment in the Hindi Drishyam franchise. The film features Ajay Devgn alongside Tabu, Jaideep Ahlawat, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Kamlesh Sawant, Saurabh Shukla, Samvedna Suwalka and Neha Joshi.
Unlike the first two films, Drishyam 3 features an original story and is not similar to its Malayalam counterpart. The film was released in theatres on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.
