Drishyam 3 nears Rs 450 crore worldwide after strong second weekend jump

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion is closing in on Rs 450 crore worldwide, and its second weekend has given it another strong push. According to Sacnilk, the Ajay Devgn-starrer collected Rs 26.50 crore nett in India on Saturday, October 10, marking an 82.8 per cent jump from its second Friday collection of Rs 14.50 crore. The surge came despite competition from new releases, taking the thriller’s worldwide gross to Rs 446.80 crore in just nine days, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.The film’s India nett collection now stands at Rs 286.50 crore, while its domestic gross has reached Rs 343.80 crore. With its global total inching towards the Rs 450 crore mark, the latest instalment has also overtaken the lifetime worldwide collections of some of Ajay Devgn’s biggest hits.Drishyam 3 gets a second-weekend boostThe film’s Saturday jump is a welcome recovery after a gradual dip in weekday collections. Drishyam 3 opened in theatres on October 2 with Rs 62 crore nett in India, followed by Rs 53.50 crore on Day 2 and Rs 61 crore on Day 3. It maintained a strong hold through its opening weekend before collections began to ease.The thriller earned Rs 21 crore on Monday, Rs 19.50 crore on Tuesday, Rs 15.50 crore on Wednesday and Rs 13 crore on Thursday. Its second Friday collection stood at Rs 14.50 crore, before Saturday brought in a much-needed surge. The film recorded an overall theatre occupancy of 33.46 per cent across India on Saturday, with night shows drawing the strongest footfall at 46.23 per cent.Ajay Devgn’s biggest worldwide grosserThe domestic performance has been backed by a steady overseas run. Drishyam 3 collected Rs 8 crore in overseas markets on Day 9, taking its cumulative overseas gross to Rs 103 crore. The film has now surpassed the lifetime worldwide collections of two earlier Ajay Devgn hits: Singham Again, which earned Rs 389 crore, and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, which collected Rs 367 crore. It has also emerged as the highest-grossing film of Devgn’s career, according to the figures reported by Sacnilk.The latest chapter has outperformed the lifetime worldwide totals of the earlier Hindi films in the Drishyam franchise as well. At the domestic box office, it currently ranks fourth among Bollywood’s highest-grossing films of 2026, behind Dhurandhar 2, Border 2 and Hanuman Ansh.Who stars in Drishyam 3?Directed as the latest chapter in the Hindi thriller franchise, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion features Ajay Devgn alongside Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat.The film continues the story of Vijay Salgaonkar and his family, whose attempts to stay ahead of the law have driven the franchise from the beginning. Now, with its box office tally moving towards Rs 450 crore worldwide, the third instalment has also pushed the series to a new commercial high.- Ends