Drishyam 3 Advance Booking: Ajay Devgn’s Crime Thriller Crosses ₹17 Crore Pre-Sales, Target Set for ₹40 Crore Opening Day
The wait is almost over for crime-thriller fans as director Abhishek Pathak's highly anticipated Drishyam 3 (officially titled Drishyam: The Conclusion) is set for its grand worldwide theatrical release. Advance bookings for the Ajay Devgn-starrer have opened to a phenomenal response across the country, outperforming its predecessor, Drishyam 2 (2022), by a significant margin in pre-sales.
Drishyam 3 Day 1 & Weekend Advance Booking Breakup
According to trade monitoring platform Sacnilk, the film has already locked in impressive numbers across its initial show listings:
Overall 3-Day Advance Gross: ₹17.35 crore (including block seats) / ₹11.12 crore (excluding block seats).
Day 1 Advance Booking: Recorded ₹8.97 crore gross by Tuesday afternoon, with 2.24 lakh tickets sold across 7,505 shows.
Day 2 Advance Booking: Standing strong at ₹4.52 crore gross with 1.20 lakh tickets sold across 6,848 shows.
Day 3 Advance Booking: Has generated ₹3.86 crore gross with 1.06 lakh tickets sold across 6,720 shows.
Among states and regions, Maharashtra leads the Day 1 figures with a contribution of ₹2.93 crore, followed closely by Delhi at ₹2.19 crore. Driven by this momentum, industry trackers project Drishyam 3 to open at around ₹40 crore net in India on Day 1.
Drishyam 3 vs Drishyam 2: Box Office Comparison
The original sequel, Drishyam 2, opened on November 18, 2022, collecting ₹15.38 crore net (₹18.15 crore gross) on Day 1 and wrapping up its opening weekend at ₹64.14 crore in India. Drishyam 3 is easily set to shatter those opening records.
The Hindi franchise is also aiming for higher opening numbers than the original Malayalam version directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal. The Malayalam Drishyam 3, released on May 21, recorded a Day 1 collection of ₹15.85 crore and an opening weekend of ₹54.44 crore, eventually reaching ₹239.83 crore worldwide to become the fifth-highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.
With three days left for release, Drishyam 3 is poised for a record-breaking box office debut.