Drishyam 3 Box Office: Ajay Devgn’s Thriller Storms Friday With ₹95 Crore Worldwide, Breaks Major Records

,Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has made a thunderous start at the worldwide box office. The Ajay Devgn-led thriller, which arrived in cinemas on Friday, October 2, 2026, has delivered the biggest opening day of Devgn’s career, with early trade figures putting its worldwide gross at around ₹95 crore. The film’s opening is particularly notable because it has pushed the Drishyam franchise into a new box-office league while also surpassing the opening-day figures of several major Hindi releases.

Drishyam 3 Opens at ₹95 Crore Worldwide

According to figures reported by Hindustan Times, Drishyam 3 collected approximately ₹66.75 crore net in India, translating to around ₹80.10 crore gross, while its overseas earnings were reported at more than $1.5 million. This took the film’s worldwide opening-day total to approximately ₹95 crore.

Sacnilk’s reported figures similarly put the first-day India gross at ₹80.10 crore, with the worldwide gross at approximately ₹95.10 crore. Since box-office numbers can be revised as reporting is consolidated, these figures should be treated as early estimates rather than final producer figures.

Ajay Devgn Scores the Biggest Opening of His Career

The biggest headline from Friday’s performance is that Drishyam 3 has become Ajay Devgn’s highest-opening film. The previous benchmark was Singham Again, which opened at approximately ₹45 crore net in India in 2024. Drishyam 3 has moved substantially beyond that mark on its first day. The film’s performance also follows a strong advance-booking campaign. Before release, advance sales had already crossed ₹50 crore, showing substantial demand ahead of the first show.

Drishyam 3 Enters the Biggest Hindi Opening-Day Conversation

With a worldwide opening of around ₹95 crore, Drishyam 3 has entered the upper tier of Hindi cinema’s opening-day box-office chart. Hindustan Times reported that the film delivered the sixth-biggest opening for a Hindi film, while also noting that it fell just short of the ₹100-crore worldwide opening-day milestone.

The current opening-day figures reported by Bollywood Hungama show how crowded the top end of the Hindi opening-day chart has become, with titles such as Dhurandhar 2, Animal, Pushpa 2, Jawan, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, KGF Chapter 2 and others occupying leading positions.

Strong Advance Booking Helped Build the Momentum

The film’s Friday performance did not come out of nowhere. Its advance booking had already generated considerable momentum before release. India Today reported that Drishyam 3 had crossed ₹51.44 crore in advance bookings by October 1, including block seats. More than 5.35 lakh tickets had been sold at that stage, while the film had also recorded more than ₹3 crore in overseas pre-sales for its opening day.

This strong pre-release demand translated into packed shows across several major markets on Friday.

A New Chapter for Vijay Salgaonkar

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion brings back Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, the character who has become synonymous with the Hindi Drishyam franchise. The film also features Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav, with Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj and Saurabh Shukla joining the cast. Abhishek Pathak directs the third instalment. The franchise’s popularity has played an important role in creating anticipation for the conclusion, particularly after the success of Drishyam 2.

What the Friday Numbers Mean for the Weekend

A ₹95-crore worldwide opening gives Drishyam 3 a substantial starting point for its first weekend. However, the final weekend performance will depend on Saturday and Sunday growth, audience response, show availability and competition from other films. The film’s first-day numbers have already established several milestones, including Ajay Devgn’s biggest opening, a place among the major Hindi opening-day performers, and a worldwide debut close to the ₹100-crore mark.

With the franchise returning for its concluding chapter, the focus now shifts to whether Drishyam 3 can maintain its strong momentum throughout the weekend and translate its spectacular Friday opening into a long theatrical run.