Drishyam 3 box office: second week holds a third of the first, Drishyam 2 kept 56%
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Drishyam 3 has earned Rs 328.75 crore net in India and Rs 509 crore worldwide in 13 days. Its second week is sliding faster than Drishyam 2's did, and Jailer 2 has just arrived.
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What is the Drishyam 3 box office collection? After 13 days, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion had earned Rs 328.75 crore net in India and Rs 509 crore worldwide, according to Sacnilk figures reported on 14 October 2026 (Times of India, 2026). Its second week, though, is holding only about a third of its first, while Drishyam 2 kept 56% of its opening week in 2022 (Indian Express, 2026; Bollywood Hungama, 2022).
The Ajay Devgn and Tabu thriller opened on Friday 2 October. The day-by-day numbers show a bigger opening than Drishyam 2 and a steeper slide after it. That pattern is what the daily reports, read one at a time, do not show.
Drishyam 3 is the biggest film of the series by a distance
India net stood at Rs 328.75 crore after day 13, with Rs 394 crore gross in India and Rs 115 crore gross overseas, for Rs 509 crore worldwide (Times of India, 2026; Indian Express, 2026).
- It is Ajay Devgn's first film past Rs 500 crore worldwide (Indian Express, 2026).
- It is also his first past Rs 300 crore in India, beating Tanhaji's Rs 279.59 crore (Indian Express, 2026).
- About 1.39 crore tickets had been sold by day 13: 13,928,413 footfalls, per Sacnilk (Times of India, 2026).
Those totals rest on a huge first week. The second week tells a different story.
The second week is falling faster than Drishyam 2's did
Week 1 brought in Rs 245.50 crore net in India, the Indian Express reported (Indian Express, 2026). Sacnilk's daily figures for week 1 were Rs 62, 53.5, 61, 21, 19.5, 15.5 and 13 crore (Times of India, 2026).
The six days of week 2 to day 13 added Rs 83 crore (Indian Express, 2026). Add Hindustan Times' day-14 estimate of Rs 3.75 crore and week 2 comes to about Rs 87 crore (Hindustan Times, 2026). That is about 35% of week 1.
Drishyam 2 made Rs 58.82 crore in its second week and Rs 163.48 crore in India after two weeks (Bollywood Hungama, 2022). Our arithmetic: its first week was Rs 104.66 crore, so week 2 held about 56% of it.
The two films' figures come from different trackers, so the comparison is indicative. The daily pattern shows where the drop happened.
A discount Tuesday hid how quiet the weekdays were
Week 2 started strongly: Rs 14.5 crore on day 8, then Rs 26.5 crore and Rs 22.5 crore over the second weekend, per Sacnilk (Times of India, 2026).
- Monday, day 11: Rs 6 crore.
- Tuesday, day 12: Rs 8.50 crore from 14,846 shows, lifted by discounted tickets (Indian Express, 2026).
- Wednesday, day 13: Rs 5.25 crore from 14,717 shows, down 38.2% and the film's lowest day so far (Times of India, 2026; Indian Express, 2026).
Hindi 2D occupancy on day 13 was 9.77%, and 297,910 people watched the film that day (Times of India, 2026). Without the Tuesday offer, Monday's Rs 6 crore was the real weekday level.
The calendar from here is not kind to that weekday level.
Jailer 2 and two Hindi releases arrive in week 3
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 opened in Hindi on 15 October and crossed Rs 50 crore on day one, Hindustan Times reported (Hindustan Times, 2026). PVR INOX and Cinepolis did not release its Hindi version because of a four-week OTT window (Indian Express, 2026).
- Day 14 estimate: Rs 3.75 crore net from about 10,797 shows, a 42.5% fall from day 13 (Hindustan Times, 2026).
- Running total after day 14: about Rs 332.50 crore net (Hindustan Times, 2026).
- On 16 October, Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam and Nayyi Naveli open (Indian Express, 2026).
Mohanlal, who led the Malayalam originals, said he was impressed with how the series reached "a befitting end" (Hindustan Times, 2026). Director Abhishek Pathak has ruled out a fourth film (Times of India, 2026).
What happens next
Hindustan Times projects Rs 20-25 crore over the third weekend of 16-18 October, taking the film near Rs 350 crore net (Hindustan Times, 2026). Sacnilk's numbers are estimates, and the day-14 figure will be revised; producer-reported totals may differ.
References
- Bollywood Hungama News Network (2022) Drishyam 2 Box Office: Film emerges as Ajay Devgn's second highest all-time second week grosser. Bollywood Hungama. Available at: Drishyam 2 Box Office: second week grosser (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
- Entertainment Desk (2026) Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 witnesses 38 percent drop in box office collections, earns Rs 509 cr. Indian Express. Available at: Drishyam 3 witnesses 38 percent drop (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
- etimes.in (2026) 'Drishyam 3: The Conclusion' box office collection day 13. Times of India. Available at: Drishyam 3 box office collection day 13 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
- Yadav, M. (2026) Drishyam 3 box office collection day 14. Hindustan Times. Available at: Drishyam 3 box office collection day 14 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
How we did this
We compared the day-13 and day-14 box office reports from Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express, published on 14 and 15 October 2026. Each gave the latest daily figure; none set the second week against Drishyam 2 at the same point. We took Drishyam 2's two-week figures from Bollywood Hungama, worked out its first-week total by subtraction, and calculated the week-2-to-week-1 ratio for both films. The trackers differ, so treat the comparison as indicative.
This story was produced, reviewed, edited and verified by the reporter before publication, with AI assistance where required.
Covered by 4 outlets across the spectrum: 25% left, 50% center, 25% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (1): Indian Express
- Center (2): Bollywood Hungama, Hindustan Times
- Right-leaning (1): Times of India
Sources
- Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3 witnesses 38 percent drop in box office collections, earns Rs 509 cr — Indian Express (left-leaning) ·
- 'Drishyam 3: The Conclusion' box office collection day 13; Ajay Devgn, Tabu’s thriller earns Rs 509 cr worldwide; India net reaches Rs 328.75 cr — Times of India (right-leaning) ·
- Drishyam 2 Box Office: Film emerges as Ajay Devgn’s second highest all-time second week grosser — Bollywood Hungama (center) ·
- Drishyam 3 box office collection day 14: Ajay Devgn’s crime thriller drops 42% on 2nd Thursday as it crosses ₹332 crore, eyes ₹350 crore milestone — Hindustan Times (center) ·