Drishyam The Conclusion box office collection day 1: Ajay Devgn gets biggest opening of his career. Surpasses Dhurandhar, Pathaan

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion finally arrived in theatres on Gandhi Jayanti and made a strong start at the box office. Directed by Abhishek Pathak, the film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Jaideep Ahlawat and others, and marks the third and final chapter of the popular Drishyam franchise. The film opened to positive responses from audiences and critics, and the strong word of mouth appears to have helped its theatrical run. With its Day 1 numbers, Ajay Devgn has also recorded the biggest opening of his career.

Drishyam 3 box office collection Day 1

According to Sacnilk.com, Drishyam 3: The Conclusion collected Rs 66.75 crore net in India on Day 1. The film recorded the collection across 15,759 shows, making it one of the biggest Hindi film openings in recent times.

The film's India gross stood at around Rs 80.10 crore, while its India net collection was Rs 66.75 crore. The overseas markets minted another Rs 15 crore, taking the film's reported worldwide gross collection to approximately Rs 95.10 crore on its opening day.




These numbers also put Ajay Devgn's latest release ahead of several of his previous opening-day records. Drishyam 3 has now emerged as the biggest opener of his career based on the figures reported so far.

Drishyam 3 beats early box office expectations

The opening has also gone well beyond the initial trade expectations. Before release, early estimates had suggested that Drishyam 3 could open somewhere between Rs 25 crore and Rs 30 crore.

However, the film's advance booking picked up pace ahead of its release, leading trade estimates to rise. The franchise already had a strong audience base after the success of the first two films, and the arrival of the final chapter added to the curiosity around the film.

The release date also worked in its favour, with the film arriving on Gandhi Jayanti. The combination of a national holiday, a poetic justice to the date, a popular franchise and strong advance bookings helped the film record a much larger opening than initially expected.

Drishyam 3 vs Pathaan, Dhurandhar and Animal

The film also made a strong mark when compared with some of the biggest Hindi releases. According to the figures cited in trade reports, Drishyam 3 recorded a peak of around 70,000 tickets sold per hour on BookMyShow on Friday afternoon. This was higher than the reported peak of 68,000 tickets per hour recorded by Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan in 2023.

With Rs 66.75 crore net on Day 1, Drishyam 3 also surpassed the reported opening-day collections of Dhurandhar at Rs 30 crore, Pathaan at Rs 57 crore and Ranbir Kapoor's Animal at Rs 63 crore.

At the same time, the film is reported to have the second-biggest opening by a Hindi film in 2026, behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge. It also features among the biggest Bollywood opening days.

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion cast and story

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion brings Ajay Devgn back as Vijay Salgaonkar, the man at the centre of the franchise. Tabu returns as Meera Deshmukh, while Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Rajat Kapoor, Mrunal Jadhav and Kamlesh Sawant reprise their roles.

The third instalment also features Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj and Saurabh Shukla in key roles. The official trailer lists Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav and Kamlesh Sawant among the principal cast.

The film, written and directed by Abhishek Pathak, released in cinemas on October 2, 2026. Stay tuned to see how it performs over the weekend.