Drishyam 3 has completed 28 days in Indian cinemas, adding a flat ₹90 lakh on day 28 and taking its India net total to ₹373.4 crore. The film’s fourth week added ₹11.15 crore net—a result that places it among Ajay Devgn’s strongest fourth-week scores without quite matching the legs of Drishyam 2.
The fourth-week comparison
Day 28 held exactly at day 27’s level, a steady late-run signal. Across the full fourth week, Drishyam 3 collected ₹11.15 crore net in India. That makes it the third-biggest fourth week of Ajay Devgn’s career, ahead of Shaitaan and Singham but behind Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Drishyam 2.
- Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior – ₹21.65 crore
- Drishyam 2 – ₹19.4 crore
- Drishyam 3 – ₹11.15 crore
- Shaitaan – ₹6.57 crore
- Singham – ₹6.46 crore
The weekly curve shows how concentrated the business has been. Week one contributed ₹243.5 crore net, week two ₹90 crore, week three ₹28.75 crore and week four ₹11.15 crore. First-week business therefore accounts for roughly 65% of the current cume—an indication that the sequel converted enormous early demand but is not relying on a long tail.
Week four is a useful checkpoint because marketing-driven opening spikes have usually cooled by then. The hold on day 28, flat at ₹90 lakh, suggests demand is not vanishing; it is settling. For a sequel-driven franchise, late-run hold is the number that separates lasting hits from opening-week events.
Profitability, and the comparison with the franchise
On a reported budget of ₹110 crore, the ₹373.4 crore India net translates to a return of ₹263.4 crore, or 239.45%. The film’s India gross stands at ₹440.64 crore, and under Koimoi’s parameters it has already secured a super-duper hit verdict.
The more instructive number for trade watchers is the gap with Drishyam 2. The previous film collected ₹19.4 crore in its fourth week; Drishyam 3’s ₹11.15 crore is roughly 42% lower. That does not change the film’s status as a major hit, but it does help frame the franchise’s late-run staying power. A flat day 28 is a steady hold; an 11.15-crore fourth week is a strong result by most yardsticks. It is not, however, evidence that Drishyam 3 is outlasting its predecessor—only that it opened bigger and has now settled into a smaller late-run rhythm.
For a newspaper-of-record view, the distinction matters. A hit verdict is a financial conclusion; a week-four ranking is a clue about audience behaviour. Drishyam 3 has settled both: it is profitable beyond doubt, and its hold is strong enough for a top-three week four, but not as deep as Drishyam 2’s. That pair of facts is the story behind the day 28 number.
Drishyam 3 is directed by Abhishek Pathak and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Ajit Andhare and Alok Jain under Panorama Studios and Star Studio18. The cast includes Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor, Kamlesh Sawant, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav and Prakash Raj.
Source: Koimoi
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