Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3 added ₹1.05 crore on its fourth Monday, 26 October, taking its India net collection to ₹370.35 crore after 25 days in cinemas. The film has now stayed above the ₹1 crore mark on every single day since it opened on 2 October.
Profitability over raw collections
That daily consistency has turned a ₹110 crore production budget into a ₹260.35 crore profit. In return-on-investment terms, the thriller has delivered 236.68 per cent, which makes it the fourth-most-profitable Bollywood film of 2026 so far.
Profitability rankings reward this kind of cost discipline. A film that spends less can rank above a bigger grosser because the surplus is measured against the budget rather than just as an absolute number.
Week-wise hold
- Week 1: ₹243.50 crore
- Week 2: ₹90 crore
- Week 3: ₹28.75 crore
- Day 22: ₹1.40 crore
- Day 23: ₹2.65 crore
- Day 24: ₹3 crore
- Day 25: ₹1.05 crore
Total: ₹370.35 crore
The first week contributed ₹243.50 crore; the later weeks show the long tail that has kept the film in the profitability race.
The next milestone
To move up one place, Drishyam 3 has to pass Awarapan 2. The target is ₹375.10 crore in India net, leaving a gap of ₹4.75 crore. At the current run-rate, that is a matter of days, although the weekday numbers will determine exactly when.
2026’s profitability top five
- Hanuman Ansh – ₹1.80 crore budget, ₹341.87 crore collection, 18,892% ROI
- Dhurandhar 2 – ₹225 crore budget, ₹1,186.32 crore collection, 427.25% ROI
- Awarapan 2 – ₹45 crore budget, ₹156.12 crore collection, 246.93% ROI
- Drishyam 3 – ₹110 crore budget, ₹370.35 crore collection, 236.68% ROI
- Mirzapur: The Movie – ₹90 crore budget, ₹233.73 crore collection, 159.7% ROI
The table shows how different the picture looks when budgets are placed alongside collections. Hanuman Ansh leads on ROI by a distance, while Dhurandhar 2 has the largest net collection.
For readers who track the business of Hindi cinema, the next figure to watch is not the next weekend total but the point where Drishyam 3’s India net passes ₹375.10 crore.
Source: Koimoi
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