Drishyam 3 Becomes Ajay Devgn's Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide, Beats Singham Again in 7 Days; India Net Record ₹2.36 Cr Away

By Christa Lincy
October 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM IST

Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 surpasses Singham Again worldwide in seven days. Explore its first-week collections, occupancy trends, footfalls and domestic record chase.

Drishyam 3 Becomes Ajay Devgn's Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide, Beats Singham Again in 7 Days; India Net Record ₹2.36 Cr Away

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has turned its much-awaited theatrical release into a career-defining box office success for Ajay Devgn. Powered by a huge opening weekend and impressive overseas business, the suspense thriller has overtaken the lifetime worldwide collection of Singham Again in just seven days. The domestic record, however, is still waiting to be broken, with the gap now small enough to be covered during Friday's business.

Directed by Abhishek Pathak, the film also features Tabu, Shriya Saran and Jaideep Ahlawat. Although the weekday collections slowed considerably after the Gandhi Jayanti opening, the film has maintained a wide theatrical presence. Its second weekend will now determine how far the record-breaking run can extend.

Drishyam 3 First Week Box Office: Worldwide Record Broken

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has completed its opening week with a worldwide gross of ₹383.60 Cr, surpassing Singham Again's lifetime worldwide collection of ₹372.41 Cr by ₹11.19 Cr. The achievement makes the thriller Ajay Devgn's highest-grossing film worldwide in just seven days.

In India, Drishyam 3 collected ₹245.50 Cr net during its first week, compared with Singham Again's lifetime totals of ₹247.86 Cr net. The thriller is now just ₹2.36 Cr away from breaking Ajay Devgn's domestic net record. Overseas, however, Drishyam 3 has already established a comfortable lead, earning ₹89 Cr gross against Singham Again's lifetime international collection of ₹75 Cr, a difference of ₹14 Cr. The film is just ₹2.36 Cr short of Singham Again's lifetime India net total, making the domestic record its next immediate target. Notably, Drishyam 3 has already surpassed the earlier film's overseas lifetime gross by ₹14 Cr.

Day-Wise Collection: Opening Weekend Drives the First Week

The first three days contributed nearly 72% of the film's weekly India net total. The show count remained above 15,000 throughout the week despite falling occupancy.

Drishyam 3 Day-Wise India Collection — Week 1
DAY NET SHOWS OCC. CHANGE
Day 1 (Fri) ₹62.00 Cr 15,759 60.1% —
Day 2 (Sat) ₹53.50 Cr 16,868 48.1% ▼ 13.7%
Day 3 (Sun) ₹61.00 Cr 17,323 56.0% ▲ 14.0%
Day 4 (Mon) ₹21.00 Cr 16,274 25.0% ▼ 65.6%
Day 5 (Tue) ₹19.50 Cr 16,075 24.0% ▼ 7.1%
Day 6 (Wed) ₹15.50 Cr 15,972 19.0% ▼ 20.5%
Day 7 (Thu) ₹13.00 Cr 15,758 17.0% ▼ 16.1%
Week 1 Total ₹245.50 Cr 1,14,029 — —

Drishyam 3 First Week Occupancy: Sharp Weekday Decline

Hindi 2D occupancy recovered to 64.29% on Sunday before falling sharply to 24.71% on Monday. Attendance continued to weaken through the weekdays, ending at 16.46% on Thursday.

DRISHYAM 3 HINDI 2D OCCUPANCY — FIRST WEEK
67.08%
54.54%
64.29%
24.71%
23.42%
18.98%
16.46%
Fri
D1
Sat
D2
Sun
D3
Mon
D4
Tue
D5
Wed
D6
Thu
D7

Regional Occupancy: How Major Markets Changed Across Week 1

One notable aspect of Drishyam 3's first-week run was that exhibitors largely maintained its screening capacity despite the sharp fall in occupancy. In markets such as Mumbai, Pune and NCR, the film actually had more shows on Thursday than on opening day, even as attendance weakened considerably.

SELECTED REGIONAL TREND — DAY 1 VS DAY 7
Region Shows
Day 1 → 7		 Show Change Occupancy
Day 1 → 7		 Occ. Change
STRONG OCCUPANCY MARKET
Pune 581 → 651 +70 81.0% → 22.8% −58.2 pts
Mumbai 1,169 → 1,274 +105 78.8% → 21.5% −57.3 pts
MODERATE OCCUPANCY MARKET
NCR 1,700 → 1,764 +64 78.3% → 15.8% −62.5 pts
WEAK OCCUPANCY MARKET
Hyderabad 335 → 313 −22 46.5% → 7.5% −39.0 pts

Over 1 Crore Footfalls and Strong Ticket Sales

Drishyam 3 crossed 1.01 crore theatrical footfalls across India in its first week. BookMyShow recorded approximately 45.87 lakh ticket bookings, including pre-sales, placing the film seventh among the supplied first-week ticket-sale benchmarks for major Indian releases.

Across PVR, INOX and Cinepolis, the film registered approximately 33.52 lakh admissions and ₹134.03 Cr gross during the same period. PVR contributed the largest share, followed by INOX and Cinepolis, reflecting the film's strong multiplex presence during the opening week.

First Week Ticket Volumes — In Lakh
45.87L
33.52L
BookMyShow
National Chains
NATIONAL CHAINS — FIRST WEEK (DAY 1–7)
Chain Footfalls Gross
PVR 15.4 lakh ₹62.3 Cr
INOX 12.8 lakh ₹49.3 Cr
Cinepolis 5.3 lakh ₹22.5 Cr
Total 33.5 lakh ₹134.0 Cr

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Published on October 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM IST

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