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Mumbai : The crime thriller has maintained a strong theatrical run despite a weekday slowdown, crossing the Rs 200 crore India net milestone within five days.
Ajay Devgn's *Drishyam 3: The Conclusion* is continuing its impressive run at the box office. The thriller has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in India within just five days of its release, while its worldwide gross has climbed to around Rs 341.30 crore.
According to trade figures reported on October 7, the film collected around Rs 19 crore net in India on Day 5. This took its five-day domestic net total to approximately Rs 216.50 crore. Its India gross stood at around Rs 259.80 crore, while the overseas gross reached Rs 81.50 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 341.30 crore.
The film opened in theatres on October 2 with a powerful Rs 62 crore India net collection. It followed that with Rs 53.50 crore on Day 2 and Rs 61 crore on Day 3. Collections then dropped to Rs 21 crore on Monday, before settling at Rs 19 crore on Tuesday.
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Despite the expected weekday decline, the film has retained enough momentum to cross the Rs 200 crore domestic milestone in its first five days. Trade estimates also indicate that the film could continue adding substantially to its total during the second weekend.
The success of Drishyam 3 has also delivered a career milestone for Ajay Devgn. The film's Rs 62 crore opening day has emerged as the actor's biggest opening-day collection, surpassing the opening of his earlier releases.
The latest instalment has also moved rapidly towards the lifetime business of Drishyam 2, which remains the previous benchmark for the Hindi franchise. With the third film already above Rs 216 crore in India, the gap is narrowing quickly.
With the Rs 200 crore mark now behind it, the next targets for Drishyam 3 include Rs 225 crore and Rs 250 crore in India net collections. Its worldwide total is also within striking distance of the Rs 350 crore mark.
The film brings back Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, alongside Tabu, Shriya Saran and Ishita Dutta. Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat are also part of the latest chapter, while Abhishek Pathak has returned to direct the third instalment.
The film serves as the concluding chapter of the Hindi Drishyam franchise and continues Vijay Salgaonkar's struggle to protect his family while dealing with the consequences of events from the earlier films.
