Overview
- On Friday, Oct. 2 the final Drishyam instalment opened strongly in India with very high footfall and occupancies, delivering what outlets call Ajay Devgn’s biggest career opening day.
- Box‑office tallies differ across sources: Sacnilk reported Rs 66.75 crore nett in India and a Rs 95.10 crore worldwide Day‑1 total, Bollywood Hungama tracked Rs 62.03 crore nett, and the film’s makers issued a statement saying about Rs 93 crore worldwide.
- Exhibition metrics published by trackers showed heavy screening volume and audience turnout, with figures cited around 15,759 shows, roughly 67% average occupancy, and trade estimates of about 24.5 lakh Day‑1 tickets sold.
- Early mainstream reviews were broadly positive, with critics praising Ajay Devgn’s return as Vijay while noting that stretching the franchise’s central conceit to a third film produces some narrative diminishing returns.
- Trade analysts project a large opening weekend and long run if weekend growth continues, but they stress that the current numbers are provisional estimates that vary by methodology and await consolidated final accounting.