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Drishyam 3 earns Rs 95.10 crore worldwide on opening day
The Hindi film Drishyam 3, also titled Drishyam The Conclusion, earned Rs 95.10 crore gross worldwide on its opening day on Friday, 2 October 2026, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. The Indian Express reports the film collected Rs 66.75 crore net and Rs 80.10 crore gross in India, with Rs 15 crore from overseas. Hindustan Times, citing early evening estimates, puts the Day 1 India net at Rs 46.35 crore and the India gross at Rs 54.69 crore, and states the film ran on 11,645 screens.
The Ajay Devgn-starrer, directed by Abhishek Pathak, also features Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Rajat Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj. The Indian Express notes that with an India net of Rs 66.75 crore, the film is Devgn's biggest career opener, surpassing Singham Again's Rs 43.5 crore. The final installment in the Hindi franchise opened to largely positive reviews. The film is based on an original script with a new conclusion, unlike the Malayalam version.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets report the Drishyam 3 opening with neutral framing, but their box office figures differ because of timing. Hindustan Times uses early evening estimates (Rs 46.35 crore net India), while The Indian Express uses final Day 1 data from Sacnilk (Rs 66.75 crore net India). The Indian Express provides the complete worldwide gross, occupancy percentages, and context of Devgn's career openers, making its report the more definitive account of the opening day. The Hindustan Times article, published earlier, leads with a watchlist of five thrillers rather than the box office, treating the film's release as a given. The uniform stance across both sources is straight news reporting with no editorial slant, though the Hindustan Times piece uses the box office figure as a secondary hook. Sacnilk's final tally is the concrete figure to watch for subsequent days.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), indianexpress.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
