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Drishyam franchise surpasses Housefull to become fifth highest-grossing series
Drishyam franchise surpasses Housefull to become fifth highest-grossing series
The Story in Brief
The Drishyam franchise has become the fifth highest-grossing Indian film franchise on Bollywood Hungama's domestic lifetime collections chart, accumulating Rs. 648.65 crore across three films. It edged past the Housefull franchise, which earned Rs. 646.08 crore from five instalments. The latest film, 'Drishyam The Conclusion', contributed Rs. 340.98 crore, more than the previous two films combined.
Times of India reports that 'Drishyam The Conclusion' earned Rs. 347.94 crore net in India and Rs. 538.27 crore gross worldwide as of its third Sunday (18 October 2026). Day 18 collections on Monday (19 October 2026) added Rs. 0.79 crore net, taking the India net to Rs. 348.14 crore. The film is nearing Rs. 350 crore in India and Rs. 550 crore worldwide. Director Abhishek Pathak has confirmed that the film is the final instalment of the Hindi franchise.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bollywood Hungama covers the franchise milestone with a straight comparison of collections, listing the top 10 franchises without any critical angle. Times of India focuses on the daily box office run of the third film alone, reporting live figures from Sacnilk and industry sources. Both outlets present the numbers as definitive, neither includes any third-party analyst comment, distributor reaction, or questioning of the data's methodology. The coverage is uniform straight reporting from different editorial desks. The key open point is whether 'Drishyam 3: The Conclusion' crosses Rs. 350 crore India net and Rs. 550 crore worldwide gross, figures the Times of India identifies as the next milestones.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.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.
