Drishyam 3 collected ₹6.45Cr on Day 6, down 16.2% from the ₹7.70Cr registered the day before. The India net total now stands at ₹68.60Cr, with the worldwide figure at ₹170.32Cr when factoring in a strong ₹90.70Cr from overseas markets.
The weekday numbers are where franchise films reveal their true audience. A ₹6.45Cr weekday for a Malayalam film is strong in absolute terms — most Mollywood releases would celebrate that as an opening day. But against a ₹100Cr budget, the recovery math is tight.
At 0.69x budget ratio after six days, the film sits in uncomfortable territory. Drishyam 2 had recovered its budget within the first week. This sequel is tracking significantly behind that benchmark despite the higher opening.
The overseas number — ₹90.70Cr — is doing more heavy lifting than the domestic run. That's unusual for a dialogue-driven Malayalam thriller and suggests the NRI audience came out hard.
The second weekend will be the real verdict. If it can hold above ₹8Cr on Saturday and ₹10Cr on Sunday, there's a path to ₹120-130Cr lifetime. Anything below those numbers, and the film settles as an AVERAGE verdict — a disappointment for a franchise that was expected to be critic-proof.
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