The Drishyam 3, starring Mohanlal in the lead role, has now entered the list of the top 5 highest grossing Malayalam films worldwide. The crime thriller had a strong opening at the box office, but its collections slowed down during the weekdays.
After opening with impressive numbers, the film saw a decline on Day 2. Collections improved slightly on Day 3 and Day 4, but the movie started earning in single digits from Day 5 onwards. On Day 6, the collections dropped further, while Day 7 remained mostly steady.
According to Sacnilk, Drishyam 3 earned Rs 15.85 crore on its opening day. On Friday, the film collected Rs 11.05 crore, followed by Rs 13.70 crore on Saturday. On Sunday, the movie earned Rs 13.85 crore. However, collections dropped on the first Monday, with the film making Rs 7.70 crore.
On Day 6, the movie collected Rs 6.50 crore. On Day 7, the film showed a small 2.3% growth and earned Rs 6.65 crore net across 4,721 shows with 32.8% occupancy.
With this, the total India net collection of Drishyam 3 now stands at Rs 75.30 crore, while the gross collection in India has reached Rs 87.38 crore.
The movie has also performed strongly in overseas markets. On Day 7 alone, the film earned Rs 5 crore internationally, taking its overseas gross total to Rs 95.70 crore. The worldwide gross collection of the film, directed by Jeethu Joseph, currently stands at Rs 183.08 crore.
The film recorded an overall 40.35% Malayalam occupancy on Wednesday, with Kochi reporting the highest audience turnout at 66%.
With these numbers, Drishyam 3 has crossed the worldwide collection of 2018, which had earned Rs 180 crore globally. The film is now expected to challenge the box office total of Vaazha 2, which collected Rs 235 crore worldwide.
Along with Mohanlal, the film also features Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil and Asha Sharath in important roles.
Meanwhile, the Hindi remake starring Ajay Devgn is scheduled to release in October.