Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3 has opened advance bookings with a bang, selling 50,000 tickets across national chains in its first 24 hours. For a dark, dialogue-driven thriller, that is an emphatic start and an early sign that Vijay Salgaonkar’s return has landed as a genuine event film.
Latest Advance Booking Update
The most striking part of the early trend is where the demand is coming from. The booking surge has been driven primarily by multiplexes, while smaller chains such as Miraj, Moviemax, Wave and City Pride have also added healthy support. That matters because it shows Drishyam 3 is not relying on a scattered single-screen push but drawing immediate traction in the premium urban market where advance sales often shape the opening-day narrative.
The early sales position the film strongly for release week and give it a solid base going into its final round of pre-release bookings. If the momentum holds through the day, the national-chain total is expected to move closer to 75,000 tickets, a level that would keep Drishyam 3 firmly in contention for one of the biggest Hindi openings of the year. The opening-day outlook is already pointing toward the Rs 55 crore plus range, with the possibility of further upside if the booking pace strengthens from here.
Film will cross 2 lac ticket sales in advance booking in national chins by the time of release and will be among top 3 films of the year only behind Dhurandhar The Revenge and Toxic.
Top Advance Booking In National Chains In 2026
1. Dhurandhar The Revenge 9,25,000 tickets
2. Toxic: 2,45,000 tickets
3. Border 2: 1,45,000 tickets
4. Mirzapur The Movie: 1,25,000 tickets
5. Awarapan 2: 1,18,000 tickets
6. Bhooth Bangla: 72,000 tickets
7. Cocktail 2: 70,000 tickets ReserveBus Tickets
8. Welcome To The Jungle: 52,000
9. Drishyam The Conclusion: 50,000 tickets (4 days to go)
10. Alpha: 40,000 tickets
11. Dhamaal 4: 38,000 tickets
12. Vvaan: 35,000 tickets
13. Ikkis: 35,000 tickets
14. O Romeo: 33,500 tickets
15. Hai Jawani To Ishq Hona Hai: 30,000 tickets
16. Governor: 26,000 tickets* (50 Rs)
17. Chand Mera Dil: 27,000 tickets
18. Batwara 1947: 22,500 tickets
19. Main Vaapis Aaunga: 18,000
20. Mardaani 3: 15,000 tickets
21. Pati Patni Aur Woh 2: 14000 tickets ReserveBus Tickets
22. Bharat Bhagya Vidhata: 12,000 tickets
23. Haiwaan: 7,500 tickets
24. Haunted 3D Echoes Of The Past: 5500 tickets
25. Daayara: 4,500 tickets
26. Tu Yaa Main: 1200 tickets
Why The Response Is So Strong
The franchise enters its third chapter with built-in audience trust. Drishyam and Drishyam 2 had already turned Vijay Salgaonkar into one of Hindi cinema’s most enduring modern thriller protagonists, and the new film is being sold as the closing chapter of that journey. Director Abhishek Pathak recently said the film is designed to complete the story decisively, adding, “It has to end on a good note, and this point is just that.”
That finality gives the film an added hook. Pathak has also made it clear that the title itself is meant to shut the door on sequel chatter. As he put it, “It pulls a full stop to any speculation.” For audiences, that raises the stakes beyond curiosity value. It makes Drishyam 3 feel like the payoff to a story they have followed for more than a decade.
Cast And Film Details
Drishyam 3 is directed by Abhishek Pathak and backed by Panorama Studios and Star Studios. The cast includes Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Rajat Kapoor, Mrunal Jadhav, Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj. The film continues the Hindi adaptation of the crime thriller franchise, with Vijay Salgaonkar once again navigating the consequences of a long-buried crime and the pressure closing in around his family.
For now, the headline story is the speed of the start. A 50,000-ticket opening burst in national chains has given Drishyam 3 exactly the kind of launch a franchise thriller needs, and if that pace sustains over the next few days, the film will head into Friday with serious box office firepower behind it.
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