Overview
- Drishyam 3, which opened on May 21, has posted steady weekday holds after a big opening weekend and is riding strong word‑of‑mouth from fans of the franchise.
- The film’s makers publicly posted a Rs 200 crore worldwide seven‑day figure on May 28, a claim that trade aggregator Sacnilk initially disputed with a Day 7 estimate of about Rs 183.08 crore.
- By Day 8 trade estimates rose—reporting India net around Rs 81.8 crore and overseas gross near Rs 103 crore—bringing independent worldwide totals to roughly Rs 197–199 crore and narrowing the gap with the makers’ tally.
- Overseas markets are the primary driver of the surge, with international grosses unusually large for a Malayalam film and directly pushing the global total close to the Rs 200 crore threshold.
- The film’s run has lifted its place on Malayalam all‑time lists (surpassing Pulimurugan domestically) and the coming second weekend will determine whether independent trackers and the makers converge on an official Rs 200 crore milestone; note that differences in reporting use net versus gross figures and studio tallies versus trade aggregators.