Overview
- The Jeethu Joseph film reached cinemas on May 21, 2026, and recorded a worldwide opening-day gross of about Rs 43.37 crore according to trade tracker Sacnilk.
- Sacnilk’s day-one breakdown showed India net receipts of roughly Rs 15.85 crore and overseas gross near Rs 25 crore, with Kerala cities reporting very high occupancies.
- The opening makes Drishyam 3 the second-biggest Malayalam opener on record behind Mohanlal’s L2: Empuraan, which opened to about Rs 67 crore worldwide.
- Early Day 2 estimates are mixed: provisional Sacnilk figures put the Malayalam net at about Rs 4.12 crore from weekday shows while other reports show larger Day 2 drops and strong continued overseas intake; final weekend totals are still developing.
- The film benefitted from heavy advance sales and wide distribution through Panorama and Pen Studios, fan enthusiasm remains high despite mixed early reviews, and trade-tracker revisions and weekend trends will be the key indicators of its commercial trajectory.