Drishyam 3 didn’t just open on Friday, October 2 — it detonated. By 1 PM, the film had already earned 22.24 crore net across India from 6,034 screens, a figure that’s not only staggering in its scale but historic in context. It has already surpassed the full-day opening records of several major Ajay Devgn films, including Raid 2, Total Dhamaal, and Drishyam 2, placing it firmly in his top four highest-grossing opening days. The momentum began early: the film kicked off with a 46.3% morning occupancy across India, the highest of any Bollywood release in 2026. That edge over Dhurandhar 2’s 43% isn’t just a margin, it’s a statement. The numbers are being driven by franchise hunger, national holiday energy, and what trade sources describe as an almost seismic level of anticipation. On BMS alone, the film registered 300,000 ticket sales between 6 AM and 1 PM. That translates to nearly 11 tickets sold every single second during the opening hours. In the final hour of that window. From 12 PM to 1 PM, it sold 74,500 tickets. This isn’t a slow burn. It’s a firestorm. The film, directed by Abhishek Pathak and starring Ajay Devgn alongside Jaideep Ahlawat, is now being described as a finale that lands at the peak of its power. According to Koimoi, Vijay Salgaonkar. The writer behind the franchise, has been called a GOAT storyteller. Whether this opening holds through Saturday and Sunday remains to be seen. But right now, the theatres aren’t just full. They’re vibrating. And no other film released in 2026 has come close to matching this kind of launch velocity.