Drishyam 3 earns ₹177 crore in two days:Surpasses Salman Khan’s Sikandar and 2015 film’s lifetime collection

Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Drishyam 3’ (Drishyam: The Conclusion) has made a strong start at the box office. The film has earned ₹177 crore worldwide in its first two days. Enters top 10 highest-grossing Hindi films The film has also entered the list of the top 10 highest-grossing Hindi films of the year. It has recorded a net domestic collection of ₹115.50 crore in two days. Hanuman Ansh’s earnings slow down Meanwhile, the box office pace of ‘Hanuman Ansh’, which was already running in theatres before the release of ‘Drishyam 3’, has slowed slightly. Earned ₹53.50 crore in India on the second day According to trade reports, advance bookings for the film ‘Drishyam 3’, released on 2 October, exceeded ₹50 crore. The film recorded a worldwide collection of ₹93 crore on its opening day, Friday. The film maintained its strong hold on Saturday, the second day. It recorded a net business of ₹53.50 crore in India on Saturday, compared with ₹62 crore on Friday. In two days, the film’s total gross collection in India reached ₹138.60 crore. Records of Salman’s ‘Sikandar’ and the first ‘Drishyam’ broken The two-day earnings of ‘Drishyam 3’ have surpassed the lifetime collections of several major films. The film has broken the record for the total collection of Salman Khan’s ‘Sikandar’, which stands at ₹176 crore. It also crossed the ₹107-crore lifetime business of the first film in the franchise, ‘Drishyam’, released in 2015, on Saturday morning. In international markets, the film has so far earned $4 million (around ₹33 crore). The film features new faces alongside its original cast The story of this film, directed by Abhishek Pathak, revolves around 2 October. Ajay Devgn (Vijay Salgaonkar), Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrinal Jadhav and Kamlesh Sawant have returned to their earlier roles in the film. Saurabh Shukla has a cameo in the film. Meanwhile, Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj have joined the franchise as new characters in this third instalment. ‘Drishyam 3’ causes ‘Hanuman Ansh’ collections to decline According to a Sacnilk report, the earnings of the film ‘Hanuman Ansh’, which has been running in cinemas for 58 days, have declined. The film recorded a net collection of ₹1.59 crore on its 58th day. The arrival of ‘Drishyam 3’ in its ninth weekend has affected ‘Hanuman Ansh’s’ screens and shows. However, after a slow start, strong word of mouth has helped the film earn a net collection of ₹321.22 crore and a gross collection of ₹379.39 crore in India so far.