Abhishek Pathak

Drishyam 3 North America Box Office Day 1: Career-Best Start For Ajay Devgn; Bollywood’s 2nd Biggest Opening Of 2026

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Drishyam 3 North America Box Office Day 1: Career-Best Start For Ajay Devgn; Bollywood’s 2nd Biggest Opening Of 2026

Drishyam 3 is off to a flying start in India as well as overseas. Over the years, the franchise has built goodwill with audiences, and that has paid off well even this time. Besides a record start in India, the film also registered Ajay Devgn’s career-best opening in the overseas market. Of this, the North American territory (USA and Canada) contributed a significant chunk of collections, also pulling off Mass Maharaja’s biggest start ever. Keep reading for a detailed report!

Drishyam 3 scores Ajay Devgn’s biggest opening in North America

Backed by strong advances and walk-in audiences, the Drishyam threequel did brilliantly on its opening day. It has been learned that the film earned $803K at the North American box office on day 1. It equals 7.73 crore in Indian rupees. With this, it has registered the biggest opening for Ajay Devgn in the territory, surpassing Singham Again ($615.7K).

Registers Bollywood’s 2nd biggest opening of 2026

With $803K, Drishyam 3 has registered Bollywood’s biggest opening of 2026 in North America. It surpassed Border 2 ($435K) to claim the second spot. It stands below Dhurandhar 2 ($3.95 million).

Take a look at Bollywood’s top openings of 2026 in North America:

  1. Dhurandhar 2 – $3.95 million
  2. Drishyam 3 – $803K
  3. Border 2 – $435K
  4. Bhooth Bangla – $345K
  5. Mirzapur The Movie – $314K

All set for a big opening weekend

After a strong start, Drishyam 3 has gone past the $1 million mark on its second day, and the momentum is likely to remain intact on the third day as well. So, it is targeting the opening weekend of $2.7 million+ at the North American box office, which is really good for a crime thriller. Since word-of-mouth is positive, the film will maintain pace on the weekdays as well, thus sealing its fate as a successful film in the territory.

More about the film

Drishyam 3 is directed by Abhishek Pathak and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Ajit Andhare, and Alok Jain under the banner of Panorama Studios and Star Studio18. The film also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor, Kamlesh Sawant, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, and Prakash Raj in key roles.

Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!

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