Drishyam 3 Is Chasing Kerala Box Office History — And Mohanlal’s Franchise Is Right on Track

Sixteen days in, and Drishyam 3 isn’t just holding on — it’s actively rewriting the Kerala box office record books. Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph’s crime thriller is now sitting at Rs 82.85 crore gross in its home territory, already ranking among the greatest Malayalam films ever made in terms of commercial performance, with even bigger milestones firmly in sight.

Drishyam 3 Kerala Box Office — Overview

Day-Wise Kerala Box Office Collections

How Is Drishyam 3 Performing on Its 3rd Friday?

The third Friday brought in an estimated Rs 1 crore — a natural midweek slowdown for any film in its third week of release. But here’s what makes the number meaningful: steady Rs 1 crore days in week three are the hallmark of a film with exceptional audience loyalty, not a film that’s fading. The third weekend, which kicked off on Saturday, is projected to take the cumulative total to somewhere between Rs 86–88 crore.

From there, the road to Rs 100 crore in Kerala alone becomes a very real possibility — but it will depend on how strongly the film holds in weeks three and four without a major new Malayalam release disrupting its run. The current trajectory suggests a likely finish as the fourth highest-grossing Malayalam film ever at the Kerala box office. For regular Kerala and pan-India box office updates, keep visiting TechnoSports.

What Makes This Run So Remarkable

The Drishyam film series is one of Indian cinema’s most beloved thriller franchises, and the third chapter has proven that audience affection for Georgekutty and his family hasn’t dimmed one bit. In fact, the franchise keeps getting bigger. Drishyam 3 has already surpassed the entire lifetime Kerala collections of Aadujeevitham — the celebrated Prithviraj Sukumaran survival drama — and is now targeting Pulimurugan and L2 Empuraan to break into the Kerala all-time Top 5.

What’s particularly impressive is the quality of daily holds. Very few Malayalam films sustain Rs 1 crore weekday numbers into their third week, and Drishyam 3 doing so without any steep dip reflects the kind of word-of-mouth momentum money simply can’t buy. Director Jeethu Joseph has delivered a film that doesn’t just satisfy audiences — it keeps them talking. And when audiences keep talking, footfalls follow.

For more on Mohanlal’s biggest box office hits and Malayalam cinema trends, check out TechnoSports.

Disclaimer: All box office figures are trade estimates based on available commercial data and are not certified final collections.

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