DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION had a very good hold on Monday and is a BLOCKBUSTER film. It is also the third biggest hit of the year after DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE and HANUMAN ANSH. The film collected around 20 crore nett on Monday which is a 68% drop from the first day but it was a national holiday. On fair value, its probably a 50% drop or maybe even a little less which is good but the level at which the collections are make it a very good hold.

The film was doing outstanding in North India considering the franchise has out performed in Maharashtra but here North India was matching Maharashtra. However, on Monday, the drop was bigger in the NCR area. Still the collections remain excellent in the North though there will be a divergence from Maharashtra as that will perform better from here on.

The film stands at a huge 192 crore nett after four days and is probably looking at a first week total of 245 crore nett. There are no discounted tickets on Tuesday which means there may not be a jump on Tuesday but its better for holds for the rest of the week and the second weekend.

The film has 2 open week to take full advantage in the second week though it will face competition in the third week. But by then, the film will be well over the 300 crore nett mark and maybe even around 350 crore nett. The results of this film also take up the franchise a notch higher.

The collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION till date are as follows.

Friday - 62,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 59,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,00,00,000 apprx

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DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION continued to be strong on Tuesday as it collected 19 crore nett which takes the film to 211.50 crore nett. The film did not go with the discounted rates but still got benefit as these discounted tickets have changed habits and Tuesday is a preferred day for some of the weekday audience.

The film is probably looking at a first week of 240-245 crore nett depending on the drop today. The business of DRISHYAM 2 will be covered in the first week while in Overseas, it was practically covered in four days. Its going to be about where the film lands on the second Friday as the target for the film looks to be 400 crore nett.

The business will show huge gains on Saturday but that Friday becomes all important as you would rather be jumping up from 15 crore rather than 12 crore. The fact there are no major releases on Friday can mean the film holds very steady from Thursday - Friday and could even show a jump.

The highest Ajay Devgn grosser is TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR and that will be crossed before the end of the second weekend though footfalls will be tough as that film got a huge number of admits from the smaller centres of Maharashtra. Meanwhile, DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION is mainly scoring in the bigger centres especially post the weekend. Also pricing is today pushed to another level for the bigger films.

The collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION till date are as follows.

Friday - 62,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 59,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

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DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION crossed the 350 crore mark worldwide as it stood at 357 crore in six days. This is the same as the worldwide lifetime total of TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR. Today, it will cross the business of SINGHAM AGAIN, which stands at 370 crore, making DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION the biggest Ajay Devgn film worldwide within one week.

The film is cruising to the 500 crore mark; it may well finish up with a 600 crore total and may even find itself among the top ten original HINDI films worldwide but for that it will have to end at 620 crore. The film has scored across all overseas markets which are led by superb figures in US/Canada and Gulf. The film has already crossed the collections of DRISHYAM 2 which were $7 million and this film could go do double the business of that depending on the hold in the second weekend.

Despite the genre not being the strongest for overseas, its another film which after MIRZAPUR THE MOVIE which shows both markets are pretty much in tandem now though THE VVAAN makes that theory wrong. However, there will always be exceptions.

The worldwide collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION worldwide till date are as follows.

India - 274 crore (227 crore nett)

Overseas - 83.50 ($8.50 million)

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DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION has done extraordinary business in the first week as it collected 239 crore nett which is the seventh highest collection ever seen for a film in Hindi in India. The films which have collected better than DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION in week one are DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE, PATHAAN, JAWAN, ANIMAL, GADAR 2 and STREE 2.

The weekdays could have done a little better as it looked more closer to 250 crore nett on Monday but that hardly matters much as the film is a huge BLOCKBUSTER and the third biggest HIT of the year. It is cruising to become the highest grossing film in the career of Ajay Devgn and that will happen over the weekend but it will not be the biggest HIT of Ajay Devgn.

The film should hold better on the second Friday as there is no competition and the rise in tickets prices should enable the film to have a good chance of similar collections to Thursday. It could even go up with stronger evening shows. If second Friday is higher than first Thursday, then it will be still be on course for a 400 crore nett total but a drop would mean it is probably out of reach.

The film has done fantastic all over with Mumbai and North India driving the business. The mass circuits have done a little less but that is expected for a film which hardly has commercial elements likes action and music.

The collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION till date are as follows.

Friday - 62,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 59,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION had another huge day on Sunday as it collected almost 60 crore nett. The film did not reach the first day figure as the bigger centres were less. The film has collected an extraordinary 172.50 crore nett in its first weekend and will cover the total business of DRISHYAM 2 in another 2-3 days.

The franchise has spread it is wings as this one has done much all round business as compared to the first part which was very Mumbai circuit dominated. North India is the surprise as its doing as well as Mumbai. The Hindi mass circuits are a little less but that is expected for a film like this devoid of action and songs and we take that into account, then the likes of Bihar and CI are actually phenomenal.

There is no doubt that the film will emerge a BLOCKBUSTER with a strong run till Diwali. There will be a drop on Monday as compared to the first day as day one was a huge national holiday as fair value for the first day was probably around 37-38 crore nett. So, anything above 20 crore nett on Monday is very good hold.

The sequel factor is getting bigger and bigger as its these films that are dominating the box office but the industry needs a few new titles to do well to get things going as there is a limit to how many films can become franchises. Also by new titles its not the likes of RAMAYANA. If DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION has the franchise factor, then RAMAYANA is a multi crore budget venture which gives scale and these also will be very limited.

The collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION till date are as follows.

Friday - 62,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 59,00,00,000 apprx

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DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION has emerged as the fourth highest weekend of all time but it will be number three on fair value as the film is clean in terms of feeding while JAWAN is not. So, in real value, its actually number three while on paper it becomes number four. The film missed the 175 crore nett mark by a small margin as it collected 172.50 crore nett.

The biggest achievement for the film is that its up there with the all the big budget films and the only films on the list below with a lower budget would be GADAR 2 and STREE 2 but the former had action and the latter had music/horror. Meanwhile, DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION has no such commercial ingredients. Also the reason why the budget of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION goes higher than these two is you have to factor in the remuneration of Ajay Devgn. On production costs alone, it would be similar to GADAR 2 and less than STREE 2.

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE leads the charts with a phenomenal 245 crore nett and will take some beating. The next biggie RAMAYANA is a pre Diwali release. So, it makes it tough for that as it is likely to do better business when festivities are over. Unless it takes you back to older times like MARD in 1985 when pre Diwali is 100% and post Diwali is also 100% but cinema had a different level of craze in those days.

The top ten opening weekends for Hindi films in history are as follows.

1. Dhurandhar The Revenge - 245 crore

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 181 crore

3. Jawan - 175 crore

5. Animal - 168 crore

6. Pathaan - 160 crore

7. KGF - Chapter 2 - 140 crore

8. Tiger 3 - 138 crore

9. Gadar 2 - 132 crore

10. Stree 2 - 128 crore

DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION has seen an extraordinary first day of around 61-62 crore nett making it the fourth highest opening day collection for Hindi film in history behind DHURANDHAR THE REVEGE, JAWAN and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE. The film got over the 60 crore nett mark but could not reach 65 crore nett. The film has not set any record in any circuit but has come very close in Mumbai, Delhi/UP and East Punjab.

In the Maharashtra belt it actually beat DHURANDHAR THE REVEGE in places but the collections in Mumbai city and Pune were less which kept the circuit under the Ranveer Singh-starrer. The shocker is Delhi/UP and East Punjab as the NCR area records the highest collections ever seen on the opening day and this is for a film which has Maharashtra regional feel while DHURANDHAR THE REVEGE had that Punjab touch. It is simply unbelievable though the holiday will have a lot to with it. The overall collections though in Delhi/UP and East Punjab are just a little short of DHURANDHAR THE REVEGE.

If we take out the holiday factor, then this film is still getting a 35-37 crore nett opening which is extraordinary for the genre and production cost and shows how this sequel factor can make a film a lottery today. The film had issues when it began as Akshaye Khanna left the film mainly due to remuneration issues but it has made no difference and character artistes have to understand they dont make much of a difference even if the character has made an impact. The only person who is indispensable in this franchise is Ajay Devgn.

There will be a drop in collections on Saturday as is the norm after a huge holiday but the film is sure to go over 175 crore nett for the weekend and could even get around 190 crore nett which is phenomenal for this film.

The Overseas has also seen excellent results with Australia at 300k and USA/Canada looking at around $750k which should mean an overseas total of over $1.75 million. This is easily the best for Ajay Devgn and from here should be the first $10 million film Overseas for Ajay Devgn.

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DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION had a fantastic Saturday as it grossed around 51 crore nett which is a drop of under 20% from the first day and takes the two day total to 113.50 crore nett. The film will be targeting a Sunday which will be similar to day one and that will be enough to take the film to 175 crore nett.

The collections are simply superb all over with the two bigger areas of Mumbai and North India leading the way. Gujarat, which was maybe a little less on day one, held up better on the second day. North India is outstanding especially considering the Maharashtra fell to the film. Both Delhi/UP and East Punjab are showing very surprising collections to the upside.

Despite being the widest release, it held up better than all the rest even when coming out of the big holiday with a huge number up on the board. The final first day collections have come in the third highest in history for a Hindi film (dubbed or original). There were no circuit records and these are mainly held by DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE and some by TOXIC (Hindi).

The wait is for the weekdays as today, when a film works like this, you never know how big it is going to be. It is also fantastic overseas and is looking at a weekend of $6.5-6.75 million. The biggest Ajay Devgn film in overseas is SINGHAM AGAIN at $9.5 million and DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION will cruise past the $10 million mark making it a first for Ajay Devgn.

The collections of DRISHYAM THE CONCLUSION till date are as follows.

Friday - 62,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx