Ajay Devgn and Tabu-starrer 'Drishyam 2' is continuing its golden run at the box office. The film crossed the £20 million mark at the global box office on Sunday, the 10th day of the film’s release. This means it is already among the top 5 highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year and given its earnings over the weekend, it is likely to enter the top 3 soon enough.
The film, directed by Abhishek Pathak, is the sequel to Ajay and Tabu’s 2015 hit 'Drishyam', and also a remake of Mohanlal’s 2021 Malyalam film, also titled Drishyam 2. The film took a strong opening at the box office, registering the second-best opening weekend for a Bollywood film this year, behind only 'Brahmastra'. Even as bulk of its earnings are in the domestic territory, the film has done well in its second weekend, courtesy strong word of mouth.
As per industry tracker Sacnilk, 'Drishyam 2' has earnings of £17 million gross in the domestic market and £3.3 million overseas, giving it a worldwide gross of £20.3 million in its first 10 days. The film has outperformed new release 'Bhediya' despite the latter getting good reviews and gaining via word of mouth itself. In the list of highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, 'Drishyam 2' is just below 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' (which earned £21.1 million) and is likely to surpass it soon. Above it then are 'Brahmastra,', 'The Kashmir Files' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'.
Industry insiders are predicting 'Drishyam 2' to breeze past 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' soon and also cross the £30 million mark soon after that. However, whether it can overhaul 'The Kashmir Files' completely depends on how well it holds in December. 'Drishyam 2' also stars Shriya Saran, Akshaye Khanna, and Ishita Dutta. There are now talks of a possible part 3 in the making soon.
