Drishyam 2 Box Office: Ajay Devgn starrer surpasses Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, collects Rs. 64.14 cr on weekend 1; emerges as fourth highest opening weekend grosser of 2022

The Ajay Devgn starrer Drishyam 2 hit screens last week on Friday to a thunderous response from the audience. Also starring Akshaye Khanna, Tabu, and Shreya Saran the film which is a sequel to the 2013 release Drishyam takes the story from the first film forward. Keeping in line with the suspense of the previous release, Drishyam 2 has managed to wow critics and audiences alike. Thanks to this, the business of the film has been seeing an upward spiral since its release. After collecting Rs. 15.38 cr on Day 1, the collections of Drishyam 2 saw steady growth over its first Saturday and Sunday running.

In this box office report, we look at the opening weekend collections of Drishyam 2 while comparing the same to previous releases of 2022. Collecting Rs. 64.14 cr Drishyam 2 has managed to surpass the Kartik Aaryan starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which collected Rs. 55.96 cr to emerge as the fourth-highest opening weekend grosser of 2022. While previous releases like KGF – Chapter 2, which collected Rs. 193.99 cr, Brahmastra which collected Rs. 120.75 cr, and RRR, which collected Rs. 79.50 cr, still lead the chart, Drishyam 2 has managed to hold its own. In fact, the film has managed to surpass the collections of certain other releases like Ram Setu, which collected Rs. 55.48 cr, Samrat Prithviraj collected Rs. 39.40 cr, Gangubai Kathiawadi which collected Rs. 39.12 cr, Laal Singh Chaddha that collected Rs. 37.96 cr, and Vikram Vedha which had collected Rs. 36.93 cr.

Given the current trend, Drishyam 2 has been enjoying an opening weekend collection of upwards of Rs. 60 cr comes as no surprise. In fact, trade estimates predict that the business of the film could likely rival the first week collections of the previously released film The Kashmir Files which had collected Rs. 97.30 cr. Currently, Drishyam 2 remains the audiences’ first choice in theatres.

Highest Opening Weekend Grosser of 2022 at a glance:
KGF – Chapter 2 – Rs. 193.99 cr
Brahmastra – Rs. 120.75 cr
RRR – Rs. 79.50 cr
Drishyam 2 – Rs. 64.14 cr
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – Rs. 55.96 cr
Ram Setu – Rs. 55.48 cr
Samrat Prithviraj – Rs. 39.40 cr
Gangubai Kathiawadi – Rs. 39.12 cr
Laal Singh Chaddha – Rs. 37.96 cr
Vikram Vedha – Rs. 36.93 cr

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