Currently, the film stands at Rs 324 crore and reaffirmed that big budget Hollywood action entertainers have a set market in India.
After 2020 and 2021 saw movies either been made for the OTT channels or releasing straight in the digital medium, 2022 too saw films arriving directly on OTT screens.
Avatar: The Way of Water did double the business of Cirkus on Friday and then tripled it on the weekend.
No Bollywood release nor any holdover release from last week were pitted against James Cameron's sci-fi action drama.
Though tragic stories traditionally been avoided by Bollywood, there have been a few instances of this genre resulting in audiences making them commercial winners as well.
Yet again, Drishyam 2 ruled the weekend, as the three new releases could not make any mark at the box office.
OTT has seen some of the grittiest and quirkiest cops in its Web series and original movies.
Drishyam 2 scored huge in the first two weeks and then in the third weekend, it has added around Rs 25 crore more.
Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
With the Rs 100 Crore Club assuming so much importance, the biggest commercial successes are the ones where action is the central element.
December is set to be special because four original films see a straight-to-digital release.
It seems a given that Drishyam 2 will enter the Rs 200 Crore Club and will be only the second Bollywood film after Brahmastra to do that in 2022.
With Rs 64 crore* in just three days, the Kumar Mangat production will enter the Rs 100 Crore Club in the first week itself.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has become an instant success at the box office.
Quite a few big movies are coming your way in theatres this November.
November has some of the biggest movies and Web series coming up for release.
Akshay can take solace from the fact that Ram Setu will emerge his biggest grosser amongst all his theatrical releases of 2022.
Yet again, it's a south dubbed film and a Hollywood release which are bringing on some business at the box office while Bollywood is struggling.
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