It’s a moment of celebration for Malayalam cinema as Drishyam 3 has surpassed all expectations on BookMyShow. Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph’s directorial has left behind Thudarum and each single Mollywood film to register the very best BMS sales in the primary 24 hours. Scroll below for an in depth day 1 report!
Drishyam 3 opening day BMS Sales
In line with Filmy View, Drishyam 3 registered earth-shattering ticket sales of 587.35K on BookMyShow throughout the first 24 hours of the theatrical release. Mind you, word of mouth was highly polarised, but the huge love for the franchise kept footfalls coming throughout the day. The crime thriller remained the #1 alternative of the audience on May 21, 2026, in all of Indian cinema.
It’s also to be noted that no Malayalam film has even been capable of touch the 500K mark in ticket sales. So history has been created by Mohanlal, yet again! In pre-sales, Meena co-starrer sold 643.96K tickets on BookMyShow. This takes its total BMS sales to a whopping 1.2 million.
Try the detailed day-wise breakdown of BMS sales here:
- Pre-sales: 643.96K
- Day 1: 587.35K
Total: 1.23 million
Records the very best BMS sales in Malayalam cinema on day 1
In 2025, Thudarum registered the very best BMS sales for a Malayalam film, selling 419K tickets on day 1. Drishyam 3 now topples the list with a large margin. Interestingly, the highest 3 spots are occupied by Mohanlal, with L2: Empuraan in last place.
Take a take a look at the highest 10 highest ticket sales on BookMyShow on day 1 (2024-2026):
- Drishyam 3 – 587K
- Thudarum – 419K
- L2: Empuraan – 379K
- The Goat Life – 294K
- Aadu3 – 257K
- Patriot – 251K
- Dies Irae – 238K
- Vaazha 2 – 229K
- Athiradi – 204K
- Kalamkaval – 193K
Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!
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