‘Bhediya’ Scores Less Than ‘Drishyam 2’, Earns $5.3 Worldwide

Varun Dhawan’s latest Hindi film Bhediya had a damp show at the ticket windows while Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 2 continued to attract movie buffs in cinemas across India. In the Indian markets, Bhediya collected $3.4 million over the weekend, and Drishyam 2 earned $4.8 million in its second weekend.

Directed by Amar Kaushik, Bhediya also stars Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee Deepak Dobriyal, and Paalin Kabak. The film had a low opening on Friday, collecting mere $0.91 million on Friday in India. The collections saw minimal rise over Saturday and Sunday – Bhediya earned $1.1 million and $1.4 million respectively. The film made a worldwide gross opening of $1.4 million and has earned $5.3 million worldwide over the weekend, as per the production house.

Meanwhile, Drishyam 2 continued to attract footfalls in the theaters even as it entered the second week. It earned $0.96 million in the Indian markets on the second Friday and the collections jumped over Saturday and Sunday when the film earned $1.7 million and $2.1 million respectively. The film has earned $17.6 million in India alone within 10 days of the release.

Drishyam 2 is having a good box office run not just in India but the US markets as well in second week. The film collected $635,000 in the US markets and Comscore ranked it as 12th top grosser in the weekend ending November 27.

Made on an estimated budget of $6.1 million, Drishyam 2 made an opening weekend total of $7.7 million in India last week. It became the second biggest opener Hindi film in India – second only to Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in lead roles, Brahmastra Part One Shiva made an opening of $4.4 million in September.

Drishyam 2 is a remake of Mohanlal’s Malayalam hit Drishyam 2 that premiered on Prime Video in 2021. Jeethu Joseph wrote both the original as well as the Hindi remakes. The original was about a man protecting his family as the cops make their best efforts to investigate murder with his family as the main suspect. Devgn and Tabu revive their roles. The Hindi film added a new central character and emerged with an edgy narrative, resulting in a witty and thrilling film. Drishyam 2 is backed by brilliant performances by the lead cast.