Ajay Devgn and Tabu-starrer Drishyam 2 is inching closer to the Rs 200-crore mark at the domestic box office and Rs 50-crore mark globally as it continues to draw viewers to theatres even in its fourth week, box office reports highlighted on Saturday.

The thriller, directed by Abhishek Pathak, minted Rs 2.10 crore nett in India on December 9 — highest among the Hindi movies running in cinemas. The Hindi remake of a Malayalam film of the same name has already earned Rs 198 crore nett in the domestic market and $ 6 million (49 crore) nett overseas, according to box office figures.

Drishyam 2 opened to a tumultuous response from the audience on November 18, registering the second-best opening among Hindi films in 2022, after Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva. The film released in 3,300 screens and collected Rs 15.38 cr nett on Day 1. It breached the Rs 100-crore mark within a week.

Also starring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Rajat Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla in key roles, Drishyam 2 is a sequel to the 2015 blockbuster Drishyam. The story follows the events in the life of a cable operator Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay) and his family seven years after the murder of Sameer Deshmukh, son of Goa’s IG Meera Deshmukh (Tabu).

While Drishyam 2 continued to dominate the box office this week, Revathy’s third directorial venture Salaam Venky, starring Kajol, opened to lukewarm response from the audience. The film, which revolves around a young boy suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, failed to cross Rs 1-crore mark in earnings on its opening day. Salaam Venky managed to collect Rs 0.60 crore nett in the domestic market, according to Box Office India.

On the other hand, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon-starrer Bhediya witnessed further drop in collections on its third Friday in theatres. The creature comedy, helmed by Amar Kaushik, earned Rs 0.85 crore nett on Friday, taking the film’s total collection to Rs 57.45 crore nett, as per Box Office India figures.