‘They Call Him OG’ box office collection day 1: Pawan Kalyan’s film smashes records with over ₹90 crore

'They Call Him OG,' starring Pawan Kalyan, debuted with a powerful performance on its first day of release (September 25), crossing the ₹150 crore mark worldwide. The highly anticipated gangster action thriller earned about ₹90.25 crore in India's domestic box office, across all languages, according to trade tracker Sacnilk.

According to the industry tracker, the movie made ₹20.25 crore from previews. In parts of Andhra Pradesh, special benefit shows started as early as 1 AM, and tickets cost as much as ₹1,000. In India, advance bookings surpassed ₹70 crore, while Sacnilk predicted an opening of ₹150 crore.

Temporary ticket price increases for the Pawan Kalyan film also helped. The normal ticket prices were raised to ₹125 for single screens and ₹150 for multiplexes during the first release window (September 25 to October 4). It is expected that regular prices will return on October 5.

The occupancy rates differed by location and language. Occupancy was about 69.35% in the Telugu version, which was the primary attraction. The occupancy rates for the other versions, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada, were lower but still significant: roughly 18.36% for Tamil, 10.37% for Hindi, and 9.19% for Kannada.

‘They Call Him OG’ debut has already surpassed the lifetime box office collections of several of Pawan Kalyan’s earlier films. In addition to surpassing the opening day total of his past successes, including 'Bro' (2023), 'Bheemla Nayak' (2022), and 'Vakeel Saab' (2021), it also exceeded 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu,' which had lifetime global collections of around ₹116 crore.

'They Call Him OG,' directed by Sujeeth and produced by DVV Entertainments, had significant roles for Priyanka Arul Mohan, Emraan Hashmi (in his Telugu debut), Prakash Raj, Arjun Das, and Sriya Reddy.

'They Call Him OG' is said to have cost between ₹200 and ₹250 crore to make. The movie is predicted to rank among the greatest Indian openers of 2025 based on its impressive first-day earnings.

The movie revolves around Ojas Gambheera (Pawan), a criminal who returns to Mumbai after going missing for ten years in order to execute Omi Bhau (Emraan), another crime lord.