They Call Him OG Box Office Report: Pawan Kalyan-Emraan Hashmi starrer beats Allu Arjun-Rashmika Mandanna's Pushpa 2 - here's how

Pawan Kalyan and Emraan Hashmi starrer gangster action-drama They Call Him OG has taken a record-breaking opening not only at the domestic box office but also in the international markets. While the movie has grossed Rs 90 crore in India and Rs 155 crore worldwide on its opening day, it has also shattered the record of Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Pushpa 2 (around Rs 12 crore) by earning around Rs 25 crore in its paid premiere.

Apart from becoming Pawan Kalyan’s highest first-day grosser, it has also emerged as 2025’s biggest opener, beating Rajinikanth’s Coolie , Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda’s Saiyaara, Hrithik Roshan-Jr NTR’s War 2, and Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava , among others.

Directed by Sujeeth of Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Saaho fame, They Call Him OG also stars Priyanka Mohan, Prakash Raj, Arjun Das, Sriya Reddy, Shaam, Harish Uthaman, Rahul Ravindran and Jackie Shroff in a cameo and marking Hashmi’s debut.

Talking about the review, Firstpost gave the film 2.5 stars and wrote, “Who would have thought an actor like Ranbir Kapoor (the OG man-child of Hindi cinema who refuses to grow up and who always has to come of age) would step into a world mostly reserved for the action virtuoso? So if RK can do it, why not PK? And the veteran gives the role his all. And Hallelujah! He doesn’t get another Saaho. But he doesn’t get anything unique either. The narrative is as old as hills. It’s what you call old wine in a new bottle. But fans will still savor the deliciousness of the old wine. Bottle be dammed! And just like how they call Amitabh Bachchan Shahenshah, Shah Rukh Khan the Baadshah. It seems Kalyan will soon be cleped OG.”