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‘They Call Him OG’ Hits ₹265 Crore Worldwide as India Total Tops ₹150 Crore

A steep Monday decline raises questions about sustainability under court-ordered pricing.

Overview

  • Pawan Kalyan’s action film crossed the ₹150 crore mark in India by day 6, with Sacnilk estimating about ₹154 crore after a drop to roughly ₹7.5 crore on Monday.
  • Global tallies reported by makers and trade trackers put the film around ₹265 crore, making it the year’s highest-grossing Telugu title so far.
  • The rollout featured ₹21 crore from paid previews and a ₹63.75 crore opening day, with the Telugu version contributing the bulk of domestic earnings.
  • The Telangana High Court extended suspension of a planned ticket-price hike, and producer DVV Entertainment deleted a mocking post about the petitioner after online backlash.
  • Comscore ranked the film seventh worldwide over the weekend, with box-office tests ahead from new releases Kantara: Chapter 1 and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari this Thursday.