Okay, number-crunchers and meme-makers, assemble! If you’ve been camped out on X, obsessively refreshing for every new trade update on OG, trust us, you’re not alone. This weekend had film buffs saying, “kya scene hai?” while DMing showtimes to that one friend still stuck on Friday’s spoilers. Let’s decode the box office chaos: massive opening, classic Saturday dip, but global fans said, “Ye OG hai boss, paisa vasool!” Here’s your no-nonsense, pure masala download on what actually went down after OG smashed its way through the weekend.
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1. The One With The Thunderclap Opening
Advance bookings for OG looked like your Indian Railways Tatkal ticket portal on Diwali, utter mayhem! With paid premieres alone raking in ₹23 crore in India (record alert!), day one saw a net of ₹70 crore in India, instantly becoming 2025’s biggest desi opener. Add to this a total opening-day gross zooming past ₹98 crore (thanks to FDFS FOMO), and overseas premieres, especially in North America, pulled in $3.13 million, leaving other 2025 biggies stuck at the red light.
2. Saturday: The Mass vs. Math Plot Twist
After the FDFS carnage, Saturday arrived like that awkward pause at a DJ party, full-on fanquake, then thoda rest mode. Trade trackers flagged a clear slowdown, with India’s total rolling to around ₹122 crore by Day 3. The Hindi-dubbed run, meanwhile, had a slow start, proving pan-India dreams need some jugaad and solid weekend pickup. But with box office still holding near ₹125 crore in four days, OG didn’t ghost the charts.
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3. Worldwide Flex: ₹200 Cr Club In 72 Hours
While India hit pause to catch its breath, OG’s overseas army went full send—pushing the global tally past the ₹200 crore mark in just three days. North American and Gulf screens? Packed to the rafters, viral videos everywhere, this was no small-town flex; this was mass-meets-multinational. Day one’s blitz, day three’s slowdown, and yet a worldwide PR like no other, because fandom and diaspora FTW.
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4. What’s Next: Weekdays Test + WOM + OTT Watch
Now comes the asli acid test: can OG keep the josh high when the FDFS frenzy fades? Early reviews are mixed, but mass audiences still have their popcorn ready, much depends on Monday’s drop (gentle chahiye, please). Growth in the Hindi-dubbed version or Tier-2/3 city repeat viewings could stabilize things. Netflix already has dibs on streaming rights, but right now, the OG party is firmly in the theatres.
TL;DR, OG’s Saturday slowed, but the global scoreboard hasn’t stopped going brrrr. It’s your classic mass flick rollercoaster: fanquake first, maths after. So, weekend hype or weekday hold? What is your verdict?