O’Romeo Box Office Collection Day 3: Shahid Kapoor Starrer Slows After A Strong Valentine’s Weekend
Shahid Kapoor’s latest movie O’Romeo saw a drastic slowdown on its third day at the box office, after having a great Valentine’s Day weekend. The movie, which is a Vishal Bhardwaj directorial and stars Shahid Kapoor, has opened to decent numbers on Friday and showed a good jump on Saturday. However, early reports indicate that Sunday collections have not kept the pace with the expectations of the upward movement.
O’Romeo hit the theatres on 13 Feb 2026 with high expectations. The film was Bhardwaj’s return to the crime, romance genre while Kapoor retained his character, driven intense roles. The timing of the Valentine’s Day initially czarred the film to get couples and youth going to the cinema. However, the Day 3 pattern shows that it may be difficult to maintain the momentum after the festival window.
Day, wise Box Office Collection
On the basis of early trade estimates, Sacnilk has published that the movie made the following collections:
Day 1 (Friday): 8.5 croreDay 2 (Saturday): 12.65 crore (up by 48.82%)Day 3 (Sunday): 5.95 crore (early estimates)This brings the movies three, day total to roughly 27.1 crore.
The huge increase on Saturday was due to the Valentine’s weekend effect, with strong walk, ins and good show occupancy in the city’s urban centres. However, Sundays drop was, to some extent, the result of a surprise, especially since romance action dramas generally get the benefit of the highest weekend attendance. The movie, which had no problem crossing the 20 crore landmark within two days, has Sunday figures that seem to indicate that the rise was mostly festival, related rather than a pure word, of, mouth run.
Theatre Occupancy Trends
Occupancy figures gave a more detailed picture of the varied reaction to the film. On Sunday, February 15, 2026, O’Romeo had an overall 16.88% Hindi occupancy. The breakdown revealed:
Morning Shows: 8.76%Afternoon Shows: 25.00%Evening Shows: 0% (early reporting)Night Shows: 0% (early reporting)The lack of strong occupancy in the late, evening time slots, which are generally the most profitable on weekends, points to the fact that the day was quieter than expected. Industry experts believe that, apart from other factors, the widely watched India vs Pakistan cricket match significantly reduced evening footfall at multiplexes, as many people chose to follow the game instead of going to theatres.
Even with this fall, the film continues to be one of the stronger opening weekend Bollywood releases in early 2026. Comparative trade analyses indicate that it has performed better than several other February releases of the same year but is still behind a few of the major big, budget openers in terms of box office gross.
Critical and Audience Response
Critics have delivered mixed reactions to the film.
Many reviewers commend Shahid Kapoor’s portrayal for its intensity and emotional depth, while others criticise the screenplay for its inconsistent pacing and tonal shifts. They appreciate the highly choreographed action sequences and the film’s international visual appeal, but they continue to debate the overall story structure.
Audience responses are no different from this split.
The initial social media chatter raised the hype, mostly among Kapoor’s fans. However, the film’s weekday earnings will largely depend on whether a wider audience embraces it, not just the crowd that turned up during the opening weekend.
About the Film
ORomeo is a Hindi romantic action thriller movie written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj with production by Sajid Nadiadwala of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It is said that the film is inspired by the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by Hussain Zaidi.
The main cast comprises Triptii Dimri, Nana Patekar, Avinash Tiwary, Tamannaah Bhatia, Disha Patani, Farida Jalal and Vikrant Massey. The shooting commenced in January 2025, with the biggest parts being filmed in Mumbai and Spain, which adds to its stylised and visually rich presentation.
What Lies Ahead?
Though the Day 3 result exposes a decrease, it is only the start of the real challenge on weekdays. If ORomeo is able to keep up the collections from Monday, it would have a decent first, week total. But a drastic fall would only make the long run of the movie difficult.
The film is just at the critical point now. With the strong support of Shahid Kapoors name and a great opening weekend, ORomeo has got off to a good start. The question of whether it will be able to maintain this achievement will be clearer in the next days as the weekday trend is revealed.
