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Rajinikanth's latest theatrical release, Coolie, is having a strong run at the box office. Released on August 14, it has been performing well despite facing competition with one of Bollywood’s biggest spy thrillers, War 2. The action thriller, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, dominated the opening weekend, heading towards ₹200 crore (domestic net collection) within the first four days.
According to rough data from trade tracker Sacnilk, Coolieminted ₹34 crore across Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada in the domestic market on its fourth day. Although Coolie saw a drop of over 13% from the Saturday collection, the Sunday collection brought the total to ₹193.25 crore net in India after a successful four-day theatrical run.
The Tamil version of the film earned the most at ₹22.5 crore, followed by the Telugu version at ₹6.5 crore. The Hindi release minted ₹4.65 crore, while the Kannada version earned ₹35 lakh. Coolie had an overall Tamil occupancy of 63.75% on Sunday, August 17.
Ayan Mukerji’s War2 collected ₹31.3 crore on Sunday. Its net collection stands at ₹173.9 crore after four days of theatrical run at the domestic box office. Produced by Yash Raj Film, the spy thriller stars Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr, Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana, and Anil Kapoor in key
roles.
Day-wise breakdown of Coolie box office collection
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel stated that Coolie has now become the fastest Tamil film to hit the ₹300 crore mark in overseas earnings and worldwide collection.
In a post on X, he wrote, “#Coolie shatters records with ₹300 Cr+ Gross in just 3 Days - emerges as the FASTEST TAMIL FILM ever to breach this mark !! 3-Day WW Estimate: ₹320–325 Cr. The film is a MASSIVE HIT and firmly on course to attain BLOCKBUSTER status.”
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Rajinikanth, the film also stars Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, and Sathyaraj. Aamir Khan appears in a cameo in the role of Dahaa in the film.
According to rough data from trade tracker Sacnilk, Coolieminted ₹34 crore across Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada in the domestic market on its fourth day. Although Coolie saw a drop of over 13% from the Saturday collection, the Sunday collection brought the total to ₹193.25 crore net in India after a successful four-day theatrical run.
The Tamil version of the film earned the most at ₹22.5 crore, followed by the Telugu version at ₹6.5 crore. The Hindi release minted ₹4.65 crore, while the Kannada version earned ₹35 lakh. Coolie had an overall Tamil occupancy of 63.75% on Sunday, August 17.
Ayan Mukerji’s War2 collected ₹31.3 crore on Sunday. Its net collection stands at ₹173.9 crore after four days of theatrical run at the domestic box office. Produced by Yash Raj Film, the spy thriller stars Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr, Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana, and Anil Kapoor in key
Day-wise breakdown of Coolie box office collection
| Day | India Net Collection (in ₹ Crore) |
| Day 1 [1st Thursday] | ₹65 Cr [Tamil: ₹44.5 cr ; Hindi: ₹ 4.5 cr; Telugu: ₹ 15.5 cr; Kannada: ₹ 0.5 cr |
| Day 2 [1st Friday] | ₹ 54.75 cr [Tamil: ₹ 34.45 cr ; Hindi: ₹ 6.3 cr; Telugu: ₹ 13.5 cr; Kannada: ₹ 0.5 cr |
| Day 3 [1st Saturday] | ₹ 39.5 cr [Tamil: ₹ 25.75 cr ; Hindi: ₹ 4.2 cr; Telugu: ₹ 9.5 cr; Kannada: ₹ 0.25 cr |
| Day 4 [1st Sunday] | ₹ 34 cr [Tamil: ₹ 22.5 cr ; Hindi: ₹ 4.65 cr; Telugu: ₹ 6.5 cr; Kannada: ₹ 0.35 cr |
| Total | ₹ 193.25 Cr |
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel stated that Coolie has now become the fastest Tamil film to hit the ₹300 crore mark in overseas earnings and worldwide collection.
#Coolie shatters records with ₹300 Cr+ Gross in just 3 Days - emerges as the FASTEST TAMIL FILM ever to breach this mark !!
3-Day WW Estimate: ₹320–325 Cr
The film is a MASSIVE HIT and firmly on course to attain BLOCKBUSTER status. #Rajinikanth
— Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) August 16, 2025
In a post on X, he wrote, “#Coolie shatters records with ₹300 Cr+ Gross in just 3 Days - emerges as the FASTEST TAMIL FILM ever to breach this mark !! 3-Day WW Estimate: ₹320–325 Cr. The film is a MASSIVE HIT and firmly on course to attain BLOCKBUSTER status.”
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