Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie, will be released on 14 August and it is creating quite a buzz. Despite the clash with Hrithik Roshan and Jr
NTR's War 2, Superstar's film pre-sales, hitting the Rs 100 crore mark for its opening weekend. It has been reported that the film has sold Rs 12 lakh tickets.
Rajinikanth's Coolie Hits Impressive Number, Earns Rs 12 Lakh In Ticket Sales
Trade website Sacnilk reported that as of 11 AM on August 13, Coolie sold 12,46,828 tickets in India, collecting a gross of Rs 27.01 crore. The film has sold over 10 lakh tickets in Tamil, and Rs 1 lakh just in Telugu. It collected Rs 11.97 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 1.46 crore in Andhra Pradesh, Rs 1.69 crore in Telangana and Rs 6.85 crore in Karnataka.
As per reports, Coolie has already sold tickets worth Rs 50 crore in India for its opening weekend. The overseas pre-sales reveals collection of Rs 60 crore gross during the weekend, with Rs 45 crore just for the opening day. The much-awaited film has already made more than Rs 110 crore for the opening weekend, with Rs 80 crore for its opening day.
Coolie has broken records in the US by becoming the first Tamil film to make over 2 million dollars in premiere pre-sales. One has to note that Lokesh Kanagaraj's previous film, Leo with Vijay, which made Rs142.70 crore worldwide and holds the record for the highest opening for a Tamil film in the US.
Coolie is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj also stars Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan and Aamir Khan in lead roles. The film’s synopsis has been kept under wraps. Social media is a buzz that the film is about a mysterious man who takes a stand against a corrupt syndicate exploiting and abusing the workers of a port town in this action drama.
