Mumbai: Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest blockbuster Coolie continues its dream run at the box office, raking in over Rs 280 cr in just 18 days of release. The film is now less than Rs 10 crore away from overtaking Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, which currently holds the record as one of Tamil cinema’s highest-grossing films.
Released on the eve of Independence Day, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s crime thriller Coolie, starring Rajinikanth, and Ayan Mukerji’s spy thriller War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR. Since the opening day, Coolie has mostly enjoyed an edge over War 2 in terms of the domestic box office earnings.
Sacnilk analysts predict that Coolie will comfortably breach the Rs 290 crore mark in the coming days, making it a landmark achievement for Rajinikanth’s career. The film’s action-packed narrative, coupled with the superstar’s unmatched screen presence, has struck a chord with audiences across the country.
As per Sacnilk report, on its 18th day, that is the third Sunday since release, Coolie added another Rs 3 crore to the proceedings, which was a minor improvement on its Saturday (day 17) collection of Rs 2.80 crore, a further spike from its Friday (day 16) earnings of Rs 1.70 crore. The current box office collection of Coolie in India stands at Rs 280 crore.
The Tamil version of Coolie is still dominating the share, followed by the dubbed Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada versions respectively. In comparison, War 2 has now collected Rs 235 crore across all three languages (Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu) in India.
In the Hindi market, Coolie is now also competing with Tushar Jalota’s romantic comedy Param Sundari, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor, which earned Rs 26.75 crore over its opening weekend.
With its strong momentum, Coolie is poised not only to outshine Vikram but also to set a new benchmark in Tamil box office history.
