Coolie Box Office Day 1 (Worldwide): Rajinikanth, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Actioner Earn Rs 170 Cr; Emerges As Actor’s Biggest Opener

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s much anticipated Coolie starring Rajinikanth in the lead alongside actors from various Indian film industries – Nagarjuna (Telugu), Soubin Shahir (Malayalam), Upendra (Kannada), Shruti Haasan (Telugu), Sathyaraj (Tamil), Rachita Ram (Kannada) and Aamir Khan (Hindi), released globally on August 14. The film – which received varying responses from critics and audiences upon its release, has reported worked wonders at the worldwide box office, amassing an astonishing Rs 170 crore on its opening day.

Coolie Box Office Day 1 (Worldwide)

As per the early estimates from trade analyst Sacnilk, Rajinikanth’s Coolie has registered one of the biggest openings ever for a Tamil film. Reportedly, the film estimated Rs 28–30 crore gross in Tamil, making it not only the state’s highest-ever day-one figures, but also Rajinikanth’s. The film not only worked wonders in Tamil, but in other languages too.

As per the report, the film earned Rs 16–18 crore gross in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Rs 14–15 crore gross in Karnataka, and approximately Rs 10 crore gross in Kerala. It also performed amazing in the Hindi-speaking belt. Outside the south-belt, the film’s day-one collection in the rest of India estimated at Rs 7–8 crore gross. Overall, the film amassed a staggering Rs 65 crore on its opening day in India. The film performed better overseas, collecting an estimated Rs 75 crore, pushing its worldwide opening day collection to around Rs 140 crore.

Coolie Occupancy

As per reports, Coolie enjoyed an overall 86.99% occupancy in on Thursday in Tamil Nadu. The film saw 81.95% occupancy in morning shows, 85.13% in the afternoons, 86.57% in the evenings and an impressive 94.32% during night shows. In the Hindi belt, Coolie: The Powerhouse witnessed an overall 35.66% occupancy. It had 25.34% occupancy in the morning, 31.50% in the afternoon, 30.63% in the evening and around 55.18% at night.

About Coolie

Giving Coolie a 2-star rating, Bollywood Bubble wrote in its review, “Coolie is a fun watch if you are heading to theatres to only watch Rajinikanth and experience his aura and swag. If you go in looking for content – or anything sensible, you will be deeply disappointed. Watch Coolie in theatres at your own risk.”

Also Read: Coolie REVIEW: Rajinikanth’s 50th Year Celebratory Film Goes Wrong; Filmmaker Lokesh Kanaraj Bites More Than He Can Chew

Grinell Jacinto

With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.