Coolie Box Office Collection Day 1: Rajinikanth, Lokesh Kanagaraj's film fails to beat Thalapathy Vijay's Leo, creates huge gap, earns Rs…
According to Sacnilk, Coolie has collected Rs 49.57 crore on the first day and an additional Rs 60 crore from overseas. On the other hand, according to Sacnilk, Hrithik Roshan's film War 2 has done a business of Rs 35.97 crore. These figures will increase by evening. If seen in this way, till now Rajinikanth's film is ahead of War 2. However, if we talk about Lokesh Kanagaraj's film LEO, it had an opening day collection of Rs 148 crore.
According to media reports, Coolie's first day at the box office collection is likely to touch the Rs 130 crore mark. But industry experts claim that it won't surpass Thalapathy Vijay's record of Rs 148 crore from LEO. About Coolie
Coolie is an action-drama film starring a huge cast of talented actors, including Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Aamir Khan, Upendra, Nagarjuna, and Kanna Ravi. Music and BGM composed by Anirudh Ravichander once again become the highlight of the film.
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