Coolie Box Office Day 2: Rajinikanth movie fails to outperform Hrithik Roshan's War 2 on I-Day holiday, sees 18% drop
The highly awaited movie helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj crossed ₹ 100 crore mark on Day 2 and set to make new records during its first weekend. The film debuted on the silver screen on August 14 amid a clash with Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer Bollywood film War 2. Let's have a look at exact Coolie box office figures.
The Kollywood movie is showing strong performance at the box office as it raked in ₹ 53.5 crore net in India on Friday, according to film industry tracker Sacnilk. Meanwhile, Hrithik Roshan's War 2 overshadowed Coolie on Independence Day holiday as it minted ₹ 56.35 crore net at the domestic box office.
During its 2-day run in theatres the movie, produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner Sun Pictures, collected ₹ 118.5 crore net in India.
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel in a post on X stated, '#Coolie has a FANTASTIC Day 2 in India, raking in ₹ 51-53 Cr nett (early est ) Crosses ₹ 100 Cr mark in just 2 days!'
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