Box Office: Rajinikanth's Coolie takes a bumper opening in Tamil and Telugu, early trends indicate Rs 80 crore on Day 1
Coolie has a banger start in Tamil and Telugu regions, takes a decent opening in North India
Early trends suggest that Coolie has witnessed a bumper opening across India, except in Northern States, where the film took a decent opening. The Rajinikanth starrer performed well in Tamil and Telugu regions.
It is a record-breaking opening day for a Tamil film in India. The Telugu version of the action thriller is also performing exceptionally well, with high occupancy rates in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
As per estimates, Coolie is expected to gross Rs 28 crore in its home state. Lokesh Kanagaraj's film looks to earn in the range of Rs 17 crore to Rs 19 crore in APTS circuits. In Karnataka, the film looks to bring over Rs 12 crore gross on its opening day. In Kerala, the Day 1 gross collection would be around Rs 10 crore.
In Hindi markets, Coolie has grossed Rs 5 crore while competing with the Bollywood release, War 2. In North Indian-regions, the first day gross collection looks to be Rs 1.5 crore. Coolie has opened well overseas, too.
Coolie gets the biggest opening for Rajinikanth
With an estimated opening of Rs 80 crore across India, Coolie has become the biggest opening day grosser for Rajinikanth. At 75, the veteran actor is breaking all records with his on-screen presence and continues to be the biggest crowd-puller of Indian cinema.
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