Rajinikanth’s latest outing Coolie entered its second Friday on August 22, 2025, with steady collections across India. After the initial wave of extraordinary numbers during its opening weekend, the film has now found a more stable rhythm at the ticket counters.
On its ninth day, Coolie collected around ₹6.01 crore net across all languages, taking its total domestic collection to an estimated ₹286 crore net.
The film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, had an earth-shattering start on August 14, notching up ₹65 crore net on day one, which stands as one of the biggest-ever openings for a Tamil film. Over the following days, the box office witnessed the usual corrections. Day two dropped slightly but still delivered ₹54.75 crore, followed by ₹39.5 crore on Saturday and ₹35.25 crore on Sunday, completing a thunderous first weekend.
The weekdays that followed saw a sharp decline, with collections falling to ₹12 crore on Monday, sliding further to ₹9.5 crore on Tuesday, and tapering down to ₹7.5 crore on Wednesday. By the end of its first week, Coolie had amassed a formidable ₹229.65 crore net.
As the film stepped into its second week, the trend showed a predictable cooling off, though the core audience in Tamil Nadu has continued to support it. On Thursday, the film collected ₹6.15 crore, and on Friday, it added ₹6.01 crore, reflecting a steady but slightly reduced momentum. This consistency indicates that the Rajinikanth factor is still pulling crowds, especially in his strongholds.
Occupancy patterns on the ninth day reveal that the film’s hold is strongest in Tamil Nadu cities, even though it has been underperforming in some other regions. The overall Tamil occupancy stood at 20.39%, which grew gradually throughout the day, beginning at just 12.33% in morning shows, improving to 17.07% in the afternoon, climbing to 23.09% in the evening, and finally peaking at 29.06% for night shows.
A closer look at regional performance shows that Chennai remained the film’s strongest territory, with a robust 31% overall occupancy across nearly 600 shows. Night shows in the city went as high as 43%, signaling that the urban audience still sees Rajinikanth’s charisma as a weekend draw. Other Tamil Nadu cities such as Trichy (27.5%), Vellore (25.75%), Pondicherry (22.5%), and Dindigul (22%) also posted respectable numbers, while industrial hubs like Coimbatore (19.5%) and Madurai (18.5%) kept the film afloat in the southern belt. In contrast, performance outside Tamil Nadu was more modest. Kochi managed only 10.5%, while Trivandrum dipped to a mere 4.5%, showing weak traction in Kerala. The Hindi belt was lukewarm as well, with Mumbai and NCR both hovering at 8.5% occupancy, suggesting that the dubbed versions are not driving footfalls in North India the way they did for Jailer.
Nevertheless, the cumulative impact of these numbers is still significant. By sustaining above the ₹6 crore mark on its ninth day, Coolie has demonstrated that while the initial frenzy has cooled, it has found a committed audience base willing to support its run into the second weekend. With its total India net collections standing at ₹286 crore in nine days, the film is comfortably poised to breach the ₹300 crore milestone during the weekend.
From a trade perspective, Coolie may not be rewriting records in the manner of Rajinikanth’s previous blockbuster Jailer, but it has secured its place as one of the biggest Tamil films of 2025. The overseas markets, which traditionally bring in strong numbers for a Rajinikanth film, are expected to push the worldwide tally further in the coming days. For now, the Indian box office story of Coolie reflects both the magnetism of Rajinikanth’s superstardom and the challenges of sustaining a mega-opener through the weekday slump.
If the second weekend sees strong turnout in Tamil Nadu and decent numbers from the Telugu and Hindi versions, Coolie could continue its journey as a solid commercial winner, strengthening Rajinikanth’s dominance over the box office once again.