Coolie worldwide box office collection day 12: Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ensemble film Coolie, headlined by Rajinikanth, was released in theatres on 14 August with competition from War 2. The film is now close to touching the ₹500 crore mark worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films in Tamil and Rajinikanth’s second film to do so post-pandemic.
Coolie worldwide box office collection
According to Sacnilk, Coolie has collected an estimated ₹260.35 crore net in India in 12 days of release, bringing in an estimated ₹3 crore on Monday. The trade website also reported an estimated ₹482.50 crore worldwide collection. The US distributors of the film announced that the film has collected over $6.8 million ( ₹59 crore) in North America. Coolie also made an estimated $14 lakh ( ₹7 crore) at the Australian box office.
A trade analyst however reported on X (formerly Twitter), that Coolie has already crossed the ₹500 crore mark, writing, “#Coolie has crossed the ₹500 cr Gross Mark at the world wide Box office..#SuperstarRajinikanth has the most number of 500 Crs+ movies from Kollywood.”
Coolie soon to touch ₹500 crore
With viewing patterns changing post-pandemic and producers struggling to bring the audience to the theatres, Vijay and Rajinikanth remain the two stars who have managed to mint big numbers even if the ₹1000 crore mark remains elusive. Vijay’s films have collectively made around ₹1800 crore for Kollywood after the pandemic.
Rajinikanth’s films, including Annaatthe, Jailer, Lal Salaam, and Vettaiyan, have collectively made an estimated ₹1600 crore worldwide for the industry post-pandemic. Coolie will soon become his second film post-COVID to have crossed the ₹500 crore mark after Jailer, which made ₹604.5 crore worldwide.
About Coolie
Coolie tells the story of a former coolie union leader called Deva and Dayal (Soubin Shahir) to exact revenge for the death. Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Rachita Ram and Aamir Khan play pivotal roles in the film.