Coolie India Box Office Collection Day 3: Rajinikanth's gangster action drama sees 30% drop on Janmashtami holiday

Coolie India Box Office Collection Day 3: Lokesh Kanagaraj's gangster action drama has become a major hit since its August 14 release. Despite competition from War 2, it secured decent earnings on Saturday.

Fareha Naaz
Updated17 Aug 2025, 08:23 AM IST
Coolie India Box Office Collection Day 3: Rajinikanth starrer witnessed 30% drop on Janmashtami holiday.
Coolie India Box Office Collection Day 3: Rajinikanth starrer witnessed 30% drop on Janmashtami holiday.(Screengrab @YouTube | Trailer)

Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial gangster action drama is dominating the India box since its release on August 14 on the occasion of Independence Day. The Tamil superstar Rajinikanth starrer emerged as the seventh biggest Indian opener at the worldwide box office. After registering record breaking opening for a Tamil film, the Kollywood movie crossed 300 crore mark worldwide within three days.

Coolie India Box Office Collection Day 3

The action thriller recorded 29.50 percent fall in earnings on Janmashtami holiday, August 16. Despite clash with Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer Bollywood film War 2, the highly awaited movie collected 38.6 crore net at the domestic box office. During its 3 -day run in theatres, the movie raked in 158.35 crore net in India, according to film industry tracker Sacnilk.

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According to Sacnilk, it registered an overall 65.99 percent Tamil occupancy on Saturday. Its mass appeal in the southern belt can be reflected from the theatrical footfall as Coolie recorded an overall 62.80 percent Telugu occupancy on Day 3 while 38.99 percent Hindi occupancy marked Janmashtami holiday.

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The Tamil cinema is making long strides with the film produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner Sun Pictures. The revenue flow of the action thriller is dominated mainly by Tamil shows, followed by Telugu and Hindi screenings. Available in multiple languages with massive Pan India appeal, the movie is on track to set new records.

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Coolie worldwide Box Office Collection Day 3

Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel in a post on X stated, “#Coolie shatters records with 300 Cr+ Gross in just 3 Days - emerges as the FASTEST TAMIL FILM ever to breach this mark !! 3-Day WW Estimate: 320–325 Cr The film is a MASSIVE HIT and firmly on course to attain BLOCKBUSTER status.”

The Kollywood film is breaking records as it surpassed Thalapathy Vijay's Leo 4-day record in three days. The Tamil movie rewriting box office records stormed past the 300 crore mark worldwide after extraordinary opening day gross of over 150 crore.

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