Rajinikanth's Independence Day release Coolie saw a sharp dip on its second Monday. From the Sunday collection of Rs 11.35 crore, the film's earnings drastically dropped on second Monday, minting Rs 3 crore.
What's Happening
- Rajinikanth's Coolie minted Rs 260.35 crore at the domestic box office after 12 days of its release.
- The film, released on August 14, was Rajinikanth's all-time highest opener.
- In week one, Coolie minted Rs 229 crore, with Tamil contributing Rs 149 .95 crore. In Hindi, the film minted Rs 26.05 crore.
- Over the last weekend, the film minted more than Rs 20 crore, with 10.5 crore on second Saturday and Rs 10.75 crore on second Sunday.
- The film missed the spot of being the highest opener for Tamil cinema as Lokesh Kanagaraj-Vijay's Leo set the highest opening record of Rs 66 crore at the box office.
About Coolie
Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Coolie marks Rajinikanth's 171st film. The movie also features Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Soubin Shahir and Sathyaraj in key roles. Aamir Khan will make a cameo appearance in the film. Coolie is produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures.
In his review for NDTV, film critic Saibal Chatterjee gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Coolie plays out in a man's world. The likes of Preethi, notwithstanding the amount of screen time she has, is only of secondary importance. So is everybody else in the film and that includes the writer-director himself. It is Rajinikanth the star and Deva the character who call the shots all the way through. Should anybody be complaining?"
Coolie is clashing with War 2, led by Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR. However, the two big-ticket films have failed to set an impressive number at the box office. Compared to its week one collection, the film pulled up the numbers over the second weekend.