Coolie vs LEO vs Jailer: Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie eyes to become biggest Tamil grosser, soon to earn Rs…

Rajinikanth's latest release Coolie released on August 14, the film continues to trend a the box office with a strong hold in Tamil belt.

Coolie Box Office Collection: Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest action drama ‘Coolie’, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, released in theatres on August 14, just a day before Independence Day. The film rocked the box office and broke the records of many films in no time by taking a bumper opening. It is facing tough competition from Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer ‘War 2’.

Rajinikanth starrer Coolie box office collection

Rajinikanth’s Coolie earned Rs 65 crore on the opening day, according to Sacnilk. On 14 August 2025, Coolie’s Tamil occupancy was 86.99%. It became the highest-grossing pan-India film of the year 2025. It also made a huge amount of money in the Hindi belt and beat many films. The first of which is Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava. Apart from this, the South Superstar also surpassed the opening day collection of Leo.

If Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie continues to grow at a rapid pace, it will soon reach the Rs 500 crore mark in it’s opening week. If Coolie manages to surpass the Rs 500 crore mark within 10 days, it will create history by surpassing Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo (2023).

Coolie beats these films in opening day collection

Film	Box Office Opening Day Collection
Leo	64.8 crores
Chhaava	31 crores
Good Bad Ugly	Rs 29.25 crore
Retro	Rs 19.25 crores
Jailer	Rs 48.35 crore
Vettaiyan	Rs 31.7 crores
Sikandar	Rs 26 crores
Housefull 5	Rs 24 crores
Saiyaara	Rs 21.5 crores
Raid 2	Rs 19.5 crores
Sky Force	Rs 12.25 crores
Sitaare Zameen Par	Rs 10.7 crores
Jaat	Rs 9.5 crore
Kesari Chapter 2	Rs 7.75 crore
Bhool Chuk Maaf	Rs 7 crore

About Coolie

In Coolie, Rajinikanth plays the role of Deva and he is accompanied by stars like Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Shruti Haasan, Reba Monica John, Jr MGR, Kanna Ravi, Monisha Blessy and Kaali Venkat. Aamir Khan’s cameo adds more excitement to the movie.