Coolie Advance Booking: Rajinikanth’s Film Crosses ₹100 Crore for Opening Weekend, Sells Over 12 Lakh Tickets on Day 1
Rajinikanth’s Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has smashed advance booking records, crossing ₹100 crore for its opening weekend and selling over 12 lakh tickets for day one ahead of its August 14 release.
Rajinikanth’s Coolie storms past ₹100 crore in advance bookings, selling over 12 lakh tickets for opening day.
On August 14, 2025, Lokesh Kanagaraj's eagerly awaited action drama Coolie, starring Rajinikanth, will make its theatrical debut. The movie's pre-sales have been incredible despite its conflict with War 2; it sold over 12 lakh tickets on its first day and surpassed the ₹100 crore mark for its opening weekend.
As of 11:00 AM, Coolie had sold 12,46,828 tickets in India, bringing in ₹27.01 crore, according to trade tracker Sacnilk. With over 10 lakh tickets sold, the Tamil version accounted for the majority, followed by Telugu with one lakh. The movie brought in ₹11.97 crore in Tamil Nadu, ₹1.46 crore in Andhra Pradesh, ₹1.69 crore in Telangana, and ₹6.85 crore in Karnataka.
Overseas reservations total ₹60 crore, including ₹45 crore on the first day, while domestic pre-sales have already surpassed ₹50 crore for the first weekend. With ₹80 crore from the first day alone, the pre-sales for the opening weekend have already topped ₹110 crore, and the total is still growing.
Coolie is the first Tamil film to earn over $2 million in premiere pre-sales in the United States, setting a new record in the process. The industry is now keeping an eye on it to see if it can top the record for opening day set by Lokesh's previous film, Leo, which brought in ₹142.70 crore globally.
About the Film:
Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Coolie stars Rajinikanth alongside Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, and Aamir Khan. While the plot has been kept under wraps, the British Board of Film Classification describes it as the story of a mysterious man who stands against a corrupt syndicate exploiting workers in a port town.
