Rajinikanth’s Coolie official collections are out, and surprisingly, the numbers fell short of the trade estimations. According to Sun Pictures, Coolie earned over Rs. 151 crores on its opening day against the projected collection of Rs. 155 crores. Coolie is officially the highest-ever opener for a Tamil film, but it managed to cross Leo (Rs. 148.5 crores) only by a small margin.
Fans and audience are lauding the production house for not inflating the box office numbers. The collections would have surely been much bigger had there been no competition. Trade pundits predict that no other Kollywood biggie has the chance to overtake Coolie numbers in the near future.
Coolie also stars King Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, Aamir Khan, Rachita Ram, and Upendra in key roles. Produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures, the gangster action drama features music by Anirudh Ravichander.