Coolie Worldwide First Day Advance Booking: Rajinikanth-starrer Hits 50 Crore Gross

Chennai, August 9 – Superstar Rajinikanth's much-awaited gangster action drama Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is having sensational advance booking collection for the first day worldwide, and is proving to be an unstoppable force at the box office even before its release.

The film has been going great guns in the international markets, and is on course to score the biggest opening for a Tamil title. As I type this, it has grossed approximately 37+ crores pre-sales collection for the opening day (including premieres) internationally, and is heading towards the 50 crores mark sooner than expected.



While the overseas market has been the driving force so far, it was a matter of time before the pre-sales opened in India to get a blockbuster response, and that's what happened when tickets went live on August 8. Within no time, the movie sold over 100K tickets, and has been unstoppable since then.

Currently, the booking for the first day stands at around 14 crore gross in the domestic market, with strong numbers coming in from Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The worldwide pre-sales for the opening day are 51+ crores. The momentum is expected to accelerate as the Independence Day weekend approaches, especially once multiplex chains and more centres open full-fledged bookings.

The trend indicates that Coolie can go o to score 100+ crores pre-sales gross for the first day. Given the current trend, Coolie is well on track to deliver one of the biggest worldwide openings ever for an Indian film, with trade circles predicting a possible record-breaking day one for Tamil cinema.

(Note - Some data in the Sacnilk advance booking report is missing)

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