Rajinikanth's Coolie Books ₹70.5Cr Before Release!

Legendary actor Rajinikanth doesn’t wait for release day to make noise, he starts shaking the box office days before. “Coolie,” his much-awaited mass entertainer, is proving this once again. By 4:15 PM on August 12th, the advance booking numbers had already sent trade analysts into celebration mode. Worldwide collections from advance sales touched a jaw-dropping ₹70.5 crore, and the film is still two days away from release.

The Tamil version is carrying most of the weight right now. Across India, Tamil shows alone are pulling in ₹28.92 crore from 6,720 screenings, boasting a solid 64.10% occupancy. And this is just advance bookings, imagine what happens when the Rajini fan clubs hit the theatres on opening day. Hindi bookings stand at ₹0.71 crore, while Telugu has contributed ₹0.39 crore so far. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are yet to open their advance counters, meaning the real storm hasn’t even started.

Industry insiders are already calling this one of the most aggressive pre-release runs in recent Tamil cinema. Rajinikanth’s last outing, “Jailer,” proved his pan-India reach, and “Coolie” seems ready to push that further. The combination of superstar charisma, massy trailer cuts, and festive August 14th release timing has set the perfect stage for a box office riot.

What’s more exciting is that trade circles believe these numbers could easily double by the eve of release. With AP and TG bookings yet to join the party, the ₹100 crore mark in advance sales is no longer a dream, it’s a probability. If this momentum holds, “Coolie” might just set a new benchmark for Tamil cinema openings. Rajini has always been called a phenomenon, this time, he’s looking like a box office hurricane.