Coolie breaks North America box office record; becomes biggest Tamil opener worldwide, surpassing 2.0, Leo and Jailer in just four days

Coolie becomes biggest Tamil opener worldwide

According to industry box office tracker, Sacnilk, Coolie, which opened over the long Independence Day weekend, raked in around ₹385 crores worldwide in just four days. Of this, ₹228 crores came from India, while overseas collections stood at ₹157 crores (about $18 million). Rajinikanth, hugely popular among the Telugu diaspora abroad despite primarily working in Tamil cinema, has now outdone his own record, pushing Coolie past 2.0, which had earned ₹379 crores in its first four days.

Top 5 biggest Tamil opening weekend grossers (Worldwide)

• Coolie (2025) – ₹385 Cr (4 days)
• 2.0 (2018) – ₹379 Cr (4 days)
• Leo (2023) – ₹356.4 Cr (4 days)
• Jailer (2023) – ₹308 Cr (4 days)
• The GOAT (2024) – ₹281 Cr (4 days)

Coolie North America record

The movie, which also stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan and a cameo by Amir Khan, has created history in the U.S. and Canada too. Coolie managed to make $3.04 million on premiere day, the highest ever for a Tamil film. In just four days, it earned over $6 million, crossing the lifetime earnings of 2.0 ($5.43 million) at the North American box office. Advance bookings for Rajinikanth’s juggernaut alone had crossed $3 million, and according to reports, shows in major cities like New York, LA, Chicago, Toronto, and Houston were housefull. This makes Coolie one of the top Tamil films in North America, only behind Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 ($6.4M).

Also read: Coolie box office collection day 4: Rajinikanth’s film tops global charts as it crosses Rs 400 cr mark; leaves War 2 behind in India

With ₹393 crores ($45M) in 4 days, Coolie has topped global box office charts above some international hits. The film is about a former coolie union leader who is determined to investigate his friend’s death and eventually realises there is an entire crime syndicate operating. Rajinikanth now has three of the top films in North America. Still, 2.0 remains the biggest grosser of Tamil cinema with around ₹700 crores worldwide, and now Coolie aims to overtake that.

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