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Rajinikanth’s Coolie saw roaring pre-sales at the North American box office, and, as expected, it registered the biggest opening ever for a Kollywood film, beating the 8-year-old record of Kabali. After such an extraordinary start, the drop was expected, but no one ever thought that on weekdays it would remain behind Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s War, which started its journey on an underwhelming note. Keep reading for a detailed report of 7 days!
Coolie dominated the opening weekend at the North American box office
While Rajinikanth already enjoys a massive fan base in North America (USA and Canada), Lokesh Kanagaraj has also become a crowd puller over the years. As expected, the combination of both attracted massive footfalls in premieres and on day 1. In premieres, the magnum opus scored $3.04 million, followed by day 1 of $910K, taking the opening day collection to $3.95 million, as per Venky Box Office.
War 2 earned $925K in premieres, followed by day 1 of $492K. Combining both, it earned $1.417 million on the opening day. After the opening day, the momentum started shifting, but still, Coolie remained ahead by the end of the 4-day extended opening weekend. It amassed $6.128 million. YRF’s magnum opus ended its weekend with $3.094 million.
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