Rajinikanth’s Coolie was released in theaters amidst massive hype. The film received average/mixed reviews from audiences and critics. But the film has set the box office on fire. Coolie beats Leo overseas opening and creates history at the box office.
Rajini’s Kabali had a historic start overseas, and it broke all benchmarks with a 6.5M start. After a long time, Vijay’s Leo broke this record with an 8M+ start.
Now, Rajinikanth’s Coolie Coolie beats Leo’s overseas opening and creates history at the box office. The action drama has broken the previous record and emerged as the biggest opener for Kollywood.
Overall, it is the 2nd biggest opener for Indian cinema after Baahubali 2 in the overseas market. The early estimates of Coolie overseas openings are around 9M.
The exact numbers will be out by tomorrow. As said above, the film opens with below-average WOM and reviews, which impacted the opening numbers a bit, or else it could have had a 10M start.