The theater owners of all of India, and especially the Telugu states, were excited as two biggies, Rajinikanth’s Coolie and Hrithik Roshan-NTR’s War 2, clashed at the box office. After the first weekend, Coolie drops, while War 2 collapses at the theaters.
Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s action drama had a good first weekend, but it saw a big drop in all areas and managed to post below-par numbers yesterday. Even in Telugu states, they just managed to collect around 1 Cr share.
The film still needs to do more than 12 Cr share to be a hit in Telugu states, and this drop is a serious concern for the film. Overall, worldwide the film has collected close to 410 Cr gross for 5 days, and the break-even stands at the 600 Cr mark, which looks impossible at this trend.
On the other side, NTR and Hrithik Roshan’s War 2 crashes on the 1st Monday in all territories after a poor opening weekend. In Telugu states, many theaters posted day deficits, and the film was able to manage negligible shares in few areas.
The movie is in such a pathetic condition that now even crossing 40 Cr share itself is a tough task. The break-even point stands at 95 Cr in Telugu states. Overall worldwide the film has collected around 275 Cr gross for 5 days.
The spy action drama is likely to close under 350 Cr WW gross, which is just 50% of the valued breakeven business.
Sadly, Coolie and War 2 could not do much after the weekend, much to the dismay of theater owners/distributors and producers.