Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie overseas theatrical rights were sold for an all-time record price for Kollywood, 81 Cr. Released in August, the film opened with record bookings and the record opening ever for Kollywood.
However, as the film opens with unfavorable WOM and reviews, trade expected it may see heavy losses, as the overseas box office mostly depends on reviews. But Coolie somehow manages to post reasonably good collections in overseas territories.
Coolie Area-Wise Closing Collections Overseas:
North America $7M
Middle East: $4.4M
Malaysia $3M
UK-Europe $2.9M
Singapore $1.2M
Australia and NZ $1.1 M
Sri Lanka $0.6M
Rest $0.2M
Rajinikanth’s Coolie’s total overseas collections stand at $20.4M (180 Cr gross), and the share will be around 75 Cr. So, overall, the film ended with around 10% losses for buyers, but it could have easily made 30M if the film’s content/hype matched Vikram.