Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s action drama, Coolie, is getting massive hype among audiences, which is evident in its advance ticket sales. Coolie goes wild in North America with its premieres’ pre-sales.
The much-awaited star-studded film joins the 1.5 million club on the opening day with pre-sales alone. Below is the list of Kollywood films that opened with more than $1.5M on opening day in North America.
- Kabali—$2.73M
- Leo – $2.53M
- PS1 – $2.14M
- PS2 – $1.76M
- Jailer—$1.57M (USA only)
- Coolie – $1.55M (7 days to release)
- GOAT – $1.51M
Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kangaraj’s Coolie goes wild in North America with its premiere ‘pre-sales, and it is on track to deliver Kollywood’s 1st 3M opening, and there are even chances for a 3.5M start.
The occupancies are strong for the film, but it suffers from screen count, as another big movie, War 2, is releasing on the same day.
It is widely known that King Nagarjuna plays the villain role in Coolie, which also features Bollywood star Aamir Khan, Kannada star Upendra, Malayalam actor Shoubin Shahir, and leading lady Shruti Haasan.
Pooja Hegde makes a special appearance in a song, Monica, which is already a super hit. The film features music by Anirudh Ravichander. Sun Pictures is behind Coolie, which is set to hit theaters around the globe on August 14.