Coolie vs War 2 Day 9 India Box Office Comparison: Rajinikanth's movie maintains lead over Hrithik-Jr NTR actioner on 2nd Friday

Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and starring Rajinikanth, may have underperformed, but it is in a much better position than War 2.

By Rishil Jogani

Published on Aug 22, 2025 | 10:53 PM IST | 21K

Coolie maintains a Rs 30 crore lead over War 2 and the lead is set to increase over the 2nd weekend (Credit: Sun Pictures, YRF)

The Coolie vs War 2 clash turned out to be a dull affair after all the hype and exciting around it. We still have a clear winner and that's Coolie. With a lead of over Rs 30 crore gross in India, and another Rs 90 crore internationally, the Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj movie is way ahead. However, there's no denying that both movies have failed to live up to their hype, with combined lifetime India collections expected to be Rs 550 crore and lifetime worldwide collections looking to be around 825 crore or so.

Coolie And War 2 Both Underwhelm At The Box Office, But Former Is Still A Clear Winner

Coolie added Rs 5 crore gross to its tally while War 2 added Rs 4 crore. The prebookings for Coolie for the weekend are more encouraging than that of War 2, and so the lead of Coolie is set to increase. Internationally, War 2 is now putting up better collections now. It won't be surprising if War 2 manages to pull things back a little at the international box office. But that's not saying much as it is a big underperformer.

The Day Wise India Gross Box Office Comparison between Coolie and War 2 Are As Under

Day	Coolie	War 2
Thursday	Rs 75.50 crore	Rs 59 crore
Friday	Rs 63 crore	Rs 67 crore
Saturday	Rs 46.25 crore	Rs 38 crore
Sunday	Rs 40.50 crore	Rs 36 crore
Monday	Rs 13 crore	Rs 9.50 crore
Tuesday	Rs 10 crore	Rs 10.50 crore
Wednesday	Rs 7.25 crore	Rs 6 crore
Thursday	Rs 5.50 crore	Rs 5 crore
Friday	Rs 5 crore	Rs 4 crore
Total	Rs 266 crore gross in 8 days	Rs 235 crore gross in 9 days

Coolie And War 2 Won't Be Able To Completely Utilise The Open 2nd Weekend Due To Mixed To Negative Word Of Mouth

Regardless of the open weekend, both Coolie and War 2 won't be able to completely utilise it. With better word of mouth, atleast Coolie could have reached Rs 500 crore worldwide and secured itself a hit verdict. War 2, even with a better word of mouth, would likely struggle to reach to numbers where producer YRF could book profits.