Coolie vs War 2 Week 1 India Box Office Comparison: Rajinikanth's movie remains in lead but both films fail to live up to their hype

Coolie and War 2 have a combined India gross of just under Rs 500 crore in their extended week 1. The combined collections should have been around Rs 700 crore by now.

By Rishil Jogani

Published on Aug 21, 2025 | 10:58 PM IST | 21K

Coolie and War 2's clash ends up being a clash where both movies lose (Credit: Sun Pictures, YRF)

The Coolie vs War 2 clash was one of the most talked about events on social media. Both the hyped movies were expected to put up some insane box office numbers at the box office, but that has not happened. However, Coolie is much better placed than its rival release War 2, which is a sureshot loss making venture, even for producers.

Coolie Ends Extended Week 1 Grossing Rs 261 Crore In India; War 2 Only Manages Rs 231 Crore

After 8 days, the gross collections of Coolie in India stand at around Rs 261 crore. War 2, which is a much bigger film that Coolie, has grossed Rs 30 crore lower than Coolie and this is, most likely expected to be the end difference between both movies at the India box office too. Coolie may not be fortunate to get a clean hit due to very high acquisition costs, but the collections are pretty much there to be called a hit. War 2, apart from being a major loss making proposition for its Andhra distributor, doesn't even have the collections to boast about, like Coolie, to an extent, does.

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 (est)	Rs 5 crore
Total	Rs 261 crore gross in 8 days	Rs 232 crore gross in 8 days

The Coolie Vs War 2 Clash Analysed In Terms Of Profit

In War 2, apart from YRF and the Andhra distributor losing, Hrithik Roshan will walk away earning less than half of his market value. In case of Coolie, the distributors, on an average, will lose 20 percent. The producers will end up in profits. Rajinikanth and Lokesh will get their ask amount of Rs 150 crore and Rs 50 crore respectively. The clash, in terms of collections, has been won by Coolie. But realistically, it is a clash where no one really won.