The battle for Independence Day box-office supremacy is heating up and Rajinikanth’s Coolie appears to be way ahead in this race. With just four days to go before release, the Tamil superstar’s high-voltage action drama has already sold a staggering ₹16.15 crore in advance bookings in India, leaving Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s War 2 far behind in the dust.
Coolie’s domestic advance sales soar up to ₹10.7 crore from tickets, including ₹10 crore from Tamil, modest amounts in Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada, plus a massive ₹6 crore from block bookings, positions it as the early blockbuster of the season. Meanwhile, War 2, despite its star-studded cast and YRF backing, has only managed ₹1.22 crore, ₹30.28 lakh in tickets and some block bookings, a fraction of Coolie’s haul.
Overseas too, the trend mirrors the domestic frenzy. Coolie has smashed into the pre-sales stratosphere, raking in approximately $4.3 million roughly ₹37 crore internationally, with projections touching ₹50–55 crore in advance sales within days. War 2, in contrast, has only logged about $500,000, or around ₹5.5 crore, escaping nowhere near the mayhem Coolie is generating .
Industry whispers suggest a looming box-office war: Coolie is riding Rajinikanth’s timeless superstar energy, the buzz around director Lokesh Kanagaraj, and a powerhouse supporting cast that includes Aamir Khan, Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, and more . On the flip side, War 2, despite being part of the hit-packed YRF Spy Universe and starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani, has yet to match that early momentum.
As both films gear up for their big August 14 debut, audiences and analysts alike are watching closely. Will Coolie translate this explosive pre-sale lead into full-blown box-office domination? Or can War 2 leverage its massive screen count and Bollywood might to turn the tide? This high-stakes cinematic showdown is just getting started.
