Rajinikanth Flexes Star Power As ‘Coolie’ Beats Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ In Extended Opening Weekend
Here’s how much ‘War 2’ and ‘Coolie’ made at the box office in their extended opening weekends.
The Independence Day weekend witnessed two highly anticipated releases – ‘War 2’ and ‘Coolie’ –expected to ignite the box office. Instead, both films have delivered underwhelming performances despite the massive buzz around them. While the big-ticket projects are inching towards the Rs 200 crore mark at the domestic box office, industry watchers and die-hard fans alike recognize that the figure isn’t particularly impressive given the colossal budgets, star power, and scale attached to these ventures. The response has left many surprised.
Speaking of 'War 2', starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani, the pan-India film, earned Rs 31 crore on Sunday, the fourth day of its release. According to Sacnilk, the total four-day collection stands at Rs 173.60 crore. The Telugu collections nosedived after the first day.
On the other hand, the Hindi collections also dipped after peaking on the second day of the release, which was a national holiday owing to Independence Day.
‘War 2’, directed by Ayan Mukerji, opened with a collection of Rs 52 crore across all languages on the opening day. The film then minted Rs 57.35 crore on the second day, while the third day collections were reported to be Rs 33.25 crore.
‘War 2’ has met with negative reviews from all corners with critics calling out the outlandish plot and the poorly executed action scenes and stunts. 'War 2' is currently on track to emerge as the lowest-grosser of the entire YRF Spy Universe.
Speaking of Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Coolie', starring Rajinikanth, Shruti Haasan and Nagarjuna, the film earned Rs 35 crore on Sunday, the fourth day of its release, taking the total collection to Rs 194.25 crore, according to Sacnilk.
The film opened with a collection of Rs 65 crore on Day 1 and followed it up with earnings of Rs 54.75 crore and Rs 39.25 crore on the next two days, across all languages. It must be mentioned that 'Coolie' is also witnessing a dip in collections since the first day.
While 'War 2' witnessed an increase in collections on Day 2 as compared to Day 1, this wasn't the case with 'Coolie'. The latest Tamil film has also earned negative reviews from critics.
Speaking of 'Coolie', the film also stars Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj and Rachita Ram in key roles. The project also has cameo appearances by Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde.
On the other hand, 'War 2' doesn't feature any cameos by Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. However, the post-credit scene did set up the next instalment of the YRF Spy Universe, 'Alpha', starring Alia Bhatt, Sharvari and Bobby Deol. The post-credit scene introduced Bobby Deol into the YRF Spy Universe.
