The highly anticipated films ‘War 2’, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, and Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’, clashed at the box office on August 14, 2025. These were among the most eagerly awaited releases of the year. Both films drew massive audiences and achieved impressive box office results. While both movies experienced a dip during the weekdays after their strong opening weekend, they both managed to surpass the Rs 200 crore mark within their first week. Early estimates from Day 9 have been released, and the competition continues as the films head into their second weekend.
‘War 2’ opened with a strong performance, collecting Rs 52 crore on its first day. The second day saw an increase to Rs 57.85 crore, marking an 11.25% growth. However, the collections dropped on Day 3 to Rs 33.25 crore and continued to decline to Rs 32.65 crore on Day 4, taking the extended weekend total close to Rs 176 crore. The film saw a major fall on Day 5, earning just Rs 8.75 crore (down 73.20%), but picked up marginally on Day 6 with Rs 9 crore and Rs 5.75 crore on Day 7. Early estimates for Day 8 were around Rs 5 crore, bringing the film’s 8-day total to Rs 204.25 crore across all languages. Despite the decrease after the opening weekend, ‘War 2’ has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark within its first week.
Early estimates suggest the film earned only Rs 4 crore net on Day 9 across all languages, pushing its total collection in India to Rs 208.25 crore.
‘War 2’, a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster ‘War’, was released on August 14, 2025, and features Hrithik Roshan reprising his role as Agent Kabir. NTR Jr. joins the franchise as Agent Vikram, alongside Anil Kapoor and Ashutosh Rana.
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ had a blockbuster opening week. The movie premiered with a massive Rs 65 crore opening, with Tamil Nadu collections contributing Rs 44.5 crore. The Hindi version earned Rs 4.5 crore, Telugu Rs 15.5 crore, and Kannada Rs 0.5 crore. Day 2 saw a dip of 15.77%, earning Rs 54.75 crore, followed by Rs 39.5 crore on Day 3 and Rs 35.25 crore on Day 4, taking the extended weekend total to over Rs 194 crore. The film witnessed the usual Monday drop with Rs 12 crore, and further slipped to Rs 9.5 crore on Day 6 and Rs 7.5 crore on Day 7.
The film added around Rs 6.25 crore on Day 8 (early estimates), pushing its 8-day total to Rs 229.75 crore across all languages. Despite the heavy drops post-opening weekend, ‘Coolie’ has emerged as a massive success, crossing the Rs 200 crore mark in its very first week.
As per early figures, ‘Coolie’ collected Rs 5.50 crore net on its ninth day across all languages in India, taking its overall domestic total to Rs 235.15 crore.
The storyline of ‘Coolie’ follows Deva, a former gold smuggler who now works as a coolie. He aims to regain his past glory by reviving his old gang with stolen technology hidden in vintage golden watches, leading to unintended consequences.
The film stars Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Sathyaraj, Shruti Haasan, Rachita Ram, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, Kanna Ravi, Monisha Blessy, and Kaali Venkat. Aamir Khan will be seen in a cameo role. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures.
