Hyderabad: The Independence Day weekend turned into a massive box office clash with two of the biggest films of 2025 – Rajinikanth’s Coolie and Hrithik Roshan-Jr NTR’s War 2 – releasing on the same day (Thursday). Both films arrived with sky-high expectations, massive star power, and nationwide buzz. Now that the three-day collections are in, the numbers show a clear leader in this clash of giants.Coolie continues to dominateRajinikanth’s Coolie is rewriting box office history. After opening to a thunderous Rs 65 crore net on Thursday, the film collected Rs 54.75 crore on Friday and Rs 38.50 crore on Saturday, according to early estimates by Sacnilk, bringing the three-day India net total to Rs 158.25 crore.
The Tamil version has been the driving force, contributing nearly Rs 44.5 crore on its opening day alone. Even in Hindi, the film managed a strong Rs 4.5 crore start, followed by steady collections across Telugu and Kannada regions.In terms of occupancy, Coolie recorded 38.99 percent Hindi occupancy on Saturday (Day 3). Morning shows began at 17.24 percent, but numbers surged later in the day with evening shows touching nearly 50 percent. This shows strong word-of-mouth pull among urban audiences.