Overview
- Ayngaran International acquired Coolie’s overseas theatrical rights for Rs68 crore, marking the second-highest minimum guarantee in Tamil cinema.
- The Rs68 crore figure nearly doubles Rajinikanth’s previous overseas rights sale for Jailer and outstrips the guarantee for his earlier film 2.0.
- Satellite, digital, and music rights have fetched Rs230–240 crore, bringing total pre-release revenue to nearly Rs300 crore against its Rs375 crore budget.
- Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film features a pan-Indian ensemble led by Rajinikanth alongside Nagarjuna, Upendra, and Aamir Khan.
- Coolie is scheduled for an August 15 release on the same weekend as War2, setting up a direct box office competition.