The box office saw a significant clash on August 14, 2025, as ‘War 2’, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, went head-to-head with Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’. Both films, major releases of the year, attracted large audiences and generated impressive financial results, quickly becoming two of the year’s biggest hits. After a strong debut weekend, both movies saw a reduction in their weekday collections, but they both managed to exceed Rs 200 crore within their first week. Early estimates for Day 8 have been released, highlighting the ongoing battle as the films enter their second weekend.
‘War 2’ had a strong start at the box office. On Day 1, the film earned Rs 52 crore, followed by an even more successful Day 2, with a collection of Rs 57.85 crore, showing an 11.25% increase. However, the collections declined on Day 3 to Rs 33.25 crore, and slightly more on Day 4 to Rs 32.65 crore, taking the extended weekend total to around Rs 176 crore. There was a substantial drop on Day 5, earning only Rs 8.75 crore (down 73.20%), but the film saw a slight rise on Day 6 with Rs 9 crore and Rs 5.75 crore on Day 7.
Day 8’s early estimates indicate earnings of Rs 5 crore. This boosts the film’s eight-day total to Rs 204.25 crore across all languages. Despite the decrease after the opening weekend, ‘War 2’ has successfully exceeded the Rs 200 crore mark within its first week.
‘War 2’, a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster ‘War’, was released on August 14, 2025. It features Hrithik Roshan reprising his role as Agent Kabir after a six-year gap. NTR Jr. joins the franchise as Agent Vikram, with Anil Kapoor and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles.
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ experienced a blockbuster opening week. The movie launched with an enormous Rs 65 crore on Day 1, with Tamil Nadu contributing Rs 44.5 crore, the Hindi version adding Rs 4.5 crore, the Telugu version Rs 15.5 crore, and the Kannada version Rs 0.5 crore. Day 2 showed a decrease 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, resulting in an extended weekend total of over Rs 194 crore. The film witnessed the typical 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 approximately Rs 6.25 crore on Day 8 (early estimates), pushing its total earnings to Rs 229.75 crore across all languages after eight days. Despite significant drops following its opening weekend, ‘Coolie’ has become a major success, reaching the Rs 200 crore mark in its initial week.
The storyline of ‘Coolie’ centers around Deva, a former gold smuggler who has become a coolie. He aims to return to his former glory by reassembling his old gang, using stolen technology concealed in vintage golden watches, which leads to unexpected consequences.
The cast of ‘Coolie’ includes Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Sathyaraj, Shruti Haasan, Rachita Ram, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, Kanna Ravi, Monisha Blessy and Kaali Venkat. Aamir Khan has a cameo role. The film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures.