The highly anticipated clash between Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ and Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ took place on August 14, 2025, with both films vying for box office dominance. These movies, among the most awaited releases of the year, attracted large audiences and generated significant revenue, positioning them as two of the most successful films of the period. While both films enjoyed strong opening weekends, they experienced a decrease in earnings during the weekdays. Nevertheless, each movie surpassed the Rs 200 crore mark in its inaugural week. As Day 8’s initial estimates become available, the competition continues into the second weekend.
‘War 2’, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, debuted with a phenomenal response at the box office. On its opening day, the film earned Rs 52 crore, followed by a larger Day 2 with Rs 57.85 crore, demonstrating an 11.25% increase. However, collections decreased on Day 3 to Rs 33.25 crore, and saw a small drop on Day 4 with Rs 32.65 crore, resulting in an extended weekend total close to Rs 176 crore. A considerable drop was seen on Day 5, with earnings of only Rs 8.75 crore (down 73.20%), but it saw a slight recovery on Day 6 with Rs 9 crore, and Rs 5.75 crore on Day 7.
Day 8’s early estimates suggest earnings of Rs 5 crore. This brings the film’s eight-day total to Rs 204.25 crore across all languages. Despite the downturn after the opening weekend, ‘War 2’ has successfully achieved the Rs 200 crore milestone in its first week.
‘War 2’, the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster ‘War’, premiered on August 14, 2025, featuring Hrithik Roshan reprising his role as Agent Kabir. NTR Jr. joins the franchise as Agent Vikram, with Anil Kapoor and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles.
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ achieved a blockbuster opening week. The movie’s opening day saw a massive Rs 65 crore, led by Tamil Nadu’s Rs 44.5 crore. The Hindi version added Rs 4.5 crore, the Telugu version Rs 15.5 crore, and the Kannada version Rs 0.5 crore. Day 2 earnings decreased by 15.77%, reaching 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 exceeding Rs 194 crore. The film showed the usual Monday decline with Rs 12 crore, and further reduced 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 total to Rs 229.75 crore across all languages after eight days. Despite significant drops following the opening weekend, ‘Coolie’ has been a major success, reaching the Rs 200 crore mark in its initial week.
The plot of ‘Coolie’ centers on Deva, a former gold smuggler who now works as a coolie. His ambition is to restore his past glory by reviving his old gang using stolen technology hidden in vintage golden watches, with 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 makes a cameo appearance, and the film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures.