Entertainment Desk:

Rajinikanth’s action thriller Coolie recorded a significant bounce in domestic collections on its second Saturday, a week after its release.

The film saw a 70% jump in India, earning an estimated Rs 10 crore nett on Saturday compared to Rs 5.85 crore on Friday, according to Sacnilk. With this, Coolie’s 10-day domestic total now stands at Rs 245 crore nett (Rs 291 crore gross).

Overseas, the film continued its strong performance, taking in around $21 million (Rs 177 crore), pushing the worldwide gross after 10 days to Rs 468 crore.

The surge helped Coolie surpass the lifetime earnings of recent Bollywood releases — Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 (Rs 464 crore) and Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki (Rs 454 crore) — despite both being commercially successful. Industry analysts say Coolie is now on track to cross the Rs 500-crore mark worldwide early next week.

If it does, it will become the fourth Tamil film to achieve this milestone, joining Rajinikanth’s 2.0 and Jailer, and Vijay’s Leo.

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Coolie features an ensemble cast including Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, and a cameo by Aamir Khan. The film opened to mixed reviews but has gained momentum at the box office in its second week.