India, Aug. 15 -- Coolie worldwide box office collection: Rajinikanth's aura and stardom remain undiminished. The OG superstar returned to the big screen this weekend with Lokesh Kanagaraj's Coolie, and the combination has knocked it out of the park at the box office. Banking on record-breaking advance bookings overseas and insane spot bookings domestically, Coolie has broken several collection records on its first day, getting one of the best starts for an Indian film in history.

Coolie earned Rs.65 crore net in India on its opening day, according to early estimates from Sacnillk. This is the second-best domestic opening for any Tamil film, behind only Vijay's Leo ( Rs.66 crore) and ahead of Rajni's own 2.0 ( Rs.60 crore). The final gro...