India, Aug. 16 -- Coolie worldwide box office collection: Rajinikanth has still got it. Coolie is the proof! The superstar, at age 74, may just have given his biggest hit yet. On Independence Day, Coolie capitalised on the holiday to register another bumper day at the box office. The film has now powered its way past the Rs.250 crore mark worldwide, becoming the first Tamil film to do so this year.

Usually, South films fronted by superstars open big and then see a huge dip on day 2. This happens as fan clubs scramble to watch their idols' films on opening day, a trend unique to the four South industries. But due to the Independence Day holiday and solid word of mouth, Coolie was able to keep that dip down to a mere 17%. The Lokesh Kanaga...