India, Aug. 17 -- Coolie worldwide box office collection: Even as the mania of opening day and Independence Day holiday died down, Rajinikanth's Coolie held its own at the ticket window. On Saturday, the third day of its release, Coolie saw somewhat of a slowdown at the box office, but still managed to register a good day, both domestically and overseas. The film has now crossed Rs.300 crore worldwide, becoming the first Tamil film to do so this year.

Coolie added Rs.38.50 crore net on Saturday to its two-day haul of Rs.119.75 crore. This takes its domestic three-day total to Rs.158.25 crore net ( Rs.187 crore gross). The film had earned over $12 million overseas in its first two days, and has crossed $15 million before the end of the th...