New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Coolie Box Office Collection Day 16: Rajinikanth's Coolie picked up pace at the domestic box office on Friday, Day 16, minting in crores. The film, which crossed the Rs.272 crore mark on Thursday, has been witnessing a dip in collections since its second week.

Released on August 14 to mark Rajinikanth's 50 years in cinema, Coolie has already become the fourth-highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. The movie had a record-breaking extended Independence Day weekend across India.

According to early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk, Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial earned around Rs.1.21 crore till 7 pm on Friday.

With this, Coolie's 16-day total now stands at Rs.272.71 crore. Final numbers will be updated once the...