India, Aug. 19 -- Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' has shattered records at the North American box office. The 75-year-old has once again proved why he is called Thalaivar (boss). His latest film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has become the biggest Tamil opening weekend grosser worldwide, beating Rajini's own blockbuster 2.0 from 2018, which previously held the top spot. The numbers so far show it's performing exceptionally well in North America, even overshadowing the run of the Hollywood horror film 'Weapons'.

According to the industry box office tracker, Sacnilk, 'Coolie', which opened over the long Independence Day weekend, raked in around rs 385 crores worldwide in just four days. Of this, rs 228 crores came from India, while overs...