Coolie v/s WAR 2 Telugu States Box Office Battle UPDATE

 Telugu movie fans see Coolie as a film in which Nagarjuna for first time in his career is playing a full fledged role and WAR 2 is NTR Jr Bollywood Debut and that too with negative shades. How will these heroes perform ? .NTR Jr intervention has not helped WAR 2 I Telugu States advance bookings. Bought for Rs 90 crores, Coolie takes a big lead over the War sequel, and the latter did not even give minimal competition to the former. Everyone expected that in Telugu states, the scenario would be reversed, but Coolie outperforms War 2 in Telugu states too, in advance bookings. Rajinikanth’s Coolie shatters Game Changer’s record and becomes the biggest opener of 2025. The film’s opening-day pre-sales worldwide are 90 Cr, and it is set to cross the 100 Cr mark before the shows begin. Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie’s ticket hike in Andhra Pradesh has been granted. The film received an Rs 75 hike in single screens (incl GST) and an Rs 100 hike in multiplex screens (incl GST) for 10 days. The film also got the permission of the 5 AM show, along with War 2, much to the happiness of fans. Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie and Hrithik Roshan and NTR’s War 2 ticket hikes’ request has been rejected by the Telangana government.

At time of writing WAR 2 in Telugu States is fast catching up. n the Telugu states, where cinema is second only to cricket in popularity, bookings for War 2 and Coolie are strong. As per early trends, Coolie initially sold more tickets than War 2. However, this morning, the scenario changed – War 2 is now leading in hourly ticket sales. n the last hour, Coolie registered 2.93K tickets on BookMyShow, while War 2 sold 3.64K tickets in the same period. If this trend continues until the evening, War 2 could surpass Coolie and give tough competition to the Rajinikanth starrer.

Either way, both films are set to post massive Day 1 collections in the Telugu states, that’s a certainty. Ultimately, the content will decide which film stands tall.As we reported that WAR 2 advance booking in Hindi belt is below expectation as it has touched Rs 30 crore and was expected to be in Rs 70 cr. But Coolie the underdog in Hindi belt has got Rs 7 crore. Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie’s total overseas advance bookings have crossed the 2 million mark for the opening day, and the film is expected to break Leo’s opening (8 million) and to set a new benchmark for Kollywood. Despite the recent pickup, the overall advance numbers for WAR 2 Hindi are still below the blockbuster levels many had predicted. In a surprising turn, the final advance sales for War 2 are tracking to be lower than its 2019 predecessor, War—a scenario few in the trade could have imagined. Consequently, the opening day forecast has been adjusted.

The best thing for the film  Coolie is that, along with the Tamil version, the Telugu version is also contributing massively to the record pre-sales overseas.