India, Aug. 13 -- One of the most anticipated films of the year, Lokesh Kanagaraj's Coolie, will be released on 14 August. Despite the clash with War 2, the ensemble film headlined by Rajinikanth has done well in pre-sales, hitting the Rs.100 crore mark for its opening weekend and selling over 12 lakh tickets on its opening day.

Trade website Sacnilk reported that as of 11 AM, Coolie sold 12,46,828 tickets in India, collecting a gross of Rs.27.01 crore. The film sold over 10 lakh tickets in Tamil, followed by 1 lakh just in Telugu. It collected Rs.11.97 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs.1.46 crore in Andhra Pradesh, Rs.1.69 crore in Telangana and Rs.6.85 crore in Karnataka.

Reportedly, Coolie has already sold tickets worth Rs.50 crore in India fo...