India, Aug. 21 -- Coolie worldwide box office collection: With each passing day, Rajinikanth's Coolie is surpassing the lifetime box office earnings of some recent hit or the other. On Wednesday, it was the turn of Brahmastra and Kantara, two of the highest-grossing Indian fantasy films of recent times. The Rajinikanth-starrer coasted past the lifetime hauls of these two films with ease, despite dwindling returns at the ticket window.

Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, began in emphatic fashion at the box office, earning over Rs.350 crore worldwide in its four-day opening weekend. But the first Monday (day 5) saw a 65% drop in collections. And since then, the film has been steadily dropping, as is the case for most superstar-led mass ...