India, Aug. 22 -- Coolie worldwide box office collection: Rajinikanth's Coolie is soldiering on at the box office despite diminishing returns over the weekend. After completing a week in the theatres, the film is now just shy of Rs.450 crore in terms of worldwide gross.

Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, began strongly, grossing over Rs.350 crore worldwide in its four-day opening weekend. But the drop began on Monday, with the film seeing a 65% dip in collections domestically. By Thursday, Coolie was earning in single digits at the domestic box office. However, the initial start has meant that Coolie has been able to collect Rs.230 crore net ( Rs.273 crore gross) in India.

In the overseas market, having broken several Tamil cinema re...