This Independence day weekend turned a battleground as two big-ticket films Rajinikanths Coolie and Hrithik Roshan Jr NTRs War 2 clashed at the box office. Both generated huge crowds on August 15 but Rajinikanths action thriller is clearly leading ahead. Despite mixed reviews the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial maintained its strong momentum. With Rajinikanths star power and Kanagarajs action-packed thrills the film is dominating in Tamil market. Though the film witnessed a major fall on its first Monday collecting Rs 12 crore across all languages in India it still managed to stay ahead of War 2. Coolie saw a massive opening of Rs 65 crore on day 1 due to Holiday fervour and Rajnikanths superstardom. The films collection than peaked again on National holiday raking in Rs 54.75 crore net. Over the weekend the film saw a gradual downfall earning Rs 39.5 crore and Rs 35.25 crore respectively. By the end of the weekend Coolie collected an estimated Rs 194.50 crore net in India. On its first Monday Coolie saw a major dip in its numbers earning around Rs 12 crore. Despite the decline the film pushed its overall domestic net collection to Rs 206.50 crore as reported by Sacnilk. The film is leading the way in Tamil version with Rs 128.05 crore collection followed by Telugu dubbed adding Rs 45.1 crore and the Hindi version contributing Rs 19.75 crore. On the other hand Ayan Mukerjis War 2 collected Rs 7 crore on Day 5 witnessing a 76 percent decline in Sunday collection of Rs 31 crore. Its five-day collection now stands at Rs 182.27 crore leading behind Rajinikanths Coolie. Despite mix reviews and a major drop on Monday the films records a phenomenal box office performance expecting to enter Rs 600 crore club according to trade analysts. Despite mix reviews and a major drop on Monday the films records a phenomenal box office performance expecting to enter Rs 600 crore club according to trade analysts. Apart from Rajinikanth the film also stars Nagarjuna Soubin Shahir star Shruti Haasan and Rachita Ram. Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan actress Pooja Hegde and Kannada star Upendra also star in cameo appearances.