Divya Delhi: Wars 2 and Coolie will open on August 14, making Independence Day Eve a box office battleground. Roshan and Jr. NTR's War 2 and Rajinikanth's Coolie will compete on Independence Eve 2025. Celebrity and popularity make both movies this year's most anticipated. Early estimates predict a record holiday weekend for advance bookings. Indian Day 1 early sales for both titans. WWII First-Day Advance Booking: War 2's Day 1 advance reservations in India earned Rs 2.09 crore from 57,609 tickets (excluding blocked seats), according to Sacnilk.com. Hindi 2D leads with Rs 1.73 crore from 46,101 tickets, followed by Tamil (3,681) and Telugu (5,162). Hindi IMAX 2D grossed Rs 15.53 lakh from 2,187 tickets, 4DX Rs 2.87 lakh (432 tickets), ICE Rs 10,460 (22 tickets), and Dolby Cinema Rs 16,200. Wars 2 will benefit from pre-release sales and enthusiasm. Many theaters show "Coolie" early in the morning due to Rajinikanth's huge fan base. Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu show at 6 and 9 AM. Sacnilk.com reported large Coolie first-day pre-bookings in India. The Tamil version dominated advance sales with Rs 13.80 crore from 669,050 tickets at 189 cinemas, earning Rs 14.12 crore. Hindi earned Rs 23.05 lakh from 9,040 tickets, Telugu Rs 7.44 lakh from 3,474, and Kannada Rs 90,270 from 482. Coolie sold 6.82 lakh seats nationwide before its release, ensuring a hit.