The USA bookings for Coolie starring Rajinikanth in the lead are now open across 125+ Cinemark locations, confirmed Prathyangira Cinemas, the film's distributor in North America. Shockingly it has also been announced that Coolie will not release in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, or D-Box formats in USA and other overseas locations due to Hindi film War 2's exclusive tie-up with said companies.
#Coolie @Cinemark Bookings Open now. #Coolie will not have @IMAX or @DboxTech or @4dxUsa or @DolbyCinema formats in USA or other overseas territories due to their exclusive agreements with #War2. So please grab all #PLF shows available on #Coolie especially @Cinemark XDs as we…
— Prathyangira Cinemas (@PrathyangiraUS) July 22, 2025
Overseas audience have been advised to grab tickets for Coolie in PLF (Premium Large Format) shows wherever available, especially Cinemark XD screenings across USA. Coolie will be presented in a high-quality PLF master, ensuring a grand visual experience that fills "each and every pixel" of the big screen. Coolie FDFS begins at 6 AM IST in North America (8.30 PM EST/7.30 PM CST/6.30 PM MST/5.30 PM PST on August 13, 2025 local time).
Corporates like Cinemark, Regal Movies, AMC theatres, and others will start Coolie first shows from 9 PM EST.
#Coolie movie first show start time in #NorthAmerica is 8.30 PM EST / 7.30 PM CST / 6.30 PM MST / 5.30 PM PST on August 13th Wednesday (same as August 14th Thursday 6 AM Indian Standard Time). But corporates like @Cinemark @RegalMovies @AmcTheatres and others will start shows…
— Prathyangira Cinemas (@PrathyangiraUS) July 22, 2025
With the buzz building up for its August 14, 2025 release, Coolie is expected to dominate screens even without IMAX and other premium format support. A Sun Pictures production, Coolie is written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and also stars Aamir Khan, Nagarjuna, Shruthi Haasan, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Pooja Hegde, among others.
An action thriller, Coolie has Anirudh Ravichander for music, Girish Gangadharan for cinematography, Philomin Raj for edits, Anbariv for stunts, and also releases in dubbed Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi versions.