Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 crosses Rs 700 crore, becomes highest-grossing Tamil film ever

Photo: collected

Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2 is showing no signs of slowing down at the box office. The film continued its impressive run as the action-packed sequel registered a rise in domestic collections on its second Sunday and surpassed Rs 710 crore in worldwide gross revenue.

On day 11, Jailer 2 earned Rs 25.70 crore nett in India, witnessing a 6.4 per cent growth over Saturday's collection of Rs 24.15 crore, according to entertainment tracking portal Sacnilk. Its worldwide gross has now reached Rs 710.35 crore, surpassing Rajinikanth's 2018 sci-fi blockbuster 2.0 to become the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time worldwide. 

Jailer 2 box office report

The Nelson Dilipkumar-directed film has collected Rs 398.70 crore in India net collections, while its domestic gross stands at Rs 466.85 crore. Overseas markets have raked in Rs 243.50 crore to the film’s worldwide total, including an estimated Rs 10 crore on Sunday. With its second weekend now behind it, the film is eyeing the Rs 400-crore mark in India nett collections.

Jailer 2 maintained an upward trend in second weekend collections after earning Rs 334.35 crore nett in India during its opening week. The film earned Rs 14.50 crore on Friday, October 23, from 10,484 shows, with an occupancy rate of 26.7 per cent. Collections increased to Rs 24.15 crore on Saturday, October 24, as occupancy rose to 35.8 per cent.

All about Jailer 2

"Jailer 2" is produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, which is signified a rare sequel that Rajinikanth agreed to make, having previously rejected sequels to some of his other blockbusters.

"Jailer 2" sees Rajinikanth return as his iconic character, 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, who takes on a new legion of villains this time. Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprise their roles from the first film, while S J Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna join the cast. The film also features high-profile cameos by Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music for the film.

Source: Mid-day