Jailer 2 has ended its first week on a stupendous note, crossing ₹600 crore worldwide and climbing to the second spot in the list of highest-grossing Tamil films. The Rajinikanth-starrer is now on course to dethrone 2.0 from the top spot. And judging by current earnings trends, it has enough left in the tank to surpass it pretty soon.
Jailer 2 box office update
Jailer 2 had already indicated its bumper start with record-breaking advance bookings. Prior to its release, the film earned ₹80 crore in gross from pre-sales for its opening weekend. This helped the film achieve a massive opening weekend, crossing the ₹400-crore mark in its first four days. The Rajinikanth-starrer then had a massive Monday, and continued its money-minting ways through the Dussehra holiday. The film finally saw its first big dip on Wednesday, its seventh day in theatres, followed by another drop on Thursday. On day 8, Jailer 2 earned ₹17 crore net in India, taking its domestic haul after its extended opening week to a staggering ₹334 crore net ( ₹391.55 crore gross).
Overseas, too, Jailer 2 has been a massive success. On some days, it has matched, if not eclipsed, the domestic earnings. After eight days, the Nelson Dilipkumar film has amassed $22.6 million internationally. This takes the film’s worldwide gross to a staggering ₹606 crore.
Jailer 2 is the second-highest-grossing Tamil film ever
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Many do not regard 2.0 as ‘just’ a Tamil film, as it had a wide Hindi release and was shot in part in Hindi, owing to Akshay’s presence. However, it remains a film originally shot and produced in Tamil, which gives it the top spot on the list. Jailer 2 earned ₹30 crore gross worldwide on Thursday. It is expected to see a jump in its second weekend, with trade pundits predicting it will cross 2.0 by Sunday and, hopefully, become the first Tamil film to mint ₹700 crore.
All about Jailer 2
Jailer 2 is produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The film is a rare sequel that Rajinikanth agreed to do. The superstar has, in the past, rejected sequels to his other blockbusters. Jailer 2 brings back Rajinikanth as his iconic character, ‘Tiger’ Muthuvel Pandian, who is going against a new legion of bad guys this time. Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprise their roles from the first part, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vidya Balan, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna joining the cast. The film also features several high-profile cameos by Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music for the film.
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